Some NFL fans see disparities in its responses to Harrison Butker and Colin Kaepernick
![Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker, pictured at a December 2023 game, sparked conversation and controversy earlier this month with his commencement speech at Benedictine College in Kansas.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/1800x1350+300+0/resize/1800x1350!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fd9%2F10%2F48a0411747b8be5d811e1447f819%2Fbutker-kaepernick.png)
NFL head Roger Goodell, reacting to Harrison Butker's controversial commencement speech, said the league values diversity of opinion. Some fans were quick to argue that hasn't always seemed the case.
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