Donald Trump welcomes the champions of the Super Bowl Philadelphia Eagles in the White House, but Qb Jalen Hurts Skips Event | NFL News
President Donald Trump welcomed the champions of Super Bowl Philadelphia Eagles to the White House on Monday, but several players – including the Jalen Hurts quarter – jumped the celebration.
The Eagles refused a visit to the White House when they won in 2018, but attended the event this year after their 40-22 victory against the Kansas City chiefs at Super Bowl Lix.
Hurts and other players cited schedule conflicts such as the reasons for their absences, according to a White House official who was not authorized to comment on publicly and spoke under the cover of anonymity.
Trump called Hurts “wonderful guy and a great player” who made “a stellar performance after another” by helping the Eagles at a regular season of 14-3 and their Super Bowl race.
“The Eagles have proven to be an incredible team, an incredible group,” said Trump.
In his first mandate, Trump invited and then canceled a celebration for the Eagles, rather launched his own brief “celebration of America” after it became clear that most players were not going to introduce themselves.
The offensive platform of the Eagles of Philadelphia, Lane Johnson, on the right, and the head coach Nick Sirianni, on the left, with President Donald Trump
Questioned by a journalist on the red carpet of the gala of Time magazine last week if he would participate in the visit of the White House, Hurts responded with an clumsy “UM” and a long silence before moving away.
The star of the Eagles, the Ballon Ball Saquon Barkley, visited Trump this weekend at the Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey, and took a tour with the president in Washington on Air Force One, then in the White House on Marine One.
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“He loved it,” said Trump about Barkley’s short flight on the presidential plane. “He’s a big young guy and an incredible football player. Saquon had a season for the ages, in front of the most powerful offensive line in the NFL.
Barkley, meanwhile, rejected criticism on social networks earlier on Monday for spending time with Trump. He noted that he had a golf course with former president Barack Obama, a democrat.
“Maybe I respect the office, not a concept that is difficult to understand,” published Barkley on X.
Barkley fled with the offensive price of the year last year after rushing for 2,005 yards, eighth best in the history of the NFL. It was his first season with the Eagles.
Trump attended the decisive victory of the Eagles Super Bowl in New Orleans on the Chiefs of Kansas City. He predicted before the match that the chiefs would win and made sumptuous praise for their quarter Patrick Mahomes.
The owner of the Eagles, Jeffrey Lurie, said about the visit: “Today, the Eagles have been honored to participate in the longtime tradition to visit the White House to celebrate our victory at the Super Bowl Lix.
“We are grateful to the hospitality that we have been extended and appreciate the opportunity to celebrate this special team alongside hundreds of fans who joined us on the South lawn.”
