Philadelphia Eagles Accept Trump's Invitation to Visit White House After 2025 Super Bowl Win

Mar. 15, 2025

Philadelphia Eagles; Donald Trump.Photo:Chris Graythen/Getty; CARL COURT/POOL/AFP via Getty

Chris Graythen/Getty; CARL COURT/POOL/AFP via Getty

The Philadelphia Eagles are going to the White House following their2025 Super Bowlwin.

On Monday, March 10, an official invitation was sent to the NFL champions, according to thePhiladelphia Inquirer. The outlet reported that a White House official said, “We sent the invite, and they enthusiastically accepted."

“We are working with them to determine a date and logistics," the representative added, per the outlet.CNNandUSA Todayalso confirmed the news.

The announcement came after severalconflicting reportsthat the Eagles had already declined a visit toDonald Trump’s White House.

On Monday, Feb. 24,ThePhiladelphia Inquirerreported that the team had not been formally invited to celebrate their win at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, despite a story fromThe U.S. Sunon Feb. 6 stating that the Eagles had turned down the offer three days before the Super Bowl.Outkick.com founder Clay TravisandFront Office Sportsreported the same soon after.

Jalen Hurts, 2025 Super Bowl.Jamie Squire/Getty

Jamie Squire/Getty

“White House source: the Philadelphia Eagles have not rejected a White House invite,” Travis wrote on X. “The reports that have gone viral on social media are fake news. The White House has not even sent the official invite to the Eagles yet.”

However, it would not have been the first time the team didn’t make the trip to Washington, D.C.

In 2018, the Eagles became the first NFL to be disinvited to attend the decades-old tradition — which began in 1980 — of attending the White House to meet the sitting president after a Super Bowl win.

Much like their 2025 victory, Trump was in office at the time, butwithdrew their invitationafter learning that nearly all the players were planning on boycotting the visit.

Philadelphia Eagles 2018 Super Bowl parade.Mitchell Leff/Getty

Mitchell Leff/Getty

“Congratulations to the Kansas City Chiefs,” Trump wrote.

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“What a GREAT Team, Coach, Quarterback, and virtually everything else, including those fantastic FANS, that voted for me (MAGA!) in record numbers. Likewise, congratulations to the Buffalo Bills on a tremendous season. They will do a lot of winning long into the future!!!” he continued.

United States President Donald Trump, 2025 Super Bowl.Erick W. Rasco/Sports Illustrated via Getty

Erick W. Rasco/Sports Illustrated via Getty

For the big game on Feb. 9, Trump became thefirst United States president to attend a Super Bowl.

His daughter, Ivanka Trump, 43, and her son,Theodore James Kushner, 8, were seen with him in a VIP suite at Caesar’s Superdome for the annual sporting event.

“I think you know, no matter who the president is, I know I’m excited because it’s the biggest game of my life, you know, and having the president there — it’s the best country in the world — and that’s pretty cool,” Chiefs tight endTravis Kelce saidbefore the matchup.

The Eagles defeated the Chiefs, 40-22.

source: people.com