Eagles' celebration at Trump White House a 'good thing,' team owner says

The Philadelphia Eagles accepted President Donald Trump’s invitation to the White House to observe their 2025 Super Bowl triumph implicit the Kansas City Chiefs contempt rumors to the contrary.

Eagles squad proprietor Jeffrey Lurie addressed the determination to spell to the White House years aft a feud betwixt players and the president implicit nationalist anthem protests led to Trump rescinding an invite.

"We conscionable felt this is simply a time-honored contented being invited by the White House," Lurie said Wednesday, via Pro Football Talk. 

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Philadelphia Eagles wide manager Howie Roseman with the Vince Lombardi Trophy arsenic proprietor Jeffrey Lurie looks connected during the Super Bowl title parade and rally Feb. 14, 2025, successful Philadelphia. (Kirby Lee/Imagn Images)

"So, determination was nary reticence whatsoever. To beryllium celebrated astatine the White House is simply a bully thing. There were peculiar circumstances (in 2018) that were precise different, and truthful this was benignant of an evident prime and look guardant to it. …

"When you turn up, and you perceive about, ‘Oh, the title squad got to spell to the White House,’ that’s what this is. And, so, we didn’t person that accidental and present we do. I deliberation we’re each looking guardant to it."

Lurie added that it was "totally optional" for the players to be and that the acceptance of the invitation was successful nary mode political.

President Donald Trump walks from the Oval Office to committee Marine One connected the South Lawn of the White House en way to Florida March 28, 2025, successful Washington.  (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

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Eagles caput manager Nick Sirianni took a akin code Tuesday.

"I'm truly excited to go, yeah. What an honor. What an grant to beryllium capable to spell to the White House. Teams that person been capable to triumph championships person been doing that for a agelong time, and I'm truly honored to spell and truly excited to go," helium said, via OutKick.

Trump was successful attendance to ticker the Eagles dismantle the Chiefs, but helium didn’t enactment for the full game.

Philadelphia Eagles backmost Jalen Hurts speaks to squad proprietor Jeffrey Lurie during the Super Bowl title parade and rally successful Philadelphia Feb. 14, 2025. (Caean Couto/Imagn Images)

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The Los Angeles Dodgers and Ohio State Buckeyes are besides scheduled to sojourn Trump.

Fox News’ Ryan Morik contributed to this report.

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