Travis Kelce Weighs In On Harrison Butker's Speech With Reasonable Comments

Travis Kelce might not agree with Harrison Butker's speech, but he still believes he's a great person.

The Kansas City Chiefs kicker received intense backlash for his commencement speech at Benedictine College - a conservative Catholic school in Kansas.

Butker talked about his pro-family views and how he feels life reaches its peak after having kids with a wonderful wife. He specifically talked about how some women are at their happiness as homemakers. That kicked off plenty of outrage.

Chris Jones, Patrick Mahomes and Andy Reid all came to Butker's defense and his right to his opinions. Kelce has now done the same.

Travis Kelce reacts to Harrison Butker's speech.

"I cherish him as a teammate. I think Pat Mahomes' said it best where he is every bit of a great person and a great teammate,' he said. 'He’s treated family and family that I’ve introduced to him with nothing but respect and kindness. And that’s how he treats everyone," the Chiefs TE said on his "New Heights" podcast, according to the Daily Mail.

Kelce made the point he might not agree with Butker's now-famous commencement speech, but he definitely didn't feel the need to trash him.

Travis Kelce disagrees with Harrison Butker's message, but thinks he's a great person. (Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images)

"When it comes down to his views and what he said at Saint Benedict’s commencement speech, those are his. I can’t say I agree with the majority of it or just about any of it outside of just him loving his family and his kids. And I don’t think that I should judge him by his views, especially his religious views, of how to go about life, that’s just not who I am. I grew up in a beautiful upbringing of different social classes, different religions, different races and ethnicities and that's why I love Cleveland Heights. It showed me a broad spectrum, a broad view of a lot of different walks of life. I appreciated every single one of these people for different reasons and I never once had to feel that I needed to judge them based off their beliefs," Kelce further explained on the podcast.

Jason Kelce also weighs in.

Jason Kelce - the podcast's co-host - also reacted to Butker's speech with a very simple observation. A lot of people talking about Butker don't know him at all.

"It's always great to hear from people who really actually know than a bunch of people reaction to comments without having met the guy. I think the teammates reactions, Andy Reid's reaction - you learn about people on a daily basis. There are always going to be opinions that everybody shares that you are going to disagree with," the former Eagles star told his brother.

Kelce also made it clear he doesn't agree with Butker's speech, but it hardly sounds like he was offended by any of it.

Travis and Jason Kelce react to Harrison Butker's speech. (Photo by Robin Alam/ISI Photos/Getty Images)

"Make no mistake about it, the things he said in the commencement speech are not things that I align with. But he's giving a commencement speech at a Catholic university and shocker, it ended up being a very religious speech. To me, I can listen to somebody talk and take great value in it when he is talking about the importance of family and the importance of a great mother - while also acknowledging that not everybody has to be a homemaker if that's not what they want to do in life. When you listen to somebody, you take in what you like and you listen to other things and say I don't f***ing like that," Jason Kelce explained.

A great perspective from Jason. You can agree with some parts of the speech, disagree with others and then move on.

This is a great reaction by both brothers. Jason and Travis are making it clear they don't agree with Butker's message, but that he's a great person. Look at how easy it is for them to disagree with Butker, and not try to ruin his life. If only people in the woke outrage mob had the same outlook. The world would be a simpler place. We don't all have to agree, but we should all be respectful. Let me know what you think of the Kelce brothers' reaction at David.Hookstead@outkick.com.