The Gateway Pundit reported that ESPN is planning to award Prince Harry the Pat Tillman Award for Service on the upcoming ESPYs award ceremony.
Tillman, who performed for 4 seasons within the NFL, felt compelled to serve our nation and stepped away from his promising soccer profession to enlist within the U.S. Military following the September eleventh terrorist assaults.
Tillman was sadly killed in fight in 2004 throughout a pleasant fireplace incident whereas on a fight mission in Afghanistan at solely 27 years outdated.
On Friday, former NFL punter and present ESPN analyst Pat McAfee blasted the community saying that ESPN is making an attempt to “piss individuals off.”
There are many folks that award might’ve went to! Goes to indicate you cash talks. Going to offer it to a traitorous prince that has actually performed nothing. pic.twitter.com/9RyZmQ0B8w
— Sabirah Lohn (@SabirahLohn) June 28, 2024
Pat Tillman’s mom, Mary Tillman, additionally weighed in on the questionable choice and stated the sports activities community by no means even consulted her about giving the Duke of Sussex the award honoring her son.
Mary told The Daily Mail, “I’m shocked as to why they would choose such a controversial and divisive particular person to obtain the award.”
‘There are recipients which are way more becoming. There are people working within the veteran group which are doing large issues to help veterans.
‘These people should not have the cash, sources, connections or privilege that Prince Harry has. I really feel that these sorts of people ought to be recognised.’
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ESPN stated Harry was being honoured for his ‘tireless work in making a constructive impression for the veteran group by means of the facility of sport’ together with his Invictus Video games.
However the choice to honour him has led to a backlash. A petition yesterday demanded ESPN to suppose once more, claiming Harry had been ‘concerned in controversies that decision into query his suitability to obtain an honour of this magnitude’.