{"id":9152,"date":"2024-11-19T07:59:56","date_gmt":"2024-11-19T07:59:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=9152"},"modified":"2024-11-19T07:59:56","modified_gmt":"2024-11-19T07:59:56","slug":"injured-chiefs-star-kicker-harrison-butker-sidelined-for-4-games-following-knee-surgery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=9152","title":{"rendered":"INJURED: Chiefs Star Kicker Harrison Butker Sidelined for 4 Games Following Knee Surgery"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_3804115\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Kansas-City-Chiefs-Kicker-Harrison-Butker-to-Undergo-Surgery-Miss-Major-Time.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all\" alt=\"Chiefs Kicker Harrison Butker Will Miss 4 Games After Knee Surgery | Us  Weekly\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>The Kansas City Chiefs have placed kicker Harrison Butker on the injured reserve list with a left knee injury, the team announced on Friday, November 15. The injury required arthroscopic knee surgery, which \u201cwent great,\u201d Butker, 29, told his followers via X.<\/p>\n<p>Butker is expected to miss at least the next four Chiefs games, according to ESPN\u2019s <strong>Adam Schefter<\/strong>. If his recovery goes according to plan, that would put him on track to return December 15 against the Cleveland Browns.<\/p>\n<p>Despite being one of the most accurate kickers in NFL history, many are familiar with Butker because of the controversial comments he made in May during his commencement address at Benedictine College.<\/p>\n<p>In his speech, Butker slammed IVF, LGBTQIA+ rights and railed against the \u201cdiabolical lies told to women\u201d about working outside the home.<\/p>\n<p>Butker\u2019s comments lit up social media in the immediate aftermath, as he drew criticism from celebrities in and out of sports, including\u00a0<strong>Maria Shriver<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Serena Williams<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Hoda Kotb<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>Flava Flav<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The kicker spoke out about his comments in an appearance on Fox News\u2019\u00a0<em>The Ingraham Angle<\/em>\u00a0on October 10.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m definitely saddened [some people] took it in a poor manner,\u201d he said. \u201cI was talking to a specific crowd that I think was able to understand what I was trying to say.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He continued, \u201cBut I was trying to speak life for so many women that have dedicated their life to being the homemaker, being the one that raises the children. And it\u2019s a beautiful role, but it\u2019s not a role that should be diminished.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Harrison married his wife Isabelle in 2018, and the two share three children, including son James, 5.<\/p>\n<p>After Harrison\u2019s comments, his Kansas City teammate\u00a0<strong>Travis Kelce<\/strong>\u00a0faced pressure to speak out. As the most recognizable player on the team due to his Hall of Fame trajectory and relationship with Taylor Swift, Kelce addressed the controversy on his \u201cNew Heights\u201d podcast in May.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can\u2019t say I agree with the majority of it or just about any of it outside of just him loving his family and his kids and I don\u2019t think that I should judge him by his views, especially his religious views, of how to go about life. That\u2019s just not who I am,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Harrison has made 18 of his 20 field goal attempts this season and 21 of his 22 point-after attempts. The Chiefs have added kicker\u00a0<strong>Spencer Shrader<\/strong>\u00a0to their active roster while their starter is out.<\/p>\n<p>Kansas City\u2019s next game is on Sunday, November 17 on the road against the Buffalo Bills.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Kansas City Chiefs have placed kicker Harrison Butker on the injured reserve list with a left knee injury, the team announced on Friday, November 15. 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