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Yahoo
4 days ago
- Yahoo
City of Kansas City worker says she was targeted after viral Harrison Butker Tweet
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Andrea Watts, a Black woman employed as a senior administrative assistant and social media specialist with the City of Kansas City, is suing the city under the Missouri Human Rights Act (MHRA) and Missouri's whistleblower statute. Watts claims she was subjected to ongoing discrimination based on race, sex and disability. She claims she experienced a hostile work environment and retaliation and was wrongly blamed for a controversial tweet made from the city's official account referencing Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker and his residence. Download WDAF+ for Roku, Fire TV, Apple TV Butker delivered a commencement speech at Benedictine College on May 11, 2024, which sparked significant controversy after he promoted traditional gender roles and conservative Catholic views. On May 15, 2024, the official City of Kansas City X account posted: 'Just a reminder that Harrison Butker lives in the City of Lee's Summit' After the tweet about Butker went viral, the lawsuit claims Watts was falsely accused online of posting it. According to the lawsuit, she became the target of racist, sexist and violent threats, including death threats and doxxing. Despite internal knowledge that Watts did not post the tweet, the city failed to publicly clear her name, the lawsuit claims. Her LinkedIn profile, personal address and pictures were circulated online, and someone even uploaded a picture of a Black woman who had been lynched outside of her previous home, along with her name. According to the lawsuit, Watts reported that she was being discriminated against and harassed through her employment, which is a violation of the law (the MHRA and the city's policy against discrimination and harassment). The lawsuit says that by the time Watts met with supervisors, dozens of news organizations had written stories about the tweet. Watts repeatedly asked the city to issue a public statement clearing her name. Watts said, despite knowing she wasn't responsible for the tweet, the city never publicly identified her as innocent. The mayor, city manager and assistant city manager made general statements but did not mention her by name, which she argues allowed the threats and harassment to continue. The lawsuit claims she was not offered protection, housing support or assistance to remove her personal information from the internet. View the latest headlines from Kansas City, Missouri, and Kansas at According to the lawsuit, she was retaliated against at work, with her duties restricted, communications cut off by supervisors and her mental health accommodation initially denied. Watts said she was also excluded from social media team meetings. The lawsuit says she developed Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) from the incident and the workplace hostility she experienced. FOX4 reached out to the city, which said they do not comment on pending litigation. Their response to the lawsuit is due on June 21. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
28-02-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
One Of The Super Bowl Losers Visits Trump In White House Before Champion Eagles
Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker visited President Donald Trump on Thursday before the Philadelphia Eagles, the team that beat the Chiefs in the Super Bowl, have yet to travel to the White House for the traditional winners celebration. Photos shared on White House accounts showed the right-wing jock with Trump and press secretary Karoline Leavitt. 'Harrison Butker stopped by the White House today, and the President couldn't have been happier to say hello,' an administration official told Fox News. But there was no explanation why. Butker's audience with Trump should come as no surprise, however. He endorsed Trump in the lead-up to the 2024 election and founded a conservative political action committee to inspire Christians to vote. The kicker became a household name after his inflammatory graduation speech at Benedictine College in May. He slammed abortion rights, diversity programs and the LGBTQ+ community, while also suggesting that female graduates should look more forward to becoming homemakers than career successes. The Chiefs made it to President Joe Biden's White House in 2024 to celebrate their second straight Super Bowl victory. Meanwhile, the Trump White House and Eagles seemed to be working out some kind of arrangement this time around. Trump said this week the White House would invite the Eagles but nothing appears official yet. Both the White House and the team confirmed previously that the Eagles had not been given an invitation. A tabloid report said the team already planned to reject an invite, but Eagles sources said they would gladly accept if offered. In 2018 Trump rescinded an invitation to the Eagles after they won the Super Bowl because he got wind that many players wouldn't come anyway. Trump's rebuke of kneeling national anthem protests had become a hot-button issue. Harrison Butker Is Asked What He Thinks Of 'Gays' At Super Bowl Presser Harrison Butker Warns 'God Is Not Mocked' Over Drag Queens At Olympic Ceremony Harrison Butker Says He Was 'Very Intentional' About Controversial Commencement Speech
Yahoo
28-02-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
One Of The Losers Of Super Bowl Visits Trump In White House Before Champion Eagles
Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker visited President Donald Trump on Thursday before the Philadelphia Eagles, the team that beat the Chiefs in the Super Bowl, have yet to travel to the White House for the traditional winners celebration. Photos shared on White House accounts showed the right-wing jock with Trump and press secretary Karoline Leavitt. The GOAT of kicking @buttkicker7 meets the GOAT of Presidents @realDonaldTrump 🇺🇸 — Margo Martin (@MargoMartin47) February 27, 2025 You never know who you're going to see at the White House! Great meeting Harrison Butker @buttkicker7 today! 🏈🐐 — Karoline Leavitt (@PressSec) February 27, 2025 'Harrison Butker stopped by the White House today, and the President couldn't have been happier to say hello,' an administration official told Fox News. But there was no explanation why. Butker's audience with Trump should come as no surprise, however. He endorsed Trump in the lead-up to the 2024 election and founded a conservative political action committee to inspire Christians to vote. The kicker became a household name after his inflammatory graduation speech at Benedictine College in May. He slammed abortion rights, diversity programs and the LGBTQ+ community, while also suggesting that female graduates should look more forward to becoming homemakers than career successes. The Chiefs made it to President Joe Biden's White House in 2024 to celebrate their second straight Super Bowl victory. Meanwhile, the Trump White House and Eagles seemed to be working out some kind of arrangement this time around. Trump said this week the White House would invite the Eagles but nothing appears official yet. Both the White House and the team confirmed that the Eagles had not been given an invitation. A tabloid report said the team already planned to reject an invite, but Eagles sources said they would gladly accept if offered. In 2018 Trump rescinded an invitation to the Eagles after they won the Super Bowl because he got wind that many players wouldn't come anyway. Trump's rebuke of kneeling national anthem protests had become a hot-button issue. Harrison Butker Is Asked What He Thinks Of 'Gays' At Super Bowl Presser Harrison Butker Warns 'God Is Not Mocked' Over Drag Queens At Olympic Ceremony Harrison Butker Says He Was 'Very Intentional' About Controversial Commencement Speech
Yahoo
09-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Super Bowl 59 preview: Eagles are last obstacle to Chiefs' historic 3-peat run
When this NFL season is discussed years from now, the most enduring story will be the Kansas City Chiefs' quest for three Super Bowls in a row. Even if the Chiefs fall short of that historic accomplishment in Super Bowl LIX, they've already done something no other team has done. The Chiefs are the first team to win two straight Super Bowls and make it back to a third in a row. There have been two instances in NFL history of teams winning three championships in a row, but they weren't three Super Bowl championships in a row. The Green Bay Packers won three straight championships in 1929-31 and again in 1965-67, the latter two titles being the first two Super Bowls. Kansas City is trying to be the first team with three Super Bowl championships in a row. The Philadelphia Eagles are the final foe standing between the Chiefs and that history. The Eagles and Chiefs met in the Super Bowl two years ago, with Harrison Butker kicking the game-winning field goal with eight seconds remaining. The Eagles don't care about the Chiefs' shot at history. They want to make some history of their own. Caesars Superdome | New Orleans Sunday, 6:30 p.m. ET This game will be broadcast on Fox and streamed live for free on Tubi. It will also be available on Fox Deportes, Telemundo and NFL digital properties. The halftime show will be headlined by Kendrick Lamar. The Chiefs opened as a 1.5-point favorite at BetMGM and that line has not moved. The total is 48.5. The line moved up to 49.5 last week before coming back down. There are also endless prop bets, including popular novelty props like whether the coin toss will be heads or tails and what color the Gatorade bath will be for the winning coach. And yes, there's even a prop on whether Travis Kelce will propose to Taylor Swift ("yes" is +800 odds). DeAndre Hopkins was acquired by the Chiefs before the trade deadline to be a difference maker at receiver. He hasn't been. Hopkins had 437 yards and four touchdowns in 10 regular-season games, then had just one catch for 11 yards in two playoff games. He hasn't gone over 37 yards in a game since November. But doesn't it seem like unleashing Hopkins in the Super Bowl is something the Chiefs might cook up over the extra week of preparation? Philadelphia does a good job defending tight ends, which puts a little more emphasis on the wideouts like Hopkins and Hollywood Brown. Perhaps Hopkins, who is 32 years old, doesn't have many big games left in him. But if he does, this would be a perfect time for it. With one big game, that's all anyone would remember about Hopkins' time with in Kansas City. Super Bowls often have unexpected heroes, and while Hopkins is a big name, his production this season indicates he's just a bit player heading into this game. We'll see what Andy Reid has in mind. The Chiefs defense is slightly better against the run than the pass. They allowed the 14th-best net yards per pass attempt total during the regular season and were seventh in rushing yards per attempt. Stats like EPA