Harrison Butker is having the worst season of his NFL profession. And if that weren’t adequate information, his monetary foray into politics is principally useless.
Butker, placekicker for the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs, has hit solely 63.2 p.c of his subject objectives this season. He is missed no less than one subject purpose in six of his eight video games, and his accuracy from lengthy vary has escaped him: He is 2-for-8 on subject objectives tried from 50 or extra yards. In Sunday’s 35-12 win over the New York Jets, Butker made all 5 of his additional level makes an attempt, however whiffed on a 51-yarder proper earlier than halftime. That does not matter a lot towards the Jets, however towards a extra aggressive opponent, in a recreation that is likely to be determined by solely three factors, Butker is not as dependable as he as soon as was. As an alternative of making an attempt to revive masculine values, he ought to fear extra about making an attempt to revive his mechanics.
Andy Reid remained obscure on whether or not Butker would maintain kicking for Kansas Metropolis this coming weekend. “I am going to handle that as we go all through the week,” the pinnacle coach mentioned after Sunday’s win. If the Chiefs have been to make a change, they might probably look to the apply squad and elevate Justin Tucker, who hasn’t seen NFL motion for the reason that 2024 season, and was minimize by the Baltimore Ravens in 2025 after quite a few therapeutic massage therapists within the space accused him of sexual misconduct. Ok.C.’s particular groups has the roster depth and ethical fiber of the White Home press secretary pool.
As Butker makes an attempt to hold onto his day job, his ideological pursuits are reportedly withering. Within the months following his Could 2024 graduation speech at Benedictine School, a monologue about how ladies ought to keep within the kitchen and the way IVF and surrogacy have been for degenerates, the kicker had a quick second of fame amongst Republicans, whereas everybody else precisely noticed him as a smug creep. That September, he began a political motion committee referred to as Upright, making an attempt to make an affect within the 2024 elections, however by August 2025, the PAC had not made any donations to Republican candidates or purchased any adverts, and was principally out of cash.
There hasn’t been an enormous turnaround between at times. As of this week, based on a report from the Kansas Metropolis Star, Butker’s PAC barely exists. It’s technically nonetheless energetic, per the Federal Election Fee, nevertheless it’s raised a whopping $6,510.55 in contributions and disbursed a complete of $11,220.85 over the previous two years. Through the Star:
Of the $11,220 spent for the reason that begin of 2025, $3,891 was spent on journey, and $3,500 was spent on political consulting from a person employed at a enterprise co-owned by Butker. The remaining cash went to the Republican fundraising platform WinRed and paid off bank card debt.
In case you did need to donate to Upright PAC, it is unclear as to the way you’d do this. Because the Star reported, UprightPac.org “now redirects to a Thai playing web site. Butker’s private web site, HarrisonButker.com, can also be inactive and redirects to a web site that promotes distributors of soccer memorabilia and merchandise.” Then once more, for those who donated cash to Harrison Butker’s PAC, hoping to make an actual political distinction, you need to’ve anticipated this final result. The dumbass named it after the factor a kicker is meant to keep away from.
