After his highly controversial comments earlier this year, Kansas City Chiefs player Harrison Butker's NFL merchandise outsold that of his teammate Travis Kelce.

Controversial Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker sold NFL-licensed gear this spring than his teammate Travis Kelce, according to the NFL Players’ Association

That helped Butker make NFL history as his jersey cracked the NFLPA’s Top 50 Player Sales list. Butker became only the second kicker ever to make the top-50 list. The Bengals’ Evan McPherson was 36th in 2022. But Butker’s jersey was far ahead of that, as it was the 11th-most purchased in the NFL from March 1 to May 31, the NFLPA said.

Following Harrison Butker's controversial commencement speech at Benedictine College in May, the Kansas City Chiefs kicker experienced backlash from some fans who wanted the organization to release him.