Jalen Hurts and Terry Bradshaw (Photo via Kirby Lee/Imagn Images)
Jalen Hurts and the Philadelphia Eagles won’t be going to the White House following their Super Bowl win earlier this month.
The team rejected the opportunity to visit the President’s official residence when they won their first title in 2018, and it looks like the White House won’t be seeing an NFL team in 2025 either.
Questions surfaced after the Eagles beat the Kansas City Chiefs at Super Bowl 59 on February 9, with many wondering whether the NFC outfit would accept a White House invite. Team captain Lane Johnson revealed it would come down to a vote.
According to a report from The Sun, which cites a “well-placed insider,” discussions between the front office and the players resulted in a “massive no.”
An unnamed player also noted that just about everyone was on the same page in that regard.
“We represent a city and a state that is pushing for equal rights, respect, and values that respect every human being,” they were quoted as saying.
“We won’t forget what happened and the criticism we received for taking a stand against racism, and we won’t back down from our values of respect, integrity, and equality.”
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Jalen Hurts Is Not The Biggest Donald Trump Fan
Jalen Hurts and Donald Trump (Photos via Getty Images)
The Eagles’ gripe with President Donald Trump dates back to 2016, when he criticized the NFL players who stood with Colin Kaepernick.
While most of the players on the Super Bowl-winning Eagles team were against the visit in 2018, there were players who wanted to go and were looking forward to participating in various community events. They weren’t able to do so because Trump pulled the invitation back.
Jalen Hurts was not with the team back then, but that was clearly of little consequence.
The quarterback had previously expressed indifference when asked for his feelings on Trump attending the Super Bowl, which was in stark contrast to Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce’s thoughts on the matter, as they seemed excited to play in front of a sitting U.S. President.
VIDEO: Jalen Hurts’ Mom Was Flexing In His Gear After Returning to Her Job For the First Time Since His Super Bowl Victory
Pamela Hurts (Photo via pamela.hurts/TT)
Pamela Hurts is one proud mama, having watched her son become a Super Bowl champion and the Super Bowl LIX MVP two Sundays ago.
A teacher by profession, she returned to school this Monday on a high, flexing in the quarterback’s Eagles jersey as she strutted her stuff.
Check her out in the video below:
Something tells us she isn’t done yet.
Pamela had previously gone viral after Nick Wright of FOX Sports revealed she cornered him at a party before the Super Bowl and called him out for his criticism of the Eagles QB.
Wright said she spoke to him for well over 20 minutes, asking him what he would say after her son beat the Chiefs.
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Jalen Hurts Silenced The Doubters With Another Special Super Bowl Performance
Jalen Hurts and Patrick Mahomes (Image Credit: Getty Images)
Jalen Hurts didn’t let the opportunity to win a Super Bowl pass him by this time around. Having experienced heartbreak at the hands of Kansas City two years ago, Hurts and the Eagles left nothing to chance as they put the game out of reach by halftime.
The quarterback was named MVP after throwing for 221 yards, two touchdowns, and one interception, completing 17 of his 22 passes in the 40-22 win. He has silenced most of his critics while forcing Wright to sing a different tune.
Hurts actually put up better numbers the first time he faced the Chiefs in the Super Bowl but made a costly fumble and went on to lose, which is why he got very little credit.
Things are different this time around, because winning fixes everything.