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Jalen Hurts stated he didn’t go to the White Home final month just because he could not.
The Philadelphia Eagles quarterback, who received the Tremendous Bowl LIX MVP in dethroning the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs, was absent from the group’s celebration in Washington, D.C., final month, warranting a lot hypothesis.
Days earlier than the occasion, Hurts was requested whether or not he deliberate on visiting, and was mum on the topic.
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Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts scrambles for additional yardage in the course of the first half of Tremendous Bowl 57 towards the Chiefs on Feb. 12, 2023. (IMAGN)
“Um,” Hurts stated earlier than wanting round. He by no means answered the query because the interviewer thanked him for his time.
Fox Information then confirmed on the time that Hurts didn’t attend resulting from “scheduling conflicts,” and he is sticking to that story.
“I wasn’t obtainable. I don’t assume that’s pertinent. Everybody who went, and was obtainable. They appeared to get pleasure from themselves,” he informed reporters on Tuesday.
Hurts didn’t give a glowing evaluation of the president’s determination to attend Tremendous Bowl LIX, which noticed Philadelphia defeat the Chiefs 40-22.
“He is welcome to do what he needs,” Hurts stated in February.
President Donald Trump and Ivanka Trump react in the course of the taking part in of the nationwide anthem in Tremendous Bowl LIX between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs at Ceasars Superdome. (Mark J. Rebilas/Imagn Photos)
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In the meantime, operating again Saquon Barkley was seen with President Donald Trump at his golf course in New Jersey the day earlier than the go to. He rode again to Washington on Air Pressure One with the president.
Hurts, although, raised eyebrows once more when he attended the Met Gala the next week.
Hurts was not the one Eagles participant to skip their White Home go to. Star extensive receivers A.J. Brown and Devonta Smith had been additionally amongst gamers not current.
When the Eagles received the Tremendous Bowl again in 2018, the group determined to not attend the White Home. Trump rescinded the invitation to host the Eagles after a number of gamers stated they might not take part within the go to due to his earlier criticisms of nationwide anthem protests.
Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts (1) celebrates after defeating the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs in Tremendous Bowl LIX at Caesars Superdome. (Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Photos)
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The Los Angeles Dodgers visited the White Home a number of weeks earlier than the Eagles did to commemorate their World Sequence title. Mookie Betts, who skipped a go to in 2019 with the Boston Crimson Sox, attended this 12 months.
Fox Information’ Ryan Gaydos and Paulina Dedaj contributed to this report.
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