Only two players from the Philadelphia Eagles were planning to attend the White House celebration before President Trump disinvited the whole team, according to both players and a source familiar with the arrangements.
Eagle’s center Jason Kelce said players anonymously filled out forms that indicated whether or not they wanted to travel to Washington for the celebration at the White House, the Associated Press reported.
On the form, players could indicate if they still wanted to go to Washington, D.C., and just do something else, or not travel to the nation’s capital at all and celebrate their Super Bowl win in a different way.
“It’s a little bit disappointing as a country right now that we’re so divided, I think that’s the bigger disappointment,” the all-pro center said.
Trump released a statement last week, a day ahead of the planned visit, disinviting the players, coaches, and staff to the White House.
He said instead of allowing the small delegation the Eagles football team still planned on sending, he instead would allow the fans to come to the White House and celebrate America rather than the Eagles’ Super Bowl victory.