per play and success rate back up that Kansas City is weaker defending the pass. Will that affect the Eagles' approach? We know Philadelphia wants to run the ball with Saquon Barkley, and will likely try to establish that early. And the Chiefs defense has struggled a little lately against the run, allowing 149 and 147 yards rushing in their two playoff games. If the Eagles can run the ball well against Kansas City's defense, with their strong offensive line leading the way, that's a great sign for them. Defensively, the Eagles don't have many weaknesses. The Super Bowl should be a battle, and might be lower scoring than expected. Philadelphia's ability to get Barkley going might be the difference. Casual fans might not realize that the Chiefs are not the same team they were a few years ago. Over the last two seasons it has morphed into a team with a top defense and a good-not-great offense that happens to have a legendary quarterback in his prime. The Chiefs were fourth in points allowed and ninth in yards allowed this season, while they were 15th in points scored and 16th in yards gained. Part of that has been due to injuries. The Chiefs lost Rashee Rice early and didn't have Hollywood Brown or Isiah Pacheco available for a big chunk of the season. With a little better health the Chiefs put up 32 points in the AFC championship game against the Bills. They hadn't scored more than 30 points in a game all season. The Chiefs don't create many explosive plays (they were in the bottom six of the NFL in 20-yard pass plays and 40-yard pass plays) and the Eagles don't allow many deep passes. Kansas City is going to be forced to put together long drives without making a mistake, then play strong defense behind that. That's OK because they used that template to go 17-1 this season in games their starters played. The Chiefs have somehow won 17 straight one-possession games. That's an NFL record and might never be matched again. It's a statistical miracle. But it's far from all good fortune. The Chiefs are expertly coached, have a great quarterback and simply know how to win close games. The way to beat the Chiefs is to make sure it's not a one-score game decided in the final minutes, and good luck with that. The Eagles do look like the type of team that can beat the Chiefs. They're 15-1 since September, and their only loss came when Jalen Hurts suffered a concussion in the first quarter and Jayden Daniels threw a game-winning touchdown with six seconds left. The Eagles aren't prolific throwing the ball with Hurts, but that's the only weakness they have, if it can even be called a weakness. The Eagles have the offensive stars and offensive line to move the ball and score a bunch. Their defense might be the best in the NFL. You don't win 15 of 16 games without being an elite team. It's hard to pick against Patrick Mahomes and Andy Reid in a Super Bowl. They're masterful. But there are a few more weaknesses on the roster than you see in Philadelphia. The Chiefs are great, but the Eagles have the defense and the running game to do what nobody else can see to do, and that's beat Kansas City in a one-score game. Eagles 21, Chiefs 19
USA Today
09-02-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Longest field goal in Super Bowl history: Chiefs' Harrison Butker owns record
Longest field goal in Super Bowl history: Chiefs' Harrison Butker owns record Show Caption Hide Caption Over Under on 'tush pushes' in Super Bowl LIX USAT NFL reporters Lorenzo Reyes and Tyler Dragon give their thoughts on what the over/under will be for the tush push happening in the Super Bowl. Sports Seriously Field goal attempts beyond 50 yards used to be a difficult proposition for even the NFL's best kickers. In recent years, they have changed that narrative, and it has showed up when reviewing Super Bowl stats. Six of the seven longest field goals in Super Bowl history have come since the New England Patriots and Los Angeles Rams squared off in Super Bowl 53. Two championship games since then have seen multiple makes from 50-plus yards away, including the Kansas City Chiefs vs. San Francisco 49ers matchup in Super Bowl 58, which saw the longest Super Bowl field goal record broken twice. Who owns the record for the longest Super Bowl field goal? Here's what to know about longest kicks in the Big Game. RANKING ALL 58 SUPER BOWLS: How does first Chiefs-Eagles clash rate? Longest field goal in Super Bowl history Harrison Butker owns the record for the longest field goal in Super Bowl history. The Chiefs kicker set the record in Super Bowl 58 when he made a 57-yard attempt with 5:06 left in the third quarter, cutting the 49ers' lead to 10-6. Butker broke the record previously held by 49ers kicker Jake Moody. The rookie made a 55-yard field goal to open the scoring in Super Bowl 58, so his record-breaking make was short-lived. Full list of longest field goals in Super Bowl history In the NFL's first 58 Super Bowls, kickers made a total of 181 field goals. Only 10 have been from 50-plus yards. Below is a full list of those kicks. BEST SUPER BOWL TEAMS EVER: Do 2023 champion Chiefs make list? What is the longest field goal in NFL history? Butker may own the longest field goal in Super Bowl history, but the longest kick in NFL history belongs to Baltimore Ravens kicker Justin Tucker. He made a 66-yard field goal at the end of regulation in a 2021 game against the Detroit Lions to give the Ravens a walk-off 19-17 win. All the NFL news on and off the field. Sign up for USA TODAY's 4th and Monday newsletter.
