People upset by Pat Tillman and Brittney Griner news

As a result of her frequent appearances in the news following a drug

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conviction and a shocking nine-year prison sentence in a Russian penal colony

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before she was eventually released as part of a highly contentious prisoner swap,

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WNBA star Brittney Griner was named "Arizonan of the Year" by the Arizona Republic last week.

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Given that the US failed to repatriate former Marine Paul Whelan,

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who was also detained in Russia, not everyone has been in favour of the

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attention Griner has received. And just recently,

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it was made public that Griner's Arizonan of the Year Award was the same

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one given to the renowned Pat Tillman, a former player for the

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Arizona Cardinals who sadly perished in the line of duty after

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giving up his NFL dreams to enlist in the American Army.

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Some people were not pleased with this information.

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