Chiefs K Harrison Butker discusses changes he's made to stay healthy and extend his career during the offseason

Harrison Butker has been one of the best kickers in the NFL since his rookie season back in 2017.

He led the NFL in scoring in 2019 and owns the record for the longest field goal ever made (57 yards) in a Super Bowl (LVIII). Butker also owns the second-highest field goal percentage in NFL history at 88.618 percent, which is less than one percent behind all-time leader Justin Tucker.

However, Butker has had to battle through some injury woes in two of his last three seasons. In 2022 he missed four games due to an ankle injury, and in 2024 he missed four games with an injured knee, which he had to undergo a minor surgical procedure to fix.

Butker tweaked his technique when he returned late in 2024, and has continued making changes to it during the offseason. While speaking to the media following Day 7 of training camp practice on Tuesday, Butker said he will be staying more upright when he kicks in 2025.

"The biggest focus was not collapsing down onto that left knee after making contact with the ball, trying to be upright and skipping through it," Butker said. "For the most part, I think the majority, if not all my kicks, I'm staying upright. Some of them, my knee doesn't quite touch on the follow through, but it gets a little close sometimes. I think just for longevity purposes, staying upright, skipping through, and being more repeatable is only going to help me. My body has felt better. I don't feel like I have the wear and tear on it when I'm collapsing as much."