Eagles running back Saquon Barkley backs away from star-studded Trump sports council

Published August 4, 2025 6:08pm ET



Philadelphia Eagles star running back Saquon Barkley announced Monday that he declined President Donald Trump’s invitation to serve on the President’s Council on Sports, Fitness, and Nutrition. 

Trump announced the revitalized council last Thursday as part of an executive order that also reinstated the Presidential Fitness Test. 

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