Ever since it was announced that the Philadelphia Eagles would visit the White House in April, there has been much speculation over which members of the Super Bowl championship team will attend the ceremony, scheduled for Monday afternoon.
We gained some clarity over the weekend: While Eagles running back Saquon Barkley not only attended but also flew on Air Force One with President Trump on Sunday, the Super Bowl MVP, Jalen Hurts, will not be at the White House.
As reported by Yamiche Alcindor of NBC News, Hurts “will not be visiting the White House,” with he and other players who won’t be there citing “scheduling conflicts.”
A White House official confirms to me that @Eagles quarterback @JalenHurts will not be visiting the White House when the Super Bowl champions come later this afternoon. The White House says Hurts and other players who can’t attend had “scheduling conflicts.”
— Yamiche Alcindor (@Yamiche) April 28, 2025
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Hurts hasn’t spoken much about politics throughout his career, and when asked at a Time Magazine gala last week if he planned to participate in the White House visit, he declined to comment.
Barkley, for his part, denied that his visit with Trump, with whom he also shared a round-up of golf, had anything to do with political allegiances. The running back noted on X that, last fall, he golfed with former President Barack Obama, a round on which Hurts and Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie joined him, although Hurts, who is contractually forbidden from golfing, merely walked the course with the rest of the foursome.
lol some people are really upset cause I played golfed and flew to the White House with the PRESIDENT. Maybe I just respect the office, not a hard concept to understand. Just golfed with Obama not too long ago…and look forward to finishing my round with Trump ! Now ya get out my…
— Saquon Barkley (@saquon) April 28, 2025
No other news has surfaced regarding which Eagles players and personnel will or will not be attending.
In other presidential football news, the Washington Commanders announced Monday that they have reached a deal to return to the District of Columbia, under which they will build a new stadium on the site of RFK Stadium, where they formerly played. Trump had stated last week that he prefers the Commanders’ former name, but the team has made it clear that they plan to stick with “Commanders.”
Dont expect any name change with the new stadium. Commanders official says “the Commander name is where we are.”
— JP Finlay (@JPFinlayNBCS) April 28, 2025
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