As expected, Travis Kelce responded to the speech in the following episode of his New Heights podcast with his brother Jason Kelce. While the tight end described Butker as a “great person and a great teammate,” he said he doesn’t agree with “just about any” of the views expressed in the speech.
Jason Kelce, meanwhile, didn’t seem to understand the intensity of the backlash. “Make no mistake about it, a lot of the things he said in his commencement speech are not things that I align myself with,” he said. “But, you know, he’s giving a commencement speech at a Catholic University and, shocker, it ended up being a very religious and Catholic speech.”
The 36-year-old went on to admit that he “didn’t get what the whole fuss was about,” suggesting people who disagree with the kicker should just ignore him. “If my daughters listen to anybody tell them what to do, that they should be homemakers, then I’ve failed as a dad,” he said, later adding, “If you don’t like what somebody says all you gotta do is say, ‘yeah that guy’s a fucking idiot,’ and then you move on.”
To close out the subject, he brought Kylie into the discourse. “Obviously, my wife, you know, she was I think a little bit frustrated with some of the comments,” he said, before joking, “Initially I said, ‘Listen, you’re going to need to go back in the kitchen and make me a sandwich. I’m listening to the game right now.’”
Though Jason maintains that Kylie makes “a mean sandwich,” his most recent post should clear up any confusion about their relationship. “If being a homemaker, works for some, and that’s what they want, then hell yea, that’s awesome, more power to you,” he concluded. “I want to be clear, I’m not downplaying that at all, but that is not our family dynamic.”
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