Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker's jersey sales soar as media tears him apart for commencement speech

Gracie Hunt, daughter of the Kansas City Chiefs owner, and author Demi-Leigh Tebow joined Fox & Friends to discuss their take on Harrison Butkers commencement speech and the broader role of faith in their lives.

Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker’s jersey sales have skyrocketed since his now-controversial commencement address at a private Catholic liberal arts school in Kansas, but members of the media don’t appear to be lining up for his merchandise. 

As of Friday, Butker’s jersey was the "most popular" among Chiefs players, even ranking ahead of superstars Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce. The uptick in popularity comes as Butker is being shredded in the media for his faith-based commencement speech last weekend at Benedictine College, where he made a series of headline-generating remarks about women, the LGBTQ community and President Biden.

HuffPost opinion editor Stephen A. Crockett asked, "What Was Harrison Butker Thinking?" in a piece that declared "his foot was firmly in his mouth" during the speech. 

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Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker is being shredded by many in the media for expressing his beliefs during his faith-based commencement speech at Benedictine College. (Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports)

"WTF is wrong with this guy? No, seriously, WTF is wrong with him? I can’t say that he’s been knocked around too many times, as he’s a kicker (which is Latin for definitely not getting knocked around)," Crockett wrote. 

"Butker’s entire dreadful speech could be summed up in a few words: He’s a White man who is afraid of losing," he continued. "What he’s actually afraid of losing, no one knows. But someone, some mythical someone, is always working to take