NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell Walks Back Criticism of Harrison Butker: “We Treasure Diversity of Opinion”
After coming under fire from football fans from across the country, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell today walked back the league’s criticism of pro-life football player Harrison Butker.
As LifeNews previously reported, the NFL condemned the commencement speech Butker gave in which he called out Joe Biden for supporting the “murder” of unborn babies in abortions and defended motherhood.
“Listen, we have over 3,000 players,” Goodell said today. “They have diversity of opinions and thoughts just like America does.”
“I think that’s something we treasure. That’s part of what ultimately makes us as a society better. We’re not going to go much beyond the statement we made last week,” he added.
Previously, NFL senior vice president Jonathan Beane addressed the commencement speech by Kansas City Chiefs’ player Harrison Butker as follows: “Harrison Butker gave a speech in his personal capacity. His views are not those of the NFL as an organization. The NFL is steadfast in our commitment to inclusion, which only makes our league stronger.”
Butker, a three-time Super Bowl-winning kicker for the Kansas City Chiefs, slammed Joe Biden during a commencement speech at Benedictine College recently that has gone viral on social media.
Butker and the college are both Catholic and the NFL player ripped Biden for being a hypocrite – claiming to be Catholic while ignoring the pro-life teachings of the Catholic Church.
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The Chiefs player said, “Our own nation is led by a man who proudly proclaims his Catholic faith, but at the same time is delusional enough to make the Sign of The Cross during a pro-abortion rally.”
“He has been so vocal in his support for the murder of innocent babies that I’m sure to many people it appears you can be both Catholic and pro-choice,” Butker added.
In his remarks, Butker also urged the Christian church to stand up stronger for Christian values.
“We need to stop pretending that the church of nice is a winning proposition,” Butker said. “…We must always speak and act in charity. But never mistake charity for cowardice.”
He continued: “The world around us says that we should keep our beliefs to ourselves whenever they go against the tyranny of diversity, equity and inclusion. We fear speaking truth, because now, unfortunately, truth is in the minority.”
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