Harrison Butker: I’d Rather Retire from the NFL than Be Forced to Take the Covid Vaccine

RUSH TRANSCRIPT BUTKER I ░░░░░░░░ only tough thing was ░░░░░░░░ a lot of players ░░░░░░░░ felt like they didn ░░░░░░░░ have A choice was ░░░░░░░░ like You have to ░░░░░░░░ these things You gotta ░░░░░░░░ these protocols or else ░░░░░░░░ re not gonna have ░░░░░░░░ job and you re ░░░░░░░░ to get cod but ░░░░░░░░ me I just it ░░░░░░░░ my situation I talked ░░░░░░░░ my wife and I ░░░░░░░░ I was fully Okay ░░░░░░░░ stepping away from football ░░░░░░░░ like I m gonna ░░░░░░░░ to my principles while ░░░░░░░░ m not going to ░░░░░░░░ and if this is ░░░░░░░░ last season than then ░░░░░░░░ be it and I ░░░░░░░░ I think in some ░░░░░░░░ I was an example ░░░░░░░░ a lot of the ░░░░░░░░ like wow you know ░░░░░░░░ I should have stood ░░░░░░░░ a little bit more ░░░░░░░░ in the future when ░░░░░░░░ s something that s ░░░░░░░░ come down where I ░░░░░░░░ like my freedom skin ░░░░░░░░ away I feel like ░░░░░░░░ don t have a ░░░░░░░░ Well I can stick ░░░░░░░░ in and stand up ░░░░░░░░ what I believe in ░░░░░░░░ at the end of ░░░░░░░░ Dave football Is it ░░░░░░░░ life It s my ░░░░░░░░ that I love it ░░░░░░░░ love kicking I love ░░░░░░░░ chief I love playing ░░░░░░░░ you know I m ░░░░░░░░ child of god and ░░░░░░░░ m a husband father ░░░░░░░░ that comes before playing ░░░░░░░░ So if I m ░░░░░░░░ doing something that I ░░░░░░░░ goes against those first ░░░░░░░░ things as being a ░░░░░░░░ of god has been ░░░░░░░░ husband and father Then ░░░░░░░░ m prepared to step ░░░░░░░░ and and look fur ░░░░░░░░ another mean instead to ░░░░░░░░ for the family so ░░░░░░░░ think a lot of ░░░░░░░░ younger guys especially who ░░░░░░░░ be identified as football ░░░░░░░░ my life that is ░░░░░░░░ I am they were ░░░░░░░░ one said maybe had ░░░░░░░░ compromise on their beliefs ░░░░░░░░ so they continue doing ░░░░░░░░ they re love and ░░░░░░░░ s a tough thing ░░░░░░░░ don t know what ░░░░░░░░ would have done if ░░░░░░░░ was in their position ░░░░░░░░ a as a young ░░░░░░░░ but being more established ░░░░░░░░ then a I thought ░░░░░░░░ was comment seen with ░░░░░░░░ was about I ve ░░░░░░░░ blessed to play five ░░░░░░░░ and I know that ░░░░░░░░ m more than just ░░░░░░░░ player and that really ░░░░░░░░ me cut to stay ░░░░░░░░ during this whole thing ░░░░░░░░ So you were ready ░░░░░░░░ leave football if it ░░░░░░░░ it came down to ░░░░░░░░ you said this is ░░░░░░░░ The hill that that ░░░░░░░░ m going to die ░░░░░░░░ was at something you ░░░░░░░░ to higher ups ads ░░░░░░░░ the Kansas city chiefs ░░░░░░░░ you talked about Your ░░░░░░░░ answers at something you ░░░░░░░░ of just kept in ░░░░░░░░ your family like if ░░░░░░░░ gets to this point ░░░░░░░░ is this is what ░░░░░░░░ m gonna stay strong ░░░░░░░░ This is where I ░░░░░░░░ gonna hold the line ░░░░░░░░ For the most part ░░░░░░░░ kept to with my ░░░░░░░░ but I think everyone ░░░░░░░░ of understood that because ░░░░░░░░ know there are a ░░░░░░░░ things that I had ░░░░░░░░ do.”