Philadelphia EaglesÕ head coach Nick Sirianni, left, and offensive sort out Lane Johnson stand subsequent to President Donald Trump as he honors the Tremendous Bowl LIX champion Philadelphia Eagles at The White Home in Washington D.C., on April 28, 2025.
In contrast to the final time they received the Tremendous Bowl, the Philadelphia Eagles visited the White Home to have fun their championship.
However, nonetheless, lower than half the workforce confirmed up.
Philadelphia earned the invitation to the White Home by beating the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs in Tremendous Bowl LIX, 40-22.
It was non-compulsory for Eagles gamers and staffers to attend. Based on All Metropolis PHLY, 32 Eagles attended Monday’s ceremony with President Donald Trump. Among the many notable gamers lacking, based on media experiences, had been quarterback and Tremendous Bowl MVP Jalen Hurts — who it was confirmed by White Home officers had a “scheduling battle” — huge receivers AJ Brown and DeVonta Smith, linebacker Zach Baun, defensive ends Brandon Graham and Josh Sweat and defensive sort out Jalen Carter.
Operating again Saquon Barkley was there and golfed with Trump the day prior to this. He tried to fend off criticism on social media, posting “lol some persons are actually upset trigger I performed golfed and flew to the White Home with the PRESIDENT. Perhaps I simply respect the workplace, not a tough idea to know. Simply golfed with Obama not too way back … and sit up for ending my spherical with Trump! Now ya get out of my mentions with all this politics and have (an) wonderful day.”
Head coach Nick Sirianni and proper sort out Lane Johnson led Trump to the stage with Dom DiSandro, the workforce’s senior adviser to the final supervisor/chief safety officer/director of gameday teaching operations, talking first, adopted by security Reed Blankenship, Johnson, Sirianni and proprietor Jeffrey Lurie.
Trump praised Hurts, saying he is a “terrific man and terrific participant” and famous the “Eagles have turned out to be an unbelievable workforce, an unbelievable group.”
The Eagles had been simply the second NFL workforce to go to the White Home with Trump as president, the opposite being New England in 2017. Philadelphia received the Tremendous Bowl the following season however after the overwhelming majority of gamers indicated they would not attend, Trump rescinded the invitation to the workforce.
“Right this moment, the Eagles had been honored to take part within the long-standing custom of visiting the White Home to have fun our victory in Tremendous Bowl LIX,” Lurie stated in a press release. “We’re grateful for the hospitality we had been prolonged and admire the chance to have fun this particular workforce alongside a whole lot of followers that joined us on the South Garden.”
The workforce additionally visited Arlington Nationwide Cemetery.
“Our time in our nation’s capital served as an excellent reminder of the core values that introduced our workforce so shut collectively — sacrifice, selflessness and self-discipline,” Lurie stated.
–Area Degree Media