In 2014 Bradley Cooper starred in this film as he portrayed Navy SEAL Chris Kyle.

In February of 2013 Kyle and his neighbor Chad Littlefield were gunned down at a Texas gun range by former Marine Eddie Ray Routh who was recovering from post traumatic stress disorder.

Kyle’s wife, Taya Kyle is described on one online bio as “a bold advocate for women and families and a passionate voice for faith, strength and American ideals.”

Today Kyle sent a scathing column about the current pro football controversy in the form of a letter directed at the NFL. She challenged players to “build bridges.”

That would involve getting off their knees and getting to work though. 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…

Read the entire column here.