Eagles QB Jalen Hurts to skip White House celebration, administration official tells AP

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — Jalen Hurts is one of several Philadelphia Eagles players who are expected to skip Monday’s White House celebration to honor the Super Bowl champs, according to a White House official.

Hurts and other players cited scheduling conflicts as the reasons for their absences, according to the official who was not authorized to comment publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity to the Associated Press.

Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts holds up the Lombardi trophy as he speaks during the team’s NFL football Super Bowl 59 parade and celebration, Friday, Feb. 14, 2025.

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Asked by a reporter on the red carpet of Time magazine gala last week whether he would visit, Hurts responded with an awkward “um” and long silence before walking away.

Eagles star running back Saquon Barkley visited Trump over the weekend at the Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey, and caught a ride with the president to Washington on Air Force One.