The Philadelphia Eagles do plan on visiting the White House to celebrate their second Super Bowl victory, according to multiple reports.
Both NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport and ESPN’s Adam Schefter simultaneously reported the Eagles would be ‘honored’ to visit the Trump White House.
‘It’s one of the aspects of winning they are excited about and look forward to receiving the invitation,’ Rapoport wrote on X.
DailyMail.com has reached out to Eagles spokespeople for confirmation.
There had been speculation online the team would skip a meeting with President Donald Trump, but that no longer appears to be the case. The Eagles famously did not go to Trump’s White House after winning their first Lombardi Trophy in 2018.
Responding to rumors of a potential player boycott, Trump disinvited the team from the customary White House visit amid his war with the NFL over players protesting during the national anthem.
Eagles celebrate with the Vince Lombardi Trophy after they won the NFL Super Bowl LIX
President Donald Trump, center, New Orleans Saints owner Gayle Benson, left, and Ivanka Trump, right, watch the opening ceremonies during Super Bowl LIX
‘The Philadelphia Eagles are unable to come to the White House with their full team to be celebrated tomorrow,’ read a 2018 Trump statement. ‘They disagree with their President because he insists that they proudly stand for the National Anthem, hand on heart, in honor of the great men and women of our military and the people of our country.
‘The Eagles wanted to send a smaller delegation, but the 1,000 fans planning to attend the event deserve better. These fans are still invited to the White House to be part of a different type of ceremony – one that will honor our great country, pay tribute to the heroes who fight to protect it, and loudly and proudly play the National Anthem.’
The Eagles replied with their own statement, knowing their decision was going to split their fan base.
‘It has been incredibly thrilling to celebrate our first Super Bowl Championship. Watching the entire Eagles community come together has been an inspiration. We are truly grateful for all of the support we have received and we are looking forward to continuing our preparations for the 2018 season,’ an Eagles statement at the time read.
The political calculus surrounding the NFL and the White House now appears to be a bit different. Only a handful of Eagles players remain in Philadelphia from that Super Bowl-winning team: Johnson, defensive end Brandon Graham, kicker Jake Elliott and long snapper Rick Lovato.
In fact, some Eagles players have already indicated they hoped to visit Trump in Washington following their Super Bowl LIX win over the Chiefs.
‘I’d be honored to go, regardless of who the president is, but we’ll see,’ team captain and right tackle Lane Johnson said, as quoted by Sportico. ‘It’s ultimately a team decision. I’ll do what’s best for the team.’
The President attended the Eagles’ victory over the Chiefs on Sunday in New Orleans but left the game early to fly back to his home in Palm Beach, Florida at an estimated cost of somewhere between $8million and $20 million taxpayer dollars.
DailyMail.com has reached out to White House spokespeople to see if Trump plans on inviting the Eagles to the White House.
