Chiefs' Harrison Butker will 'stand behind what it is I'm saying'

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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. -- Harrison Butker calls himself an introvert who believes in guarding his privacy. But when Benedictine College, a small Catholic school in rural Kansas, asked him to deliver a commencement speech last spring, he said he felt compelled to do it, and on his terms.

"I've been in the league now seven years and I do have a platform,'' said Butker, the long-time kicker for the Kansas City Chiefs. "So with that comes people that want me to state what I believe to be very important."

Butker gave a speech that he said took months to prepare. His comments were considered homophobic and sexist. Among other things, Butker criticized Pride Month and said being…