Travis Kelce finally broke his silence about Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker amid a backlash against his teammate over his commencement speech.

During the Kelce brothers’ “New Heights” podcast on Friday, Travis defended Butker, calling him a “great person” and more amid attacks from the Left over Butker’s speech to the graduates at Benedictine College — when he praised his wife for being a “homemaker,” called out President Joe Biden’s support for abortion, and criticized LGBT “Pride month.”

“I have known him for seven plus, eight plus years,” the Chief’s player said. “I cherish him as a teammate. I think Pat [Mahomes] said it best where he [Butker] is every bit of a great person and a great teammate. He’s treated friends and family that I’ve introduced to him with nothing but respect and kindness.”

“That’s how he treats everyone,” he added. “When it comes down to his views and what he said at Saint Benedict’s commencement speech, those are his. I can’t say I agree with the majority of it or just about any of it outside of just him loving his family and his kids. And I don’t think that I should judge him by his views, especially his religious views, of how to go about life, that’s just not who I am.”

“I grew up in a beautiful upbringing of different social classes, different religions, different races and ethnicities in Cleveland Heights. … It showed me a broad spectrum, just a broad view of a lot of different walks of life,” Kelce continued. “And I appreciated every single one of those people for different reasons, and I never once had to feel like I needed to judge them based off of their beliefs.”

Kelce opened up about the home he grew up in, praising his mother and father for both being “homemakers and providers.” He said they were “unbelievable at being present every single day of my life. That was a beautiful upbringing for me.”

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Jason added that it was “a commencement speech at a Catholic university, and, shocker, it ended up being a very religious and Catholic speech.”

Travis’ comments were similar to what Chief’s head coach Andy Reid and KC QB Patrick Mahomes said during a press conference when the two answered questions about the off-field distractions surrounding Butker’s speech.

“We’re a microcosm of life here,” Reid said. “Everybody is from different areas, different religions, different races. And so we all get along, we all respect each other’s opinions. And not necessarily do we go by those, but we respect everybody to have a voice. It’s the great thing about America, man. And we’re just … a microcosm of that. My wish is that everybody could follow that.”

When Mahomes took the mic, he echoed a similar sentiment and said he’s known Butker for seven years, and he chooses to judge the placekicker by the character that he “shows every single day, and that’s a good person.”

Drew Barrymore said no matter how many times her kids have asked, she refuses to give her two young daughters cell phones and “access to everything.”

Speaking at the taping of “The Drew Barrymore Show,” the 49-year-old actress and talk show host spoke to her audience about the challenges of parenting kids in a time when everyone has cell phones, including kids.

“I am struggling. I have a ten- and an eleven-year-old daughter,” Barrymore said in the clip posted by the show on Instagram. “Most parents are dealing with it. A lot of parents are giving their kids phones at very young ages.”

“And it’s just access to everything,” she added. “It’s really tough. I’m like very overwhelmed. But I’m not going to give up. I’m going to give in. I haven’t let my kids have phones yet.”

The Hollywood star talked about how amazing it is to have “wanted so badly” for her kids to love her and their environment, but she’s willing to risk it to keep them safe.

“None of us want our children to resent us and we don’t want to be their enemy,” Barrymore explained. “It is such a hard choice to say, ‘I don’t care if you hate me for this. I don’t care if you are mad at me for this. I know that I’m doing the right thing by you. And I accept your anger.’”

The comments drew loud applause from her audience members.

“Nobody wants their kids to be angry with them,” she added. “It’s not a great feeling. But I know that this is what’s best for them. And I’ve got to stick with it. I have to find the courage every day to not give in.”

The “50 First Dates” star said if you are a parent who has given up and let your kids have cellphones, she understands and said there is “no right or wrong,” calling it a hard thing to navigate.

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Barrymore previously opened up about raising her kids in the public eye and got emotional about the challenge, calling it something they “didn’t sign up for.”

“When I had my kids, I was like … that changed everything,” Barrymore explained on a past show. “Don’t f*** with my kids. This is not okay. They didn’t sign up for this. It’s so hard.”

The host then really broke down and started crying as guest Pamela Anderson tried to comfort her, agreeing that it was “hard” to have your kids be in a spotlight they never asked for.

The “Charlie’s Angels” star married art advisor Will Kopelman in 2012 and welcomed one daughter that year and another in 2014. In 2016, the couple announced their separation, and their divorce was official later that year.