Four months after winning the Super Bowl, the might finally be heading to the White House.According to , the Eagles have formally been invited to celebrate their win at a White House ceremony that would be held on June 5, exactly four months and one day after Philadelphia's 41-33 win over New England. However, before the visit can happen, there's still a
Jose Iglesias Jersey few things that need to be figured out. The biggest thing is that the Eagles have to accept the invitation, which apparently hasn't happened yet. ABC noted that details related to the time of the ceremony and the list of people who are expected to attend haven't been released yet.The attendance list is definitely the most pertinent detail right now, because there are multiple people in the Eagles organization who don't really like Donald Trump, starting at the top with owner Jeffrey Lurie.During the Owners meeting last October, Lurie took a shot a Trump in that . During the meeting a player said that owners couldn't be trusted because they side with Trump, and Lurie responded by saying that Trump's presidency has been "f---ing" disastrous. "Many of us have no interest in supporting President Trump," Lurie said. "Yes, there are some. There
Billy Hamilton Jersey are some players who do, too. But this is not where you brandish a group of people because they own a sets in a sport we love, supporting what many of us perceive as, you know, one expletive disastrous presidency."Trump's comments from October, where who decided to kneel for the anthem, didn't sit well with a lot of the players in the Eagles locker room. Remember, that was also the speech where Trump referred to protesters as "sons of b------."
Matt Harvey Jersey Eagles safety , who has been one of the more prominent voices in the NFL when it comes to protesting, has already if the team decides to go.Eagles defensive end has also said there's no way he'll be going as long as Trump is in office. " When
Tom Seaver Jersey my son grows up, and I believe the legacy of our president is ," Long said in February, via the . "I don't want him to say, 'Hey Dad, why'd you go to the White House when you knew the right thing was to not go?'"Two Eagles players who left the team in free agency this year -- and -- also likely .Of course, just because a few players don't want to go doesn't mean the Eagles won't accept the invite. The team definitely sounded interested in making the trip . "We have been in contact with White House representatives and are currently discu sing the logistics of an upcoming visit to Washington," a spokesman for the Eagles said at the time. "We are honored to receive this invitation and view this not only as an
Blank Jersey opportunity to be recognized for our on-field accomplishments, but also as an opportunity to engage in productive dialogue with the leaders of our country."One thing that could throw a wrench in the visit is the Eagles' offseason schedule. The team currently has OTAs scheduled on June 5, which is the day the White House wants the visit to happen. The team would likely have to shorten the se sion if they wanted to make the trip to DC, which is nearly two hours away by train.