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Travis Kelce disagreed with “the majority” of Harrison Butker’s controversial commencement speech.
Nearly two weeks after the Kansas City Chiefs kicker’s “homemaker” comments made headlines, Kelce reacted on Friday’s episode of his “New Heights” podcast.
While the tight end, 34, acknowledged that his teammate, 28, is a “great person” who is entitled to his views, he clarified that didn’t agree with “just about any of it besides him loving his family and his kids.”
Travis Kelce reacted to Harrison Butker’s viral speech.
Kelce told “New Heights” listeners he disagreed with “the majority” of it.
However, he called his teammate a “great person.”
Kelce went on to praise his mom, Donna Kelce, and his dad, Ed Kelce, for both being “homemakers” and “providers” in his childhood home.
“They were unbelievable at being present every single day of my life,” Travis said. “That was a beautiful upbringing for me. … I’m not the same person without both of them being who they were in my life.
“I’m just gonna go back to my beliefs and my family,” he continued. “My views are never gonna be the same as the man next to me.”
Kelce acknowledged that Butker is entitled to his own views.
The kicker took aim at working women and Pride Month during his May 11 speech.
The athlete noted, “You put your differences inside for one goal in common, and that’s the beauty of team sports.”
His co-host and brother, Jason Kelce, said that his wife, Kylie Kelce, was “frustrated” with what Butker said at the Benedictine College commencement.
The former Philadelphia Eagles player, 36, joked that he told her to “go back in the kitchen and make [him] a sandwich” while he watched a game.
The Benedictine College address was widely slammed.
Butker and Kelce have been teammates since 2017.
“We were doing so good,” Travis said through his laughter. “We were killing it. … You’re ridiculous.”
Jason concluded by telling Butker “best of luck with [his] kicks.”
He and Travis did not mention Butker referring to Taylor Swift as his “teammate’s girlfriend” in the address — and quoting her “Bejeweled” lyrics.
Kelce said they can “put [our] differences inside for one goal in common.”
He noted that his own parents were both “homemakers” and “providers.”
The Grammy winner, 34, has yet to react to the speech.
As for Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, he broke his silence on Wednesday, telling a reporter that Butker is a “good person” although they “might not” share the same “values.”
Butker, for his part, has been silent on social media since his May 11 speech — in which he took aim at working women and Pride Month — went viral.
He praised teammate Patrick Mahomes for his similar response.
The athlete did not mention Butker quoting his girlfriend, Taylor Swift.
