Eagles 'enthusiastically accepted' President Trump's White House invite after Super Bowl win, official says

The Philadelphia Eagles volition beryllium heading to the White House astatine the invitation of President Donald Trump to observe their Super Bowl LIX triumph implicit the Kansas City Chiefs past month. 

"We sent the invitation and they enthusiastically accepted. We are moving with them to find a day and logistics," a White House authoritative told Fox News Digital. 

A squad spokesperson besides confirmed to Fox News Digital that "the Philadelphia Eagles enactment has accepted an invitation to sojourn the White House and is presently moving connected scheduling a day and logistics."

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Philadelphia Eagles backmost Jalen Hurts, left, and Philadelphia Eagles caput manager Nick Sirianni observe with the Vince Lombardi Trophy aft defeating the Kansas City Chiefs successful Super Bowl LIX. (Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images)

There were questions astir whether the Eagles would judge an invitation aft not doing truthful successful 2018, but Trump told The Spectator precocious past period that the squad would beryllium visiting this clip around. 

"They’re coming here. Philadelphia is coming here," Trump told the outlet. 

Trump besides announced the invitation to the squad past month. 

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"They volition beryllium [invited]. We haven't yet, but we volition be," said Trump, who was successful the Caesars Superdome to ticker the Eagles bushed the Chiefs, 40-22. "I thought it was a large show by them. Absolutely, they'll beryllium extended an invitation. We'll bash it close away. We'll bash it immoderate clip today. They merit to beryllium down here, and we anticipation to spot them."

Eagles skipper Lane Johnson said a White House sojourn would beryllium a "team decision" aft they won the Super Bowl. 

"I’d beryllium honored to go, careless of who the president is, but we’ll see," Johnson said via Sportico’s Eric Jackson. "It’s yet a squad decision. I’ll bash what’s champion for the team."

President Donald Trump and Ivanka Trump basal for the nationalist anthem anterior to Super Bowl LIX connected February 9, 2025. (Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Roc Nation)

Johnson, who has spent each 12 of his NFL seasons with the franchise, was connected the squad erstwhile it won the organization’s first-ever Vince Lombardi Trophy successful 2018, defeating the New England Patriots. 

However, contention ensued that twelvemonth erstwhile Trump rescinded his invitation to the Eagles arsenic immoderate players said they wouldn’t sojourn the White House owed to the then-45th president’s disapproval of those who kneeled oregon raised their fists during the nationalist anthem to protestation radical injustice and constabulary brutality. 

Trump released a connection astatine the clip regarding his invitation cancellation, saying that "the 1,000 fans readying to be the lawsuit merit better."

"They disagree with their President due to the fact that helium insists that they proudly basal for the National Anthem, manus connected heart, successful grant of the large men and women of our subject and the radical of our country," Trump’s connection work 7 years ago. 

The Philadelphia Eagles assistance the Vince Lombardi Trophy aft defeating the Kansas City Chiefs successful Super Bowl LIX. (James Lang-Imagn Images)

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Seven years later, some parties are acceptable to observe a antithetic win. 

As some sides noted, clip and logistics indispensable beryllium worked retired arsenic adjacent steps to making the visit.  

Fox News' Greg Wehner and Jackson Thompson contributed to this report.

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