Harrison Butker Reacts to Serena Williams’ Dig at 2024 ESPYs

Kansas City Chiefs’ Harrison Butker spoke out after Serena Williams and Quinta Brunson shaded him at the 2024 ESPY Awards.

Harrison Butker is weighing in on that ESPYs comment

One day after Serena Williams served up quite the dig at the Kansas City Chiefs kicker while reflecting on achievements by women athletes at the 2024 ESPY Awards, he weighed in on the viral moment.

“I thought Mrs. Williams was a great host and applaud her for using her platform to express her beliefs on a variety of topics,” Harrison said in a statement to NBC News July 12. “Sports are supposed to be the great unifier and at an event dedicated to celebrating a diverse group of men and women who have accomplished great feats, she used it as an opportunity to disinvite those with whom she disagrees with from supporting fellow athletes.

that homemaking “is maybe one of the hardest jobs” and one to “definitely take pride in.”

But he didn’t “understand the logic” of advising anyone, men or women, that they’ll benefit from giving up their dreams.

And, Vedder added, “There’s nothing more masculine than a strong man supporting a strong woman and people of quality do not fear equality.”

Maren Morris

The “Bones” singer reacted to Butker’s speech with a reference to a social media trend in which women say whether they’d rather encounter a bear or a man while alone in the woods.

Under a video of the NFL player’s speech, Morris wrote on her Instagram Story, “I choose the bear.”