Here is the letter PETA sent Patriots’ Will Campbell about ‘cat kicking’ comments

Key Highlights

• After a brief pause and a rephrased question about what bothers him most, the former LSU standout gave a blunt answer.“Cats,” Campbell said. He then recounted a high school incident in which he said a cat jumped out from under a bed and attacked him while he was in a dark room at a friend’s house.“I just hear a screech, and a cat jumped out from under this bed onto my leg,” Campbell said.
• “I booted that thing.”AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementWhen asked if he would apologize to the cat, Campbell doubled down.
• He admitted to kicking the feline.
• “No, it needs to apologize for biting my damn leg,” he said. The viral moment shared ahead of Super Bowl 60 was widely circulated and prompted a response from PETA, which wrote directly to Campbell urging him to reconsider how such stories are framed.
• For context, below is the entire letter provided to Sporting News. To: Will CampbellSubject: A friendly message from PETAHi Will,We’re reaching out about a comment you made about kicking a cat back when you were in high school.