Three Philadelphia Eagles Players Said They Will Boycott The White House Super Bowl Visit

Three Philadelphia Eagles Players Said They Will Boycott The White House Super Bowl Visit A day after the Philadelphia Eagles defeated the New England Patriots in the Super Bowl, several members of the championship team said they will skip the celebratory White House visit with President Donald Trump. Malcolm Jenkins, Chris Long, and Torrey Smith have all said they will not attend the traditional event. President Trump has slammed NFL players for taking a knee during the national anthem - even urging team owners to fire players who do not stand. "Wouldn't you love to see one of these NFL owners, when somebody disrespects our flag, to say, 'Get that son of a bitch off the field right now - he's fired'?" Trump said in September. "They call it the anthem protest," Eagles wide receiver Smith said last week, adding that he would skip the White House visit, according to Long - who skipped the annual White House celebration last year with the Super Bowl-winning Patriots - said on the Pardon My Take podcast last week that he will not attend the celebration.