Eagles would be ‘honored’ to visit White House as they await invite

Eagles would be ‘honored’ to visit White House as they await invite

The Eagles’ Super Bowl 2025 celebration may include the White House after all.

Reports surfaced over the weekend that the team would skip a visit to D.C. to be feted by President Trump, but they were seemingly premature.

According to numerous NFL insiders on Monday, the team would love to go to the White House, as is tradition for professional North American sports league champions.

Eagles players stand by the Lombardi trophy during the team's NFL football Super Bowl 59 parade and celebration, Friday, Feb. 14, 2025
Eagles players stand by the Lombardi trophy during the team’s NFL football Super Bowl 59 parade and celebration, Friday, Feb. 14, 2025. AP

The invites, however, “haven’t even gone out,” a White House official told The Post.

“We would be honored to visit the White House,” a source told Sports Illustrated’s Albert Breer on Monday. “It’s one of the things we had looked forward to doing and we look forward to receiving the invitation.”

When the Eagles won in 2018, several players opted not to attend, citing Trump’s comments about players who protested during the national anthem.

Despite planning to send a contingency of players and personnel, the White House rescinded the invitation the night before the visit was scheduled.

While individual players will be allowed to make their own decisions once again, the Eagles will be making the trek to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.

President Donald Trump is presented with a jersey by players of the NHL 2024 Stanley Cup Champions Florida Panthers, captain Aleksander Barkov (L) and forward Matthew Tkachuk
President Donald Trump is presented with a jersey by players of the NHL 2024 Stanley Cup Champions Florida Panthers, captain Aleksander Barkov (L) and forward Matthew Tkachuk. AFP via Getty Images

Doing so would return the favor paid forward by Trump, who became the first sitting president to attend the Super Bowl, though he left at halftime with Philadelphia leading 24-0 en route to its 40-22 win.

Only four players from the 2018 Super Bowl team remain on the Eagles roster: kicker Jake Elliott, defensive end Brandon Graham, tackle Lane Johnson and long-snapper Rick Lovato.

The Florida Panthers, the 2024 Stanley Cup champions, became the first team to visit the White House in Trump’s second term as President on Feb. 3.

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