Surely it seems that any speculation that Philadelphia Eagles would not want to visit the president are out of the window.
There were rumors floating shortly after the birds won the Super Bowl that they would not attend the White House to celebrate the victory, but they were rejected.
President Donald Trump extended the invitation, and the team will go to 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. on April 28.
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Trump said the Eagles “deserve” being in the White House as champions. (IMAGN | AP Newsroom)
Trump said the Eagles “deserve” being in the White House as champions: they prevented Kansas City Chiefs from becoming the first team to succeed in the history of the Super Bowl with a 40-22 beating.
Trump rescinded his invitation for the Super Bowl Lii team in 2018 after some players refused to visit the White House due to Trump’s criticism to those who knelt or lifted their fists during the national anthem in protest of racial injustice and police brutality.
But this year’s team is different, and the chief coach of the Eagles, Nick Sirianni, longs for the opportunity.
The Eagles chief coach, Nick Sirianni, desires the opportunity. (Matt Slocum/Ap Photo)
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“I am really excited to go, yes. What honor. What honor to be able to go to the White House. The teams that have been able to win championships have been doing that for a long time, and I am really honored to go and really excited to go,” he said this week.
Trump, assisted to the game, predicted that the chiefs would make history, but the Eagles took an early advantage and never looked back.
“What honor to be able to go to the White House. The teams that have been able to win championships have been doing that for a long time, and I really feel honored and really excited to go,” Sirianni said. (Photo by Chris Szagola/AP)
The Florida Panthers recently visited the president to celebrate his Stanley Cup victory last summer, and the Los Angeles Dodgers will also visit next Sunday after defeating the New York Yankees in the World Series in October.
