Barkley catches ride to White House with president; Hurts reportedly will sit out visit

Saquon Barkley Going Jalen Hurts Not That seemed to be the initial scorecard as the Super Bowl champion Eagles prepared to visit the White House at p m this afternoon though it remains unclear who will and will not be in attendance for the ceremony from the rest of the company Barkley the crew s star running back was a certainty to appear after he spent Sunday playing golf with the president at his Bedminster N J golf club and then traveling to the White House aboard Air Force One According to multiple media sources the Eagles quarterback and Super Bowl MVP Hurts will not be there beside him A White House official confirms to me that Eagles quarterback JalenHurts will not be visiting the White House when the Super Bowl champions come later this afternoon The White House says Hurts and other players who can t attend had scheduling conflicts Yamiche Alcindor Yamiche April The heightened interest in White House attendance is driven by contemporary history The squad did not visit after its first Super Bowl win in during President Trump s first term and amidst the on-field protests against police brutality and systemic racism by Colin Kaepernick and other players When various prominent players revealed they planned to boycott the event the White House withdrew the invitation the day before the event The NFL Infrastructure revealed at the time that squad owner Jeffrey Lurie was still planning to send a small contingent of players when the invitation was pulled back The White House instead had a ceremony with remarks from the president on the South Lawn to a group of purported Eagles fans Last month White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt stated that a date had been set for the Eagles to visit Lurie later stated press at the NFL annual league meeting that the visit would be optional for players This is really just an invitation from the White House he mentioned That s all this is and we re not politicizing it in any way Not for us Last week Hurts gave an unclear response when urged by Time Magazine Will Jalen Hurts visit the White House next week pic twitter com a rZwnK a TIME TIME April Barkley s ride to the White House came as a Sunday surprise Wholesome Eagles star RB Saquon Barkley hung out with President Donald Trump this morning at the Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster Barkley has been spending a lot of time with the Trump family this offseason pic twitter com fvg Kivbw Dov Kleiman NFL DovKleiman April President Trump exits helicopter and walks with Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley Trump What a nice guy he is I required to race him but I decided not to do it pic twitter com RRcDFEw y Howard Mortman HowardMortman April Joining President Trump Philadelphia Eagles running back saquon Barkley brings football into White House pic twitter com hcezpeGTHL Howard Mortman HowardMortman April The running back responded to the reactions about his visit with a post on his X account this morning lol particular people are really upset cause I played golfed and flew to the White House with the PRESIDENT Maybe I just respect the office not a hard concept to understand Just golfed with Obama not too long ago and look forward to finishing my round with Trump Now ya get out my Saquon Barkley saquon April Maybe I just respect the office not a hard concept to understand Barkley wrote Just golfed with Obama not too long ago and look forward to finishing my round with Trump Now ya get out my mentions with all this politics and have amazing day SIC On Monday morning the White House lawn was lined with roughly posters showing the faces of arrested unauthorized immigrants listing charges including first-degree murder sexual abuse of a child kidnapping and rape and distribution of fentanyl underneath their photos Leavitt and the administration s Dividing line Czar Tom Homan gave a press briefing on securing the edge After hosting the Eagles the president is scheduled to sign executive orders focused on restoring law and order and securing the homeland in the Oval Office from p m according to the White House s schedule This week marks the first days of President Trump s second term in office The post Barkley catches ride to White House with president Hurts reportedly will sit out visit appeared first on Billy Penn at WHYY