He played college football for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, and was selected by the Carolina Panthers in the seventh round of the 2017 NFL draft.

Butker is one of the most accurate kickers in NFL history in career field goal percentage (minimum 100 attempts).

[3] Butker's maternal grandfather, James W. Keller, MD, held appointments in oncology at Emory University for 28 years.

[4][5] Butker went to The Westminster Schools, where he played on the football team after picking up the sport as a rising sophomore.

[7] Butker is the all-time leading scorer in school history and was a captain of the team for his senior season.

[16] Butker made his debut during a Week 4 29–20 victory over the Washington Redskins on Monday Night Football.

[17] In the next game against the Houston Texans, Butker made all five of his field goal attempts during the 42–34 road victory.

[26] During a Week 2 42–37 victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers, Butker converted a career-high six extra points.

[28] On April 15, 2019, Butker signed his exclusive rights free agent tender with the Chiefs.

During Super Bowl LV, Butker scored all of the Chiefs' points in the 31–9 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

[47] In the divisional round against the Buffalo Bills, Butker converted a 49-yard game-tying field goal in regulation to force overtime during the 42–36 victory.

[48] During the season-opening 44–21 road victory over the Arizona Cardinals, Butker made a 54-yard field goal and all four extra point attempts despite suffering an ankle injury.

In the Super Bowl, Butker kicked a 27-yard game winning field goal with 11 seconds in the fourth quarter to give the Chiefs a 38–35 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles to win his second Super Bowl in his career.

Butker's performance in the 2023 season moved him back into second place in NFL history in career field goal percentage (minimum 100 attempts).

[64] Butker held the top spot for two weeks and when he returned from injury against the Browns on December 15, 2024, he went 0-for-1 in field goal attempts, and his percentage fell to 88.843%, falling behind Tucker, who attempted no field goals in his December 15, 2024, game at the Giants and remained at 89.032%.

Butker has publicly spoken out against Traditionis custodes, saying that he felt that he and other traditionalist Catholics were "persecuted" in the Church.

Congress just passed a bill where stating something as basic as the biblical teaching of who killed Jesus could land you in jail".

I can tell you that my beautiful wife Isabelle would be the first to say that her life truly started when she started living her vocation as a wife and as a mother.Several articles highlighted that Butker's mother, Elizabeth Keller Butker, has been a clinical medical physicist at Emory University and holds two university degrees.

"[93] Outsports wrote, "One of the worst parts of this NFL player's awful speech is that he quoted a Taylor Swift song before telling women they should be homemakers and serve their man's career.

Hunter Estes, communications director for Mississippi governor Tate Reeves, tweeted a portion of Butker's message, "Be unapologetic in your masculinity.

"[95] Tavia Hunt, the director of the Kansas City Chiefs Women's Organization and wife of Chiefs CEO Clark Hunt, wrote on Instagram, "Affirming motherhood and praising your wife, as well as highlighting the sacrifice and dedication it takes to be a mother, is not bigoted.

[97][98] In 2023, Butker wore an anti-abortion tie while attending the Chiefs' Super Bowl LVII victory celebration at The White House in protest of President Joe Biden's pro-choice views.

[100] In his 2024 commencement speech to Benedictine College, while advocating for a more conservative form of Catholicism, he called Pride Month an example of the "deadly sins".

"[88] Butker's 2024 address to the graduating class of Benedictine College covered a number of his political beliefs.

[102] He also attacked Biden's response to the COVID-19 pandemic, IVF, surrogacy, the LGBTQ community and Pride Month, women in the workforce, diversity, equity, and inclusion, and a bill condemning antisemitism.

[103][104][101] On October 11, 2024, Butker endorsed former president Donald Trump for the 2024 United States presidential election.