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milestogo

(20,426 posts) Tue Apr 29, 2025, 10:48 AM Tuesday

Hurts among Eagles players to skip White House visit

Jalen Hurts and several Philadelphia Eagles team-mates players skipped a reception with US President Donald Trump at the White House to celebrate their Super Bowl victory. Star quarterback Hurts, 26, and other players had "scheduling conflicts", a White House official said.

The invitation was optional for players to attend, and less than half the team showed up on Monday. Philadelphia beat the the Kansas City Chiefs 40-22 in New Orleans in February. Despite Hurts' absence, Trump praised the Super Bowl's Most Valuable Player as a "terrific guy and terrific player".

"[The] Eagles have turned out to be an incredible team, an incredible group," he added.

American broadcaster NBC reported other players who did not attend included AJ Brown, DeVonta Smith, Jalen Carter, Jordan Davis and Brandon Graham.

https://www.bbc.com/sport/american-football/articles/c4grykz1pj4o

Good for Jalen Hurts and the others who declined.

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Hurts among Eagles players to skip White House visit (Original Post) milestogo Tuesday OP

Probably afraid they would catch the "cooties"... walkingman Tuesday #1

In the words of John Mellancamp: True Dough Tuesday #2

I knew I liked that guy. Good team player, great quarterback. Smart. Walleye Tuesday #3

walkingman

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1. Probably afraid they would catch the "cooties"...

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Tue Apr 29, 2025, 10:51 AM

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True Dough

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2. In the words of John Mellancamp:

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Tue Apr 29, 2025, 10:56 AM

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"Hurts So Good"!

Walleye

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3. I knew I liked that guy. Good team player, great quarterback. Smart.

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Tue Apr 29, 2025, 11:18 AM

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Nobody wants to have their picture taken with Trump anymore. It will haunt them the rest of their lives. Trump probably didn’t even know the guy wasn’t there because his aides wouldn’t tell him.

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