WASHINGTON (TND) — Two NFL head coaches are weighing in on a controversial speech by one player as it makes waves throughout the league.

Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker earned widespread attention last week after delivering a commencement address at Catholic liberal arts school Benedictine College. In the address, the NFL player took aim at policies of President Joe Biden and encouraged women to embrace becoming a “homemaker.”

“Some of you may go on to lead successful careers in the world, but I would venture to guess that the majority of you are most excited about your marriage and the children you will bring into this world,” Butker said to the school’s female graduates. “I can tell you that my beautiful wife Isabelle would be the first to say that her life truly started when she started living her vocation as a wife and as a mother.”

When asked about the address Wednesday, Chiefs head coach Andy Reid was slow to embrace those outraged by the speech.

I don’t think he was speaking ill to women,” Reid said. “He has his opinions and we all respect that. I let you guys in this room and you have a lot of opinions that I don’t like.”

Miami Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel also addressed Butker’s speech, saying this week critics have been quick to take its message out of context.

I think you do have to open the eyes of the players to their platform if they’re new to the situation,” he said. “I think you have to understand that what you say publicly can be fragmented and last with you forever.”

Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes said Wednesday that while he doesn't "necessarily agree" with everything Butker said, he judges his teammate by his "character."

"And that's a good person," Mahomes said. "That's someone who cares about the people around him, who cares about his family and wants to make a good impact in society."

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The NFL asserted last week the views expressed in Butker's speech are not "those of the NFL as an organization."

“Harrison Butker gave a speech in his personal capacity," Jonathan Beane, the NFL's senior vice president and chief diversity and inclusion officer, said. "The NFL is steadfast in our commitment to inclusion, which only makes our league stronger.”

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