Feb 9, 2025; New Orleans, LA, USA; Philadelphia Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie hoists the Vince Lombardi Trophy after defeating the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LIX at Ceasars Superdome. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images
The Philadelphia Eagles have received a wave of praise and criticism over whether they may or may not visit Donald Trump at the White House.
The U.S. Sun kicked off this entire issue by publishing an article asserting that the Eagles would not be accepting a potential White House invitation following their win in Super Bowl LIX, citing “a well-placed insider” calling it a “massive no.”
It turns out they were wrong.
It turns out that the report about the Philadelphia Eagles was initially published days before the Super Bowl was set to be played.
Adam Schefter of ESPN made it clear through his sources that the Eagles will indeed visit the White House this offseason as they look forward “to receiving its invitation.”
An Eagles source allegedly told the US Sun earlier this month that the team plans to snub an invitation to the White House.
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Clay Travis, founder of the sports news site Outkick, cited a White House source on Monday that the Eagles did not reject an invite.
It’s becoming rather clear that the Eagles will be at the White House for the first time in team history.
The 2018 team rejected the offer as Trump was also in office back then.
Megyn Kelly Jumped The Gun And Blasted The Philadelphia Eagles Over Trump Decision
Philadelphia Eagles (Photo via Geoff Burke/Imagn Images)
Megyn Kelly was one of many millions of people rooting for the Philadelphia Eagles to beat the Kansas City Chiefs during the most recent Super Bowl, but a report stating that the team would skip the traditional White House visit infuriated her.
On Sunday, Kelly reacted to a post that said the Eagles declined an invitation to the White House to meet President Trump.
“Wish I had known this before the Super Bowl. I wouldn’t have wasted my time rooting for them. Eagles fan? Your team sucks,” a fan said.
Kelly responded, “SAME. GO F YOURSELVES EAGLES.”
The SiriusXM host of “The Megyn Kelly Show” said she backed the team because her husband “is a fan,” which was why she “got onboard.”
“But F this BS,” Kelly added.
Kelly has not responded to the news that the invite never went out and that the team said they would visit Trump.
REPORT: One NFL Team Has Submitted Official Proposal To Ban The “Tush Push” But Don’t Want The Eagles To Know Who They Are
Philadelphia Eagles’ “Tush Push” (Photo via Mark J. Rebilas/Imagn Images)
The “Tush Push,” “Brotherly Shove,” or whatever else you call the Philadelphia Eagles’ version of the quarterback sneak, is not loved outside of Philly.
The play, which is virtually unstoppable in short-yardage situations, gives the reigning Super Bowl champions an edge over the rest of the NFL, as it leaves them with more margin for error than every other team.
The rest of the league has been trying to figure out how to stop it for three seasons and it appears that they’ve conceded that the only way to effectively challenge the “Tush Push” is to have it banned.
According to NFL.com’s Judy Battista, one team has submitted an official proposal to have the play banned, but they haven’t been identified.
“There is a proposal from an unnamed team to ban the Tush Push, Troy Vincent said,” Battista reported on Monday. “We’ll see where it goes.”
The “Tush Push” Might Not Survive The Next Round of Offseason Meetings
Roger Goodell and Nick Sirianni (Photo by Kirby Lee/Imagn Images)
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While the Eagles’ sneak is hated around the NFL because it’s nearly impossible to stop, there are also concerns about player safety.
Even Jason Kelce, who was at the center of it all (literally) during the final two seasons of his career, recently admitted he hated it, given the toll it took on his body.
The former Eagles offensive lineman retired after the 2023 season, and there were fears that the play would not be as effective, but Philly hardly missed the center in that regard and went all the way without him last season.
Pressure is now mounting on the NFL to ban the “Tush Push” following the team’s successful campaign in 2024. But we’ll just have to wait and see what happens.
Pleas have fallen on deaf ears in previous years; however, Commissioner Roger Goodell did indicate that he was waiting to hear how people felt about it in upcoming meetings after opting to keep the play around after calls to outlaw it in 2023.
