Chiefs' Harrison Butker was DOXED by Kansas City, Missouri AG claims as he accuses officials of targeting kicker for his 'sincerely held religious beliefs'

Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey confirmed he's pursuing action against a social media account that he claims 'doxed' Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker. 

The Republican politician said he requested records and documents related to the management of the official Kansas City X account, after it seemingly dragged the NFL player for making controversial comments during a commencement speech at a private Catholic school in Kansas.

Last week, the account shared - and quickly deleted - a post that read, 'Just a reminder that Harrison Butker lives in the City of [redacted]' naming a nearby Missouri suburb. 

During an appearance on the podcast Outkick the Morning, Bailey described the tweet as 'retaliation for his free expression of religious beliefs.' 

'Let's paint this with the proper brush – that is government retaliating against an individual for the expression of their sincerely held religious beliefs,' he went on.

'That could not be more of a clear case of a violation of his constitutional freedoms and the Missouri Human Rights Act.' 

28-year-old Butker has faced widespread backlash for suggesting women should embrace their 'vocation' as a 'homemaker,' before taking aim at the LGBTQ+ community and President Biden's stance on abortion during the graduation address. 

'At the end of the day, I support his right to free expression of religion,' Bailey added.

'If you listen to what he said and you actually drill down on the words he used – this is a man of Catholic faith, speaking to a Catholic audience at a Catholic university.'

He continued, 'I'm always going to stand up and fight for athletes or anyone else who wants to express their religious beliefs and are protected by the constitutional law to do so.'

After Kansas City's social media post was swiftly deleted, mayor Quinton Lucas called the tweet 'clearly inappropriate.'

'A message appeared earlier this evening from a City public account. The message was clearly inappropriate for a public account. The City has correctly apologized for the error, will review account access, and ensure nothing like it is shared in the future from public channels,' he said last week. 

Bailey called for the individuals involved in sharing the message to be 'fired and terminated immediately.' 

Meanwhile, the NFL publicly condemned Butker's comments, reiterating that his views 'are not those' of the league. 

'Harrison Butker gave a speech in his personal capacity,' Jonathan Beane, the NFL's senior vice president and chief diversity and inclusion officer, said. 'The NFL is steadfast in our commitment to inclusion, which only makes our league stronger.'