Hurts Among Eagles Players To Skip White House Visit

Jalen Hurts and respective Philadelphia Eagles team-mates players skipped a reception pinch US President Donald Trump astatine nan White House to observe their Super Bowl victory.

Star backmost Hurts, 26, and different players had "scheduling conflicts", a White House charismatic said.

The invitation was optional for players to attend, and little than half nan squad showed up connected Monday.

Philadelphia hit nan the Kansas City Chiefs 40-22 successful New Orleans successful February.

Despite Hurts' absence, Trump praised nan Super Bowl's Most Valuable Player arsenic a "terrific feline and terrific player".

"[The] Eagles person turned retired to beryllium an unthinkable team, an unthinkable group," he added.

American broadcaster NBC reported different players who did not be included AJ Brown, DeVonta Smith, Jalen Carter, Jordan Davis and Brandon Graham.

In 2018, pursuing their first Super Bowl victory, Philadelphia's White House sojourn was cancelled aft astir players decided to enactment away.

A nan time, location was still ongoing statement surrounding nan kneeling protests which began successful 2016, though nan squad ne'er confirmed this was nan logic for their absence.

Trump, serving his first word arsenic president astatine nan time. was highly critical, external of players who took nan knee during nan nationalist anthem, truthful he alternatively invited a group of Eagles fans to attend.

Sports teams visiting nan White House aft winning a title is simply a contented that dates backmost to nan 19th Century, but successful nan past decades immoderate person utilized it to make a statement.

Golden State Warriors were disinvited by Trump pursuing their NBA title triumph successful 2017, aft two-time MVP Stephen Curry said he did not want to go.

The Warriors were not invited erstwhile they won their 3rd title successful 4 seasons a twelvemonth later.