Image by Harrison Butker via Instagram
CV NEWS FEED // Catholics across America are celebrating one of the Kansas City Chiefs’ players following the team’s recent Super Bowl win—but it’s not quarterback Patrick Mahomes or tight end Travis Kelce, the players who usually get media attention.
Instead, Catholics are celebrating Chiefs’ kicker Harrison Butker, a fellow Catholic who isn’t afraid to demonstrate his faith and pro-life values both on and off the field.
The Media and Culture Center at Benedictine College reported that Butker’s performance during the Super Bowl was “necessary for the win,” and added that Butker does not receive enough recognition for his current record of making 100% accurate kicks during Super Bowls, of which he has played four. He also set a new record this year, as he kicked the longest field goal in Super Bowl history at 57 yards.
“All Chiefs fans are proud of Harrison Butker, but especially Catholics,” Benedictine College President Stephen Minnis said. “We love the story of his faith and the commitment he has shown to his family and our students.”
Benedictine reported that Butker’s commitment to his faith has recently earned him praise from fellow Catholics.
“Being Catholic is central to everything I do and everything I am,” Butker told Fox News Digital in a recent interview.
Referring to Shepherd’s, a new menswear brand that he co-founded with three other Catholic men, Butker added that “I love being able to bring Catholic virtues into any business that I am involved in.”
On X, Catholics pointed out that Butker arrived at the Super Bowl with a custom leather bag that bore the letters “AMDG,” which stands for the translated Latin phrase “for the greater glory of God.”
Theologian Dr. Andrew Swafford knows Butker personally, and said that the football player is just as devoted to his faith and family in real life as he is on the field.
“All I can say is that he is the real deal; he is who you think he is: a devout Catholic and an absolute gentleman, exceedingly down to earth,” he said. “He’s an easy one to root for, to say the least.”
“[He] sees his role on the football field as an aspect of his larger mission in life, as a Catholic disciple of the Lord Jesus Christ,” Swafford continued. “As talented and successful as he is, football is just one aspect of how he sees himself and why he’s here, as a disciple, husband, and father.”
