The Philadelphia Eagles are set to visit the White House on Monday afternoon to celebrate their latest Super Bowl victory.
The meeting between the team and President Donald Trump comes years after a publicized rift that prevented a similar visit following their 2018 championship.
Eagles to Visit White House Today: What to Know
The Eagles will meet Trump at the White House this afternoon, around 4 p.m. ET, as the team marks its victory in Super Bowl LIX.
The Eagles won Super Bowl LIX in February, defeating the Kansas City Chiefs 40-22, with quarterback Jalen Hurts putting in a standout performance to help deliver the win.
Trump confirmed that the Eagles would receive an invite to the White House in late February, a few weeks after their win at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans.
“We haven’t yet [invited the team] but we will be,” he said during a press conference. “I thought it was a great performance by them. Absolutely they’ll be extended that invitation.”
Earlier that month, false reports suggested that the team would not be invited. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed their attendance and referenced the claims in March: “I know there was a lot of fake news about an invitation that wasn’t sent or was sent. We want to correct the record: We sent an invitation,” she said at a White House briefing. “They enthusiastically accepted, and you will see them here on April 28.”
During an annual news conference, Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie said he was open to accepting this year’s invitation from the White House, per The Athletic.
“To be celebrated at the White House is a good thing,” Lurie said. “There were special circumstances back then that were very different, and so this was kind of an obvious choice and look forward to it.”
The “back then” Lurie mentioned could be referencing the 2018 White House incident.
Some fans noted that Trump failed to immediately congratulate the Eagles on Truth Social, his social media platform, after their Super Bowl win, indicating that the president had quickly congratulated the Kansas City Chiefs on their AFC Championship earlier that season. However, after being prompted, the president was vocal about their win.
Philadelphia Eagles players celebrate with the Vince Lombardi Trophy after the Eagles won the NFL Super Bowl 59 football game against the Kansas City Chiefs on February 9 in New Orleans. Philadelphia Eagles players celebrate with the Vince Lombardi Trophy after the Eagles won the NFL Super Bowl 59 football game against the Kansas City Chiefs on February 9 in New Orleans. AP Photo/David J. Phillip
Will Jalen Hurts Attend?
Hurts is not expected to attend due to a “scheduling conflict,” White House officials told NBC News White House correspondent Yamiche Alcindor.
Hurts spoke with a reporter last week in New York City at the TIME100 Gala, which celebrates TIME magazine’s 100 most influential people of 2025.
In a now-viral video posted to X, formerly Twitter, by TIME, a reporter can be heard off-camera asking Hurts: “Are you planning on visiting the White House next week?”
“Um,” the 26-year-old replied before pausing and walking away.
Why Did the White House Cancel the Philadelphia Eagles’ Visit in 2018?
The Eagles’ 2018 Super Bowl LII win was supposed to culminate in a White House visit under then-President Trump.
However, the visit was canceled due to the team’s disagreement with the president over the national anthem. It was reported that fewer than 10 members were planning to attend.
“The Philadelphia Eagles are unable to come to the White House with their full team to be celebrated tomorrow,” Trump said at the time. “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.”
Trump had previously been vocal about NFL players kneeling during the song since former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick took a knee in 2016 in protest of police brutality and racial injustice.
In 2018, The New York Times obtained a recording of Lurie criticizing the president during a private league meeting in October that year.
“Another fact I want to throw out there: Many of us have no interest in supporting President Trump,” Lurie said, according to a recording of the meeting obtained by the Times. “Yes, there are some. There are some players who do, too.”
“But this is not where you brandish a group of people because they own assets in a sport we love, supporting what many of us perceive as, you know, one [explicative] disastrous presidency,” he said.
Lurie has traditionally leaned to the left politically. In 2015, Lurie donated $2,700 to Hillary for America, a group supporting Hillary Clinton, according to the Federal Election Committee (FEC).
Saquon Barkley Meets With Trump
Among the Eagles players attending today’s White House visit is running back Saquon Barkley, who joined the team in 2024.
Barkley responded to criticism on X after he visited the White House and played golf with Trump on Sunday, prior to the team’s visit.
“Some people are really upset cause I played golfed and flew to the White House with the PRESIDENT,” Barkley wrote in a post. “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 mentions with all this politics and have amazing day.”
