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Jalen Hurts said he did not visit the White House last month just because he couldn’t.
The Philadelphia Eagles -Quarterback, who won the Super Bowl Lix MVP in deterring Kansas City Chiefs, was absent from the team’s celebration in Washington, DC, last month, which justified a lot of speculation.
Days before the event, Hurts was asked if he was planning to visit and was a mother on the subject.
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Eagles Quarterback Jalen hurts extra yardage during the first half of the Super Bowl 57 against Chiefs on February 12, 2023. (IMagn)
“Um,” Said Hurts Before looking around. He never answered the question when the interviewer thanked him for his time.
Pakinomist then confirmed at the time that Hurts did not participate because of “planning conflicts” and he adheres to that story.
“I wasn’t available. I don’t think it’s relevant. Everyone who went, and were available. They seemed to be enjoying themselves,” he told journalists on Tuesday.
Hurts did not give a glowing review of the president’s decision to attend Super Bowl LixThere Philadelphia defeats Chiefs 40-22.
“He’s welcome to do what he wants,” Hurts said in February.
President Donald Trump and Ivanka Trump respond during the game of National Anthem in the Super Bowl Lix between Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs at Ceasar’s Superdome. (Mark J. Refilas/Imag images)
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Meanwhile, Saquon Barkley was left with President Donald Trump on his golf course in New Jersey the day before the visit. He drove back to Washington at Air Force One with the president.
However, Hurts raised his eyebrows again when he participated in Met Gala the following week.
Hurts was not the only Eagles player who jumped over their visit to the White House. Star Wide recipients AJ Brown and Devonta Smith were also among players who were not present.
When Eagles won the Super Bowl back in 2018, the team decided not to join the White House. Trump lifted the invitation to host Eagles after several players said they would not attend the visit because of his previous criticism of national anthem protests.
Philadelphia Eagles Quarterback Jalen Hurts (1) celebrates after defeating Kansas City Chiefs in the Super Bowl Lix at Caesar’s Superdome. (Mark J. Revilas-prescribed images)
Los Angeles Dodgers visited the White House several weeks before Eagles did it to commemorate their World Series title. Mookie Betts, who skipped a visit in 2019 with Boston Red Sox, participated this year.
