Harrison Butker was initially drafted in the 7th round of the 2017 NFL draft by the Carolina Panthers. After being waived by the Panthers in favor of veteran kicker Graham Gano, the Carolina Panthers signed Butker to their practice squad the following day. This is how the Kansas City Chiefs were able to land one of the best legs of the 2017 season.
As it turns out, Chiefs general manager Brett Veach was high on Butker, even before poaching him off of the Panthers’ practice squad, and I can see why, too. Butker graduated from Georgia Tech as the team’s all-time leading scorer.