{"id":2672,"date":"2024-09-21T07:44:53","date_gmt":"2024-09-21T07:44:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/?p=2672"},"modified":"2024-09-21T07:45:17","modified_gmt":"2024-09-21T07:45:17","slug":"2672","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/?p=2672","title":{"rendered":"Harrison Butker OUTSELLS team-mate Travis Kelce in NFL merch – as his popularity spikes in the wake of controversial ‘homemaker’ speech"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kansas<\/span>\u00a0City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker sold more NFL merchandise than\u00a0Travis Kelce<\/span>\u00a0in the wake of his controversial commencement speech earlier this year, it has been revealed.<\/p>\n

Butker sparked outrage\u00a0with his address to graduates at Benedictine College<\/span>\u00a0in Kansas, where he told the women in the room that they should be more excited about becoming stay-at-home mothers than pursuing successful careers.<\/p>\n

His contentious speech also included criticism of the\u00a0LGBTQ<\/span>+ community and President\u00a0Joe Biden<\/span>‘s pro-abortion stance, which divided opinion throughout America back in May – with\u00a0thousands signing a petition<\/span>\u00a0for Kansas City to rip up his contract with the team.<\/p>\n

And incredibly, the Chiefs star caused such a stir that he outsold high-profile teammate Kelce in the NFL merch charts earlier this year.<\/p>\n

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Harrison Butker (left) sold more NFL merchandise than Travis Kelce in the wake of his controversial commencement speech earlier this year<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The\u00a0NFL Players Association\u00a0has released a list of the 20 players who brought in the most sales from the start of March up until the end of May, and Butker finds himself up in 11th place.<\/p>\n

Kelce, meanwhile, has to settle for 12th despite soaring in fame over the past year amid his whirlwind romance with Taylor Swift.<\/p>\n

On the back of his well-publicized speech, Butker even managed to flog more merch than star quarterbacks Aaron Rodgers (13th), Josh Allen (16th) and Russell Wilson (18th).<\/p>\n

In a huge shock, Houston Texans quarterback CJ Stroud sits top of the list above Chiefs icon Patrick Mahomes in second, despite only entering his second season in the NFL.<\/p>\n

Aidan Hutchinson (Detroit Lions), Amon-Ra St Brown (Detroit Lions), Joe Burrow (Cincinnati Bengals), Jalen Hurts (Philadelphia Eagles), Saquon Barkley\u00a0(Philadelphia Eagles), Jahmyr Gibbs (Detroit Lions), Micah Parsons (Dallas Cowboys) and Brock Purdy (San Francisco 49ers) make up the rest of the top 10.<\/p>\n

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Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love sits 14th in the list, with Jets receiver Garrett Wilson at 15th.<\/p>\n

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    Butker\u00a0caused such a stir that he outsold his high-profile teammate in official merchandise<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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      Kelce was not as popular a choice for buyers despite his romance with Taylor Swift<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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