The Philadelphia Eagles accepted the invitation of President Donald Trump to the White House to celebrate his 2025 Super Bowl victory over the Kansas City bosses despite the rumors otherwise.
The owner of the Eagles team, Jeffrey Lurie, addressed the decision to go to the White House years after a dispute between the players and the president about the protests of the national anthem led Trump to terminate an invitation.
“We feel that this is a traditional tradition invited by the White House,” Lurie said on Wednesday, through Pro Football Talk.
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The general manager of Philadelphia Eagles, Howie Roseman, with the Vince Lombardi trophy, while the owner Jeffrey Lurie observes during the parade of the Super Bowl championship and the rally on February 14, 2025, in Philadelphia. (Kirby Lee/Imagn images)
“Then, there was no reluctance at all. Being held in the White House is a good thing. There were special circumstances (in 2018) that were very different, so this was an obvious choice and I hoped eagerly …
“When you grow, and listen, ‘Oh, the championship team had to go to the White House’, that’s what it is.
Lurie added that it was “totally optional” that the players attended and that the acceptance of the invitation was not political.
President Donald Trump walks from the Oval office to the Marina Board at the White House South Law on the way to Florida on March 28, 2025 in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
Tim Tebow, a wife visiting Trump, student of Florida Marco Rubio at the Oval Office
The Eagles chief coach, Nick Sirianni, took a similar tone on Tuesday.
“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 really feel honored to go and really excited to go,” he said, through Outkick.
Trump attended the Eagles dismantling the Chiefs, but did not stay throughout the game.
The Philadelphia Eagles Campo Marshal Jalen Hurts, talks to the owner of the Jeffrey Lurie team during the parade of the Super Bowl championship and the rally in Philadelphia on February 14, 2025. (Couto fall/Imagn images)
The Los Angeles and Buckeyes Dodgers of the State of Ohio are also scheduled to visit Trump.
