{"id":163682,"date":"2022-12-20T23:59:04","date_gmt":"2022-12-20T23:59:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/chiefs-harrison-butker-defends-tommy-townsend-amide-holder-controversy\/"},"modified":"2022-12-20T23:59:04","modified_gmt":"2022-12-20T23:59:04","slug":"chiefs-harrison-butker-defends-tommy-townsend-amide-holder-controversy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/chiefs-harrison-butker-defends-tommy-townsend-amide-holder-controversy\/","title":{"rendered":"Chiefs’ Harrison Butker defends Tommy Townsend amide holder controversy"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In Sunday’s 30-24 overtime victory against the Houston Texans, Kansas City Chiefs placekicker Harrison Butker missed an extra point and a final-minute 51-yard field goal attempt. In an injury-shortened campaign, Butker has now missed five field goals and three extra point attempts over ten games.<\/p>\n
Former Chiefs punter Dustin Colquitt \u2014 first on Twitter and then on local sports radio \u2014 has blamed his successor for Butker’s struggles. Colquitt \u2014 who spent 15 seasons as Kansas City’s punter and holder \u2014 insists that third-year punter Tommy Townsend’s holds are the reason for the placekicker’s inconsistency. <\/p>\n
In the locker room before Tuesday’s practice, Butker attempted to put the issue of his holder to rest. He credited Townsend \u2014 as well as Chiefs head coach Andy Reid, special teams coordinator Dave Toub and long snapper James Winchester \u2014 for collaborative work in the midst of middling results.<\/p>\n
\u201cDustin \u2014 he’s a big Chiefs fan,\u201d he said of his former teammate. \u201cHe obviously has given a lot to the whole community here \u2014 and I respect the heck out of him. I’m just trying to be the best kicker I possibly can be. All the guys here \u2014 James, Tommy, Coach Toub, Coach Reid \u2014 they’re all the ones that are pushing us to be our best. And we’re listening to all those guys and trying to improve every day.\u201d<\/p>\n