The city of Kansas City ’s X account has apologized and deleted a post that shared the location of the suburb where Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker lives after his commencement speech at a Catholic college sparked controversy on the political Left.
The account for the Missouri city “ doxxed ” the three-time Super Bowl-winning kicker on X on Wednesday, offering followers a “reminder” of where he lives. After receiving pushback online, the account apologized and removed the post, claiming it was published “in error.”
“We apologies for our previous tweet,” the account posted. “It was shared in error.”
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The apology was met with more backlash as more than 2,000 replied or retweeted the post, with one popular Chiefs fan account responding , “I hate when I accidentally type out a tweet and post it in error. Happens all the time.”
There is also a Change.org petition circulating with more than 90,000 signatures for the Chiefs to release Butker from the team over what some perceive as “derogatory” remarks made at the commencement ceremony. Butker is widely regarded as one of the best kickers in the league.
Many online were quick to point out that in the NFL, a league that features prominent figures accused of domestic violence, sexual misconduct , or, in the case of Butker’s Chiefs teammate Rashee Rice, endangering lives by recklessly driving at 119 miles per hour, resulting in a crash, there is not the same level of outrage as there is over Butker sharing his opinions.
One popular NFL account posted, “Yet no petition demanding Chiefs to release Rashee Rice.”
Kansas City radio host Pete Mundo pointed out that people are “more offended by Harrison Butker saying we should put God and family as priorities before career than they are Rashee Rice driving 120 mph on a freeway and putting dozens of people in immediate physical danger.”
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey announced he is "demanding accountability" for the Kansas City X account doxxing Butker. "I will enforce the Missouri Human Rights Act to ensure Missourians are not targeted for their free exercise of religion," he said.
The controversy began when Butker gave a commencement speech at Benedictine College, a Catholic college, last week. He shared his opinions, as a Catholic, on abortion, gender ideology, masculinity, and the “deadly sin” of pride, which he says is propagated during Pride Month.
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He has been slammed as sexist, homophobic, and antisemitic for his views by many prominent figures on the political Left, including the wife of his former teammate Mitchell Schwartz.
The Washington Examiner reached out to Butker and the Kansas City X account for comment.
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