Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker, who has been outspoken about his Catholic faith, has signed a contract extension that makes him the NFL’s highest-paid kicker.

“The extension is for four years and $25.6 million, with $17.75 million guaranteed, the sources said,” ESPN reports.

“At $6.4 million per year, Butker will make more than the previously highest-paid kickers, the Baltimore Ravens’ Justin Tucker and Philadelphia Eagles’ Jake Elliott, who both average $6 million per season on their contracts,” the outlet added.

Per ESPN:

The deal ties Butker to the Chiefs through the 2028 season. He was scheduled to make $3.945 million in the final season of the five-year contract he signed with the Chiefs in 2019.

Butker, who represented and negotiated the deal himself, confirmed in a post to X that he was finalizing a four-year extension.

“There’s no place I’d rather be than with the Chiefs, excited to finalize a 4 year extension,” he wrote. “To the Heights!”

Butker’s career field goal percentage is 89.1, which is second all time behind Tucker at 90.2.

“Harrison Butker, the anti-woke kicker who delivered this famous speech, has just become the highest-paid kicker in NFL history. Butker, known for his spine of steel, once said he’d rather RETIRE than cave into getting the COVID jab,” The Vigilant Fox wrote.

“He also famously said, ‘Our nation is led by a man who publicly and 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.’ Now, Butker has signed a groundbreaking four-year, $25.6 million contract extension, making him the highest-paid kicker in NFL history. This deal, with $17.75 million guaranteed, keeps Butker with the Kansas City Chiefs through 2028,” the post added.

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Butker has been in Kansas City since 2017. He was initially drafted by the Carolina Panthers in the seventh round that year but landed with the Chiefs early into his rookie season.

Across 107 career games, Butker owns a field-goal percentage of 89.1% and an extra-point percentage of 94.5%. He’s made 197 field goals in his career, including 33 of 35 attempts in 2023.

 

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