Jalen Hurts is pretty much a god in Philadelphia now. He’s the good-looking quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles, and Hurts was an important part of the Eagles’ Super Bowl victory back in February. He’s massively popular for what he does and who he is beyond football though – he’s got an all-female team (agent, manager, communications and marketing, all ladies!) and he just comes across like a really nice guy who actually cares about Philly and the American people. He’s also not down to clown with white supremacist morons. Last week, Hurts attended the Time 100 gala, and he was asked if he would join the Eagles at their White House Super Bowl reception. This was his response:
Will Jalen Hurts visit the White House next week? pic.twitter.com/a82rZwnK0a
— TIME (@TIME) April 25, 2025
LMAO. The only thing he verbalized was “um.” But his face spoke a thousand polemics against the MAGA cult. Well, Hurts gathered with his all-lady team and they came up with an official excuse for why he would not step foot in the Trump White House:
When Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts was recently asked about attending his team’s Monday visit to the White House, he didn’t have an answer. He now does.
Via Yamiche Alcindor of NBC News, Hurts will not be making the trip. Others will also be absent. The White House attributes the development to “scheduling conflicts.”
Owner Jeffrey Lurie has said that the trip is “totally optional.” Which is obvious; there’s nothing in the Collective Bargaining Agreement allowing teams to compel players to attend the Super Bowl. It remains to be seen how many players will make it, and whether any comments are made about those who chose not to attend.
Good for him and I love that they’re just keeping it vague. Honestly, Trump doesn’t even deserve a solid excuse. “I don’t want to” and “no” are perfectly reasonable explanations. Apparently, several other players skipped Monday’s trip to the White House, including: AJ Brown, DeVonta Smith, Jalen Carter, Nolan Smith, Jordan Davis, Nakob Dean, Quinyon Mitchell, Jalyx Hunt, CJ Gardner Johnson and Josh Sweat. This actually reminded me that Tom Brady avoided visiting the Trump White House during Trump’s first term, then Brady made a point of visiting the White House during the Biden years. Brady even mocked Trump and the MAGA cult during his WH visit in 2021.
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- Jalen Hurts during the TIME 100 Most Influential People in the World Gala, held at the Frederick P. Rose Hall, Home of Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City, Thursday April 24, 2025. Jennifer Graylock-Graylock.com,Image: 991965164, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: Jennifer Graylock-Graylock.com, Model Release: no, Credit line: Jennifer Graylock-Graylock.com/Avalon
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- Jalen Hurts during the TIME 100 Most Influential People in the World Gala, held at the Frederick P. Rose Hall, Home of Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City, Thursday April 24, 2025. Jennifer Graylock-Graylock.com,Image: 991983201, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: Jennifer Graylock-Graylock.com, Model Release: no, Credit line: Jennifer Graylock-Graylock.com/Avalon
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- New York City, NY – Philadelphia Eagles quarterback and Super Bowl MVP Jalen Hurts is spotted arriving at the CBS Mornings show. Pictured: Jalen Hurts BACKGRID USA 12 FEBRUARY 2025 USA: +1 310 798 9111 / usasales@backgrid.com UK: +44 208 344 2007 / uksales@backgrid.com *UK Clients – Pictures Containing Children Please Pixelate Face Prior To Publication*
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- New York City, NY – Philadelphia Eagles quarterback and Super Bowl MVP Jalen Hurts is spotted arriving at the CBS Mornings show. Pictured: Jalen Hurts BACKGRID USA 12 FEBRUARY 2025 USA: +1 310 798 9111 / usasales@backgrid.com UK: +44 208 344 2007 / uksales@backgrid.com *UK Clients – Pictures Containing Children Please Pixelate Face Prior To Publication*
Jalen is seems like such a good man. He’s so straightforward and kind I’m so proud of him and how he conducts himself. He’s also such a gorgeous man.
I mean even Tom Brady avoided going to the WH when Dumpty was in the first time and went when fellow Catholic was there! He’s a loser and those who know what he is and what he’s done even in this term have no shame.
Didn’t Tom Brady skip the visiting the Obama white house and then was interviewed with a MAGA hat showing in his locker…..
Regardless of who’s president, players have always skipped the White House visit. But obviously people definitely boycott when Trump is president.
Good for him.
So good. I hope he attends the Met Gala. Slay.
“Via Yamiche Alcindor of NBC News, Hurts will not be making the trip. Others will also be absent. The White House attributes the development to “scheduling conflicts.”
People on threads have been making jokes about what the conflict was and my favorite response was “the cable guy said he was coming to his house between 8am to 5”
Jalen has already endured a visit to a Trump white house with Alabama in 2018. I imagine that’s more than enough for anyone.
Good for him. We need more people to stay away from Trump and the White House. So I’m guessing MAGA hates him now? I don’t even want to know what they are saying.
Shout out to my Sooners Quarterback!
Good for him! He’s a talented athlete and seems to be a good person, and he doesn’t need to pander to a petty little dictator to curry for favors. I hope more athletes, celebrities, and public figures follow suit and take a stand.
He is such a class act.
Meanwhile, Saquon Barkley went golfing with the fascist dicktator. Dude, whyyyyy?
Oh no, so disappointing!!
Class act and SO hot. It’s the dimples for me. ♥
Saquon said this: “Lol some people are really upset cause I played golf and flew to the White House with the PRESIDENT. Maybe I just respect the office, not a hard concept to understand. Just golfed with Obama not too long ago…and look forward to finishing my round with Trump ! Now ya get out my mentions with all this politics and have amazing day”
Bro, if you respected the Office you would never give your time to a man who *doesn’t* respect the Office OR black athletes. Imagine casually having tee time with a fascist dictator smdh.
Lmao, less than half the team attended.
That quote from NBC Sports doesn’t make sense. It should say they can’t compel players to attend the *White House*, not the Super Bowl.
Jalen Hurts is a hero. Saquon Barkley is a zero.
Jalen Hurts is indeed a god in Philadelphia, so this was really meaningful. He’s also just a thoroughly decent man.
It was so disappointing to see Saquon not only visit the White House but hang out with Trump the day before and then fly to DC on Air Force One. But then we should have expected it — he apparently hung out with Ivanka Trump at some investors conference earlier this month.
And Saquon’s post defending himself was terrible: “lol some people are really upset cause I played golfed and flew to the White House with the PRESIDENT. Maybe I just respect the office, not a hard concept to understand. Just golfed with Obama not too long ago…and look forward to finishing my round with Trump ! Now ya get out my mentions with all this politics and have amazing day.”
Idiot.
As others have put it, in a world of Saquon Barkleys, be a Jalen Hurts.
Good for him. Trump doesn’t like Black or Brown people or women. I wouldn’t go either.