The widow of ‘American Sniper’ Chris Kyle, Taya Kyle, published an open letter to the NFL regarding their divisive and disrespectful protests of the national anthem, saying the league had “lost” her.
Kyle led off her letter by describing all of the things that had previously made the league so great, so inspiring to many Americans or fans around the world.
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“It was simple,” she wrote. “We loved you and you loved us – with all of our races, religions, different backgrounds and politics.”
She described the love of the game as “simplicity in a crazy world,” adding that it “was pretty awesome.”
Taya Kyle, wife of ‘American Sniper’ Chris Kyle shares powerful message via Facebook to @NFL pic.twitter.com/l3yPhTsYUz
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But, just as the league has begun losing many, many fans over the decision of players, coaches, and even owners to disrespect the anthem, the flag, the police, and military members, they have lost Kyle.
“You are asking us to abandon what we loved about togetherness and make choices of division,” Kyle wrote.
“You, dear NFL, have taken that. You have lost me here.”
The ‘American Sniper’ widow then challenged the NFL to come together and build bridges to make a change rather than to kneel or stand in silent protest.
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“If you ever want to get off your knees and get to work on building bridges, let me know,” she challenges. “I have found screaming about the problems in service marriages or even standing in silence in front of them, hasn’t healed even one of them.”
Kyle cites her work at the Chris Kyle Frog Foundation, an organization developed to honor the life and legacy of service of her husband and seeks to “Honor God, Country, and Families Who Serve by providing experiences that strengthen military and first responder marriages and families.”
From Taya Kyle (Chris Kyle’s wife) talking about the nfl players kneeling pic.twitter.com/41YzSWWmta
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“Volunteering there outside of my paying jobs — has proven to make real change,” Kyle explains.
“You have a lot of strong guys, I am sure in the off season a lot of them could build some pretty big bridges if they care enough to do the hard work,” she said, but “that would involve getting off their knees and getting to work.”
“If I can do it while I raise two kids as their only parent and work through the greatest pain of my life, let’s see if they can do it for the issues they say they care so much about.”
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Indeed, the time for kneeling, throwing up fists, and talking divisive rhetoric is open. If you want real change NFL players, go out in your community and actually do something instead of grandstanding for attention.
Well said, Ms. Kyle.
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God Bless the KYLE family. He died a WARRIOR and a SUPER HERO! His beautiful wife is just more of the same!!!!!!!
The CHANTING is soooooo LOUD and it goes like this:
“NO FANS LEFT,NO FANS LEFT”!!!!!
Great letter Kyle & certainly nicer than the NFL deserved. It’s such a shame that Obama didn’t carry on the legacy of Martin Luther King instead of dividing this country completely with his & Michelle’s constant talk of race. We wouldn’t be where we’re at today if he had done that & if he had the common decency to support Trump’s presidency instead of starting his OFA organization along with Soros & Hillary to tear down Trump & incite a race war. Disgusting legacy Obozo!
100% American woman !!
You all didn’t really think that Chris Kyle was the strong one in that family, did you?
Yes, well said. God bless you!
Over paid, self centered “athletes”, does anyone know what they are protesting?? They are demonstrating their disrespect for the greatest nation on earth and it’s flag. They are dis-honoring the men and women who have given their lives so they can act like children. Their actions are hurtful to the men and women who have been injured physically, emotionally and spiritually and are living with their pain. Perhaps they should define their perceived grievance and move out of the muck and into a solution starting with being an example by giving back to their communities and actually contributing to society even with its shortcomings. We need to go after the sponsors, cut off the revenue and see what happens.
Watch “Communism by the Backdoor” By Dennis Wise on Youtube. See how we have been lied to all of this time.
She’s right on the money. We’re a family that’ll forgo ANY interest we’ve had with ANY professional sport that denigrates this nation in the manner ‘hosted’ by these overpaid brats.
…and I hope our example is followed by enough folks to convince these “knee folks” that they’re providing a miserable example for our great nation.