Chiefs make Harrison Butker highest-paid kicker in NFL
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - The Kansas City Chiefs and kicker Harrison Butker have agreed on a contract extension that makes the three-time Super Bowl champion the highest-paid kicker in the NFL.
Butker, 29, announced on social media Monday that he’d agreed to a four-year deal. ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported the deal keeps Butker in Kansas City through the 2028 season.
“There’s no place I’d rather be than with the Chiefs,” the now eighth-year kicker said in a post on X. “Excited to finalize a 4 year extension. To the Heights!”
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Butker’s 89.14 percent career field goal percentage is second-best in NFL history among qualified kickers.
The Georgia Tech product has been a part of all three Super Bowl-winning Chiefs teams in the past five seasons. In Super Bowl LVIII, Butker made the longest field goal in Super Bowl history.

The 29-year-old made the game-winning kick in Super Bowl LVII when the Chiefs beat the Philadelphia Eagles -- and made a game-winning field goal to help them reach that game when Kansas City beat the Cincinnati Bengals in the AFC Championship Game two seasons ago.
This off-season, Butker Butker’s jersey became one of the most popular jerseys in the NFL.
NFL Network reporter Ian Rapoport said Butker represented himself in the negotiations. Butker s Chris Jones as of the Kansas City Chiefs who are the highest paid at their position heading into the 2024 season.
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