The Chiefs are sticking with Harrison Butker, at least for now.
Andy Reid said Butker will remain Kansas City’s starting kicker for Week 10 against the Atlanta Falcons, even after a brutal stretch that has turned the position into a weekly talking point. The decision comes with the team already having added veteran Justin Tucker to the practice squad as insurance.
Butker’s 2026 season has been rough by any measure. He has connected on only 12 of 19 field goals, a 63.2% clip that ranks last in the NFL. That’s a steep drop from the 94.3% success rate he posted in 2023, and the misses have piled up fast through eight games.
The struggles have been impossible to ignore. He has already missed seven field goals this season, including attempts against Seattle, Denver and the New York Jets. The frustration at Arrowhead Stadium has grown loud enough that fans started booing him, and Butker acknowledged it by saying, “I’m booing myself sometimes.”
Kansas City’s move to bring in Tucker only added to the speculation. Tucker reportedly had an “off the charts” workout with the team, which led to his signing. But when Butker missed two straight field goal attempts in Week 9, Tucker stayed on the sideline and the Chiefs kept rolling with their incumbent kicker.
For now, that’s the plan again in Week 10. Still, with the playoffs getting closer, the leash is going to keep shrinking if the misses keep coming. Missed field goals carry a different weight when the games start mattering most, and the Chiefs are clearly hoping Butker can find his form before that becomes a bigger problem.
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