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Philadelphia Eagles Players Say They’ll Skip White House Visit After Super Bowl Win

HeadlineFeb 06, 2018

And a number of NFL players on the Philadelphia Eagles say they won’t visit the White House for the traditional Super Bowl victory celebration. Among the players boycotting the visit as a protest against President Trump are Malcolm Jenkins and Torrey Smith, as well as Chris Long, who also refused to visit the White House last year, when he played for the New England Patriots, who won the Super Bowl then.

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