The Kansas City Chiefs offense dominated headlines during their Super Bowl run in 2019. However, kicker Harrison Butker is hoping to get some shine in the 2020 NFL season.
Butker went viral for his 77-yard boot with the wind. According to ESPN's Adam Teicher, he feels kickers should be granted more opportunities to attempt long field goals:
“In terms of the NFL record, there are a ton of kickers that have the leg to make a field goal . . . in a game situation,” Harrison Butker said. “It’s just, does the coach want to put the kicker out there, because if he misses, now the other team gets the ball with great field position? So you kind of have to get set up with end-of-half, end-of-game situations. I don’t think we’ve had that situation where it would have been that long of a field goal. But I think definitely when it’s warm out, I’d be prepared to make that kick. I feel super comfortable kicking from distance. Obviously, we’re not going to be kicking field goals from [77 yards] most likely in a game, but it’s going to help me a lot when it’s a 55-yarder, wind’s in your face in January and February. That’s what I’m training for, to be able to make those kicks.”
Harrison Butker is perhaps one of the few kickers that are well-qualified for more chances given the consistency he has shown in recent years. His 89.7 field goal percentage since joining Kansas City back during the 2017 campaign is the best in franchise history.
Unfortunately, this high-powered offense led by quarterback Patrick Mahomes has put a cap on the amount of times Butker is able to show off his leg strength given their affinity for fourth-down and two-point conversions.
Regardless, this will not deter any efforts of trying to convince head coach Andy Reid from allowing him to attempt the NFL record of 64 yards that was set by Matt Prater back in 2013.
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