Harrison Butker
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Harrison Butker (born July 14, 1995) is an American football kicker for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL).
He played college football at Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech).
Butt Kicker, which is a play on words regarding his last name and position, is his nickname.
He is now the second most accurate kicker in NFL history after completing 3 of three field goals in Week 14 of the 2019 NFL season, with a career field goal percentage of 89.1% as of Week 14, 2019.
Early years
Butker started attending Westminster College, where he played on the football team as a freshman. He tied for the first time in a field goal of 53 yards. He competed in basketball, football, and soccer, as well as three state championships in soccer and, for the first four years, he was the first-chair tuba player for the school's (upperclassman) symphonic band.
Personal life
Butker is married and has two children.
He is a Roman Catholic and celebrates the Traditional Latin Mass at his local parish. Butker has spoken out against Traditionis custodes, saying that he and other tradition-oriented Catholics were "perpetuated" in the Church.
Butker endorsed the Kansas Value Them Both Amendment in 2022, which would have superseded a 2019 Kansas Supreme Court decision that the Kansas constitution guarantees the right to abortion.
College career
Butker served at Georgia Tech from 2013 to 2016, under head coach Paul Johnson. Butker, the all-time top scorer in school history, was a captain of the team in his senior season. He converted 208-of-210 extra point attempts and 43-of-60 field goal attempts during his college career.
Professional career
With the 233rd overall pick in the 2017 NFL Draft, the Carolina Panthers selected Butker in the seventh round. He was the third and last kicker selected in 2017. The Panthers announced Butker to a four-year, $2.48 million deal, including a signing bonus of $83,112. He was released on September 13, 2017, and the next day, he was welcomed to the practice squad.
After Cairo Santos was placed on injured reserve, Butker was signed by the Kansas City Chiefs off the Panthers' practice squad on September 26, 2017. In his first game against the Washington Redskins, Butker converted a game-winning field goal. Butker made all five of his field goal attempts in the following game against the Houston Texans, with all three of them scoring a point. In a 29-19 victory over the Denver Broncos, he converted five field goals, including a 51-yarder, earning him AFC Special Teams Player of the Week and AFC Special Teams Player of the Month. He made two NFL appearances in his first month as the first player to make five field goals in multiple games of rookie season. Butker scored five field goals in a 29-13 victory over the Miami Dolphins, earning him AFC Special Teams Player of the Week. He converted all 28 extra point attempts and 38-of-42 field goal attempts in the 2017 season. Butker was selected as an alternate to the 2018 Pro Bowl. With Chris Boswell's 142 points, he finished fourth in scoring.
In the 2017 season, the Chiefs had a 10–6 record and qualified for the playoffs. Butker converted three extra points and missed a 48-yard field goal in the 22-21 loss to the Tennessee Titans.
Butker converted a career-high six extra points in Week 42-37's victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers on Week 2. He converted 65 of 69 extra point attempts and 24 of 27 field goal attempts in the 2018 season.
Butker formally accepted the Chiefs' exclusive rights free agent contract on April 15, 2019. The tender gave him a one-year deal worth $645,000. He signed a five-year contract extension worth $20.3 million on June 13, 2019.
Butker won by 26-23, earning him AFC Special Teams Player of the Week. Butker was named AFC Special Teams Player of the Month in November for his November play. With 34 completed field goals, Butker led the NFL in regular season field goals. He converted 45-of-48 extra points and converted 34-of-38 field goals during the regular season.
Butker made one field goal and went 11-for-12 in extra point attempts during the playoffs. Butker converted all four extra point attempts and his first field goal attempt, a 31-yarder in the second quarter, defeating the San Francisco 49ers 31–20.
Butker made all three field goal attempts in the Chiefs' Week 2 match against the Los Angeles Chargers, including a franchise record tying 58-yard field goal, a game tying 30-yard field goal, and the game winning and franchise record tied 58-yard field goal. In 2022, the longest field goal record was broken, but Butker was injured. He was named AFC Special Teams Player of the Week for his efforts. Butker set a record-high for missed extra points in a season in Week 7 against the Denver Broncos despite only attempting 24 extra points up to that point. He finished the 2020 season with 25-for-27 field-goal attempts and 48-for-54 on extra-point attempts. Butker scored all of the Chiefs' 9 points in Super Bowl LV's loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
After testing positive for COVID-19, Butker was placed on the Reserve/COVID-19 list on December 20, 2021. He missed the Chiefs' Week 16 game against the Pittsburgh Steelers due to the NFL's COVID-19 rules. It was his first game of his career that he had missed. He was activated on December 29, 2021. Butker played in 16 games and converted 47-of-49 extra point attempts and 25-of-28 field goal attempts in the 2021 season.
In the Divisional Round against the Buffalo Bills, he converted a 49-yard game-tying field goal in regulation into a power overtime, earning the 42–36 victory.
Despite suffering an ankle injury in the game, Butker made a 51-yard field goal and all four extra point attempts in the Chiefs' Week 1 victory over the Arizona Cardinals. He was suspended due to the ankle injury the day before the Chiefs' Week 2 match against the Los Angeles Chargers. He was inactive for the Chiefs' next four games. With a 62 yard field goal, he tied for the second time in his first game back from the injury against the Buffalo Bills (his previous record of 58 had been broken while injured). It was the 15th field goal in NFL history, with 62 yards or more.