# Jared Dubin: Dubin argues the Chiefs can no longer trust Harrison Butker on long field goals and suggests their tenure in Kansas City may soon end, whether the team replaces them with Justin Tucker or another kicker.

**Claimed:** Nov 2, 2026
**Pundit:** Jared Dubin — https://missedtakes.co/pundits/jared-dubin
**Outlet:** CBS Sports — https://missedtakes.co/outlets/cbs-sports
**How it reached us:** published in writing
**Original:** https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/andy-reid-harrison-butker-decision-chiefs-broncos/

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> And that means his time with the Chiefs could soon be coming to an end, whether Kansas City turns to Tucker or somebody else.

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## The claims

- **Harrison Butker to move — “his time with the Chiefs could soon be coming to an end”**
  - Kind: Trade and Signing Calls · About: Harrison Butker
  - Verdict: not settled yet

## Who this take is about

- Harrison Butker — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/harrison-butker

## What others said about the same people

- Joshua Schulman on Harrison Butker: Schulman writes that the Chiefs will stick with Harrison Butker as their field-goal kicker for the foreseeable future, with no kicker change (to practice-squad signing Justin Tucker) coming soon. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/519c5e8d-419d-478b-95e9-21d0512fdfca (not settled)
- John Breech on Harrison Butker: Breech expects Mike Washington to keep out-snapping Ashton Jeanty in the Raiders' backfield going forward, suggests Harrison Butker may have kicked their last game for Kansas City, and picks Seattle to beat Chicago on Monday night 27-24. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/ba126267-948d-4494-a58e-cc1de90fd3dd (not settled)
- Chris Clark on Harrison Butker: Clark says Benson and Nussmeier will make the 53 (with the Chiefs keeping three QBs), Harrison Butker will remain the kicker all season, and Andrew Armstrong will be cut for lack of a return role. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/0980b588-d56b-463d-b7b1-678059726844 (not settled)

## More trade and signing calls

The same kind of call, about other players and teams.

- Chris Clark on Nikko Remigio: Clark expects the Chiefs to bring back exclusive-rights receiver Nico (Remigio) and long snapper James Winchester, to re-sign JuJu Smith-Schuster as a cheap veteran fifth receiver, and not to bring back Hollywood Brown, Josh Dobbs-type depth, Gardner Minshew, Janarius Robinson or Mike Caliendo; they also say the Chiefs will not use a franchise tag and believes Bryan Cook won't return. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/99521265-d5c0-4db1-b2a0-fe77908ea0b3 (scored 0)
- Nate Gosney on Daiyan Henley: After the Broncos rescinded the trade, Gosney expects Daiyan Henley to remain with the Chargers for the rest of the 2026 season, but believes the awkward fallout has effectively killed any chance of them signing a new contract with Los Angeles after the season. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/60272861-4ad0-4749-b36a-dcdf09b9213f (scored 0)
- Logan Lazarczyk on Kirk Cousins: Ahead of the trade deadline, they float three Raiders moves: shipping Kirk Cousins to Minnesota if the Vikings offer a second-round pick, selling Maxx Crosby to Dallas for a first-rounder plus, and acquiring Jaguars receiver Brian Thomas Jr. for a second- or third-round pick. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/d0fd408a-7dcd-4e50-ac62-6b4510a8a800 (scored 100)
- Logan Lazarczyk on Kirk Cousins: Lazarczyk expects the Raiders to be sellers before the trade deadline, suggesting Kirk Cousins could be dealt back to the Vikings and that benched interior lineman Jackson Powers-Johnson is a prime candidate to be traded somewhere. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/fda03952-2ea6-4919-8114-0ebb127478d1 (scored 100)
- Patricia Traina on J.J. McCarthy: Traina expects defensive tackle to be a top need for the Giants in next year's draft, and suggests the Giants could trade J.J. McCarthy next offseason — or keep both them and Jaxson Dart if the return isn't good enough. They also expect Dart to make a full recovery. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/b638ed13-01ca-4ea6-9384-ec7130f912c1 (scored 100)
- Michael David Smith on Keenan Allen: Smith suggests the Colts are likely to grant Josh Downs' trade request given their contract situation and their recent sell-off, and that they could also try to trade Keenan Allen. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/52d7108f-f754-44e8-9bf3-cc3336b4e5f7 (scored 100)

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