Philadelphia Eagles may boycott White House visit as a team

Several members of the Philadelphia Eagles, if not the entire team, may boycott what was supposed to be a trip to the White House.

One of the most admirable things about 2017’s version of the Philadelphia Eagles was they weren’t a team that was only capable of playing football. This team won’t just be remembered for delivering the first-ever Lombardi Trophy to ‘The City of Brotherly Love’. They’ll be remembered for their social consciousness and their contributions to society.

Now, they plan to make another statement as there are now questions as to whether or not they’ll say no to President Trump’s invitation to the White House.

This Eagles team plans to make one more statement.

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“No I’m not going to the White House. Are you kidding me?” That’s a direct quote from Eagles defensive end Chris Long. He, Eagles safety Malcolm Jenkins and wide receiver Torrey Smith have stated publicly that they won’t be in attendance when the Eagles visit our nation’s capital (customary for the Super Bowl’s winning team). In addition to that, there have been rumors that several other teammates, and possibly all of them, may join their teammates in making this bold statement.

There’s been no response by the team, however, to confirm or deny those rumors.

Long also passed on this same opportunity when the invitation was made to the New England Patriots, winners of Super Bowl LI, last season.

Here’s a tweet from Torrey Smith.

The quest continues for several members of the Eagles.

It was just September when President Trump called players who chose to demonstrate during the national anthem against racial injustice and police brutality “sons of (expletive)”.

Here’s what Torrey Smith said in response:

"We read the news just like everyone else. They call it the anthem protest. We’re not protesting the anthem. It’s a protest during the anthem. My father when he dies, is going to be buried with an American flag draped around his casket, being that he served in the army. Also, there are soldiers that have issues going on right now, and they are things that affect them. They’re things that affect my father. He understands both sides of the issue."

We’ll continue to update you as this story continues to unfold.