Pat Tillman's Mom Slams ESPYs for Giving Award to Prince Harry, ESPN Responds to Backlash

Prince Harry volition beryllium receiving the Pat Tillman Award astatine the upcoming 2024 ESPY Awards, but Pat Tillman‘s parent is not blessed astir it.

The grant is fixed to “a idiosyncratic with a beardown transportation to sports who has served others successful a mode that echoes the bequest of the erstwhile NFL subordinate and U.S. Army Ranger, Pat Tillman.”

For those who don’t know, Pat Tillman was a erstwhile NFL subordinate who enlisted successful the subject aft 9/11. He died successful 2004 astatine the property of 27 successful Afghanistan.

Harry served 10 years successful the British Armed Forces, including 2 tours of work successful Afghanistan. He went connected to go the laminitis of the palmy Invictus Games Foundation, which is an planetary level to enactment wounded, injured and sick servicemen and women – some progressive work and veterans – who are navigating some carnal and invisible injuries.

So, what did Pat‘s ma say?

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“I americium shocked arsenic to wherefore they would prime specified a arguable and divisive idiosyncratic to person the award,” Mary Tillman told Daily Mail. “There are recipients that are acold much fitting. There are individuals moving successful the seasoned assemblage that are doing tremendous things to assistance veterans. These individuals bash not person the money, resources, connections oregon privilege that Prince Harry has. I consciousness that those types of individuals should beryllium recognized.”

ESPN has reacted to the backlash.

The web said, “ESPN, with the enactment of the Tillman Foundation, is honoring Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, specifically for the enactment of The Invictus Games Foundation arsenic it celebrates its 10th twelvemonth promoting healing done the powerfulness of athletics for subject work members and veterans astir the world. While we recognize not everyone volition hold with each honorees selected for immoderate award, the Invictus Games Foundation does unthinkable work, and ESPN believes this is simply a origin worthy celebrating.”