US President Donald Trump received the Football professionals of the Philadelphia Eagles in the White House. A player was missing.
Trump congratulated the team on the triumph in the Super Bowl in early February. At that time, the Eagles had won the Super Bowl with a 40:22 against the Kansas City Chiefs. Quarterback Jalen Hurts was not there in the White House, the star of the team had not traveled to the capital.
Last week, Hurts had answered with a long silence at a gala of the “Time Magazine” when asked whether he would take part in the visit.
Nevertheless, the president praised the playmaker as “Great guys and great players”. According to media reports, officials from the government stated a “schedule” as the reason for staying away from the quarterback.
Barkley played a round of golf with Trump
Saquon Barkley, one of the decisive figures of the Eagles on the way to the NFL title, was there. After a round golf with Trump and a flight in the Air Force One towards Washington. “He is a great young guy and an incredible football player”said Trump, “We loved being together.” Of course, the criticism was not long in coming, Barkley was forced to justify.
“Some people are really angry because I played Golf with the President and flew into the White House. Maybe I’m just respecting the office, it is not difficult to understand”wrote the running back at X. “I only recently played with (the former president, d.Red.) Obama Golf.”
In 2018, the Eagles had dispensed with a visit to the White House
After the Super Bowl triumph 2018, there was great excitement about the planned visit to the Eagles in the White House. Only a few professionals wanted to come, Trump canceled the reception the day before the appointment. At that time, some Eagles players were the focus of a movement against social injustice.
“Thank you, Mr. President that you invited us here”said head coach Nick Sirianni on Monday. Jeffrey Lurie, CEO of the franchise, justified the decision for the visit as follows: “We simply had the feeling that the invitation from the White House was a time -honored tradition. Therefore there were no reservations. It is a nice thing to be celebrated in the White House. The circumstances were very different at the time.”