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Jalen Hurts said helium did not sojourn the White House past period simply due to the fact that helium couldn't.
The Philadelphia Eagles quarterback, who won the Super Bowl LIX MVP successful dethroning the Kansas City Chiefs, was absent from the team's solemnisation successful Washington, D.C., past month, warranting overmuch speculation.
Days earlier the event, Hurts was asked whether helium planned connected visiting, and was mum connected the subject.
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Eagles backmost Jalen Hurts scrambles for other yardage during the archetypal fractional of Super Bowl 57 against the Chiefs connected Feb. 12, 2023. (IMAGN)
"Um," Hurts said earlier looking around. He ne'er answered the question arsenic the interviewer thanked him for his time.
Fox News past confirmed astatine the clip that Hurts did not be owed to "scheduling conflicts," and he's sticking to that story.
"I wasn’t available. I don’t deliberation that’s pertinent. Everyone who went, and was available. They seemed to bask themselves," helium told reporters connected Tuesday.
Hurts didn’t springiness a glowing reappraisal of the president’s determination to be Super Bowl LIX, which saw Philadelphia decision the Chiefs 40-22.
"He's invited to bash what helium wants," Hurts said successful February.
President Donald Trump and Ivanka Trump respond during the playing of the nationalist anthem successful Super Bowl LIX betwixt the Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs astatine Ceasars Superdome. (Mark J. Rebilas/Imagn Images)
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Meanwhile, moving backmost Saquon Barkley was seen with President Donald Trump astatine his play people successful New Jersey the time earlier the visit. He rode backmost to Washington connected Air Force One with the president.
Hurts, though, raised eyebrows again erstwhile helium attended the Met Gala the pursuing week.
Hurts was not the lone Eagles subordinate to skip their White House visit. Star wide receivers A.J. Brown and Devonta Smith were besides among players not present.
When the Eagles won the Super Bowl backmost successful 2018, the squad decided not to be the White House. Trump rescinded the invitation to big the Eagles aft respective players said they would not enactment successful the sojourn due to the fact that of his erstwhile criticisms of nationalist anthem protests.
Philadelphia Eagles backmost Jalen Hurts (1) celebrates aft defeating the Kansas City Chiefs successful Super Bowl LIX astatine Caesars Superdome. (Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images)
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The Los Angeles Dodgers visited the White House respective weeks earlier the Eagles did to commemorate their World Series title. Mookie Betts, who skipped a sojourn successful 2019 with the Boston Red Sox, attended this year.
Fox News' Ryan Gaydos and Paulina Dedaj contributed to this report.
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