was a great Father's Day article. Bryan Kehl is one of the best BYU football players to have ever gone through the program in my opnion. He will be sorely missed this year.

Bryan is a great player and a great man. The article however was about family. It captured the essence of the miracle of adoption and was one of the best I've read on the subject, bar none. As an adoptive father of three, I appreciate Brad's insight and perspective in addressing something that is often misunderstood by the masses . Thanks Brad, you reminded my how lucky I am to be a father.

Brian
Kehl is a great person on and off the field!

What a great article! Coming home late from work (12:00am)checking on my four kids making sure they are asleep and warm, writing my weekly email to my oldest son who is serving a mission in Phily and then reading this article just made my Fathers Day all the more special. By the way, all five of my kids are adopted and biracial, my wife and I are white; ages: twenty (boy), eighteen (boy), twelve (girl), four (boy) and three (girl). I to am a lucky and blessed father.

"Not the parents who made him, but the ones who made him what he is."

A classic line and a great article. Thanks for the boost!

Thanks for a great Fathers Day article Brad!

Brad, I have read a lot of your articles over the years. This is the best one yet! Thank you.

If you knew my brother, he has always had compassion for the underdog. Gary and Nancey have quite the story to tell about family and what it takes to make a difference. Good luck Bryan and way to go "Mine Bruder".

Great article about a great young man and parents to match.

Neat story. The Kehl's were blessed to have Bryan and vice versa. It's sometimes difficult to convince young single mother's that adoption is the best route. This story is a positive witness to that effect. Kehl has a terrific attitude, and BYU was fortunate to have him as a student and as an athlete.

Great article. I can tell Brian knows what incredible courage it must have taken for his birth mother to do the right thing by him. Not an easy thing to give up your own flesh. I don't think I could have. props to the Kehl family for stepping up to the plate. I'm thinking of adopting myself here this year if all goes right. good luck in the NFL kehl and GOOOOOOO COUGS!!!

"His real dad taught him the eight W's: Work Will Win When Wishy-Washy Wishing Won't."

"That's not in the parenting books because Gary Kehl made it up."

He didn't make that up... that was Thomas S. Monson.

I've always liked Brian Kehl. He's just an awesome role model. I do have to say that the article seems a little harsh on his biological father. Sure he wasn't around for his son's life, but maybe it was a tough decision for him as well and he just decided that it was better to be completely out of his son's life than to be a part-time dad. Who knows, maybe his dad is reading this article today, proud of his son but sad he couldn't have been a part of his life. Ah well, Brian, you are what BYU is about!

While I am happy for Brian Kehl's adoptive family I have to say I a lot of this article rubbed me the wrong way.

Why does the mother who put him up for adoption get all the credit in the world while the dad who put him up for adoption is assumed to be a deadbeat?

Rock knows nothing about the situation surrounding Kehl's biological father, yet some how he finds ways to throw him under the bus. Who is to say that his biological father wasn't the one who suggested they give Brian up so that he could be adopted into a family that could provide him with a better life.

Too many times in divorce/adoption stories the father is vilified and while the mother is a hero. Meanwhile these stero-types lead to men receiving unjust and unfair judgments in society and in the judicial system.

I agree 100% Tim. It doesn't seem fair does it? Utah Society and Laws are structured against men in cases such as this, divorce etc...

Not that good of a story, but for BYU fans its just another way for them to ride their victory bus. ha. Seriously, what a joke. What about all the other NFL guys from Utah Colleges who love their dads?

Excellent article. I think Kehl's biological parents would be happy to know their child was so well taken care of. No one said they were bad people, all we know is they gave him up for adoption, probably realizing they couldn't give as much as they wanted to. That shows a lot of love, and its a blessing to have two sets of parents that cared enough to do the right thing.

Some parts were great, but Rock didn't do the birth parents any justice. The birthmother placed him for adoption, she did not give him up. The birthparents acted in a selfless manner. Cannot both sets of parents be honored for their decisions? Good luck Bryan.

MEH, I agree with everything said in the comment section except yours. IF it was a U player, I'd celebrate it too. Do you always have to denigrate the Y? Come on, celebrate the humanity, the article is not about what school you attend!

Rock on - If you are going to correct or attempt to help a U fan you have to remember to use words that they will understand. Denigrate; definitely out of their range of vocabulary. My experience has shown that more than 4-letters is always a stretch.
As for other NFL players with Utah origins or ties and their "love their Dad" stories, tough to write a story using words limited to 4-letters.

Cheers for Adoption!

RE: meh

Jealousy will get you nowhere. I'm sorry you're so anti-BYU that you don't recognize a good story when you see one. Bryan Kehl is a total class act. You don't recognize this because you probably have very little of this quality in your veins. The joke is in the mirror when you get a chance to check it.