Andy Reid Sticks With Harrison Butker as Chiefs' Kicker vs. Falcons
Kansas City is keeping its struggling kicker in the job for Week 10, with Justin Tucker still waiting on the practice squad
Harrison Butker will keep his job for at least one more week. Chiefs coach Andy Reid said Wednesday that Butker will remain the kicker for Sunday's game at Atlanta, ending a three-day wait after Reid declined to commit to him following the Week 9 win over the Jets.
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Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate): #Chiefs HC Andy Reid announced that K Harrison Butker is staying as his kicker for Week 10 vs. the Atlanta Falcons.
"I'm gonna stick with Butker this week," Reid said.
Reid had left the door open after Sunday's 35-12 victory, saying he was not making any decisions right then. Butker missed a 51-yard try just before halftime of that game and was booed by fans at Arrowhead Stadium. As ESPN noted, it was his seventh missed field goal of the season, the most in the NFL, leaving him 12-of-19. Since the start of last season, Butker has missed 17 kicks, 12 field goals and five extra points, more than any other kicker in that span.
The alternative is already in the building. Kansas City signed Justin Tucker to its practice squad on Oct. 28 after he went 30-for-30 in a workout, and special teams coordinator Dave Toub said at the time that Butker was still their kicker. Tucker, 37, has not played in a regular-season game since 2024, when he was with the Ravens, and served a 10-game suspension under the league's personal conduct policy last season.
For now, the Chiefs are betting on Butker's track record. Butker has been Kansas City's kicker since 2017 and was part of three Super Bowl-winning teams, and Reid has repeatedly given him the benefit of the doubt this season. The 6-2 Chiefs visit the Falcons on Sunday, Nov. 15, in a game where any miss will only renew the question.