The Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles did not reject an invitation to the White House, according to a report.
The Eagles upset the reigning Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl 59 on Feb. 9.
The team was not formally invited to the White House to celebrate their Super Bowl 2025 win, according to a report in The Philadelphia Inquirer.
A source told the Inquirer that the team did not receive an invitation from President Donald Trump, despite reports that the Eagles would skip the visit.
The information conflicts with the U.S. Sun’s report that claimed the Eagles had already rejected a visit, even before playing in the Super Bowl.
Outkick.com founder Clay Travis wrote in a post on X on Monday: “White House source: the Philadelphia Eagles have not rejected a White House invite. The reports that have gone viral on social media are fake news. The White House has not even sent the official invite to the Eagles yet.”
Additionally, an NFL source told Front Office Sports that the team will accept the invitation — once it is extended.
The Eagles have a history of snubbing President Donald Trump. They cancelled a visit to the White House after their upset victory over the New England Patriots in Super Bowl 52.
In 2018, the NFL announced a league-wide rule against kneeling during the national anthem. Trump slammed the football players — and other athletes — for kneeling during sports events.
“The Philadelphia Eagles are unable to come to the White House with their full team to be celebrated tomorrow,” Trump said at the time in June 2018. “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 suggested that the Eagles wanted to send a “smaller delegation,” to the White House, but he declined.
“The Eagles wanted to send a smaller delegation, but the 1,000 fans planning to attend the event deserve better,” Trump said in June 2018. “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. I will be there at 3:00 p.m. with the United States Marine Band and the United States Army Chorus to celebrate America.”
Trump left Super Bowl 59 early when it was obvious that the Eagles would win over the Chiefs in a blowout on Feb. 9. Trump had picked the Chiefs to win the Super Bowl over the Eagles.
