Posted on 02/06/2018 12:28:35 PM PST by SeekAndFind
I suppose this was inevitable because it’s 2018 and everything has to be terrible. It looks as if the Philadelphia Eagles playbook has been expanded to include more than screen passes and flea flickers.
Step 1: Win Super Bowl for first time in franchise history.
Step 2: Watch as fans set fire to city, loot department stores and tear down street lights.
Step 3: Turn victory into political statement so some players can be part of the #RESIST movement.
Time Magazine reports that a number of players didn’t waste any time on celebrating or planning for the next season before they took aim at Donald Trump, proclaiming that they would not be participating in any sort of official White House visit welcoming the victors.
The Philadelphia Eagles are still basking in the glory of the franchise’s first Super Bowl title, but some players already have their minds made up on the White House visit that traditionally follows.
A day after defeating the New England Patriots, Eagles safety Malcolm Jenkins told CNN that he won’t be making the trip to Washington, D.C. to visit President Donald Trump.
“Nah, I personally do not anticipate attending,” Jenkins, who raised his fist during the National Anthem this past season, said Monday on New Day.
Jenkins is not alone in that decision. Defensive end Chris Long also plays (sic) to boycott the White House visit, just as he did last year when he won the Super Bowl with the Patriots.
Long went on to add, “are you kidding me?” when asked about his plans.
Torrey Smith, one of Colin Kaepernick’s biggest supporters, made a point of explaining how “well informed” the players are and how they all follow the news. He apparently follows the President on Twitter (or at least claims to) and referenced Trump’s social media use when making it clear that he has no intention of going to Washington to meet with him.
Here’s one question which doesn’t seem to be settled yet. Has Trump actually invited them? I realize that it’s traditional to do so, but if we’ve learned one thing about this president over the past year it’s that he’s not one to let a little thing like tradition stand in his way. If too many of the players are declaring up front that they will boycott the event, turning it into an opportunity for the media to point out how sparsely attended it is, do you really think Trump would hesitate before simply deciding to not extend the invitation and scheduling something different for that day?
If I can offer a nickel’s worth of free advice to the White House, it might be time to switch up the protocol a bit. There’s no need to “cancel” something which isn’t already scheduled because the optics of that aren’t optimal either. What they could do instead is have a liaison let the Eagles owner know that they can request a White House visit if they wish and submit a list of names of players who would be coming. You know… for security reasons. If a sufficient number are interested in participating, the request could be granted. If not, better luck next year.
Then, if they do ask to come and some of the players bail out to grab another fifteen minutes of fame with the media, the White House can simply express their “disappointment” that the players didn’t honor their commitment. It’s still not ideal, but it would be better than an engraved invitation to have a bunch of millionaire ballplayers turn what should have been a great honor into a cheap political stunt. If they want to protest, that’s fine. Let them do it outside.
You’re kidding yourself.....no they wouldn’t
Only the Eagles with show up, and the mawkingbirds will stay home.
How easy was that!!!
Tell them that they, too, would get TWO scoops of ice cream.
Trump should only invite the members that want to come, anybody saying they won’t come ... no invitation.
Trump should invite a great big group of veterans to the White House, then ask them how they liked the Superbowl, then have them answer, “We didn’t watch it”.
GOOD
F*** them!
Brady.
Silliness. Trump should simply not bother to invite them at all, let them go to Cancun or whatever else they want to do. No announcement, no statement.
Just ignore them and no one will notice the difference. If next year’s champions show better manners, they can be invited, and then maybe someone will realize—hey—the A-holes from Philly were never invited at all!
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THIS ALL DAY LONG!!! POTUS, IF YOU’RE READING THIS (yea I know) PLEASE TAKE THE ADVICE ABOVE.
DO NOT COMMENT ON THIS AT ALL. JUST IGNORE IT. AND DON’T SEND OUT INVITES.
LET THE SPOILED BABIES GO OFF TO THEIR MANSIONS WITH THEIR BABY MOMMAS AND NOT EVEN DIGNIFY THEM WITH A RESPONSE OR AN INVITE.
You sure about that?
Tom Brady Skips Patriots’ White House Visit Along With Numerous Teammates
Foles & Wentz are good Christians but so was Steph Curry Hmmmm...
Personally, I like the idea of just ignoring them. A lot of us have written off the NFL, so it follows that the President might do so as well. No reason to let a bunch of Black guys with size 44 coveralls and size 4 hats, bent on pi$$ing on the country that has made them 10,000x the amount of money they’re worth, take a minute of his very valuable time. As Clinton said, “they should all be getting our coffee!” They contribute less than nothing to our society.
“he should pick up the ones who DO want to show up in Air Force 1.”
What? Even the best of them don’t warrant spending our money on their transportation!
Those pissants are not welcome in “our” house.
And get off of my lawn!
Who the HELL Cares???
Provisions of their paroles probably state that they cannot leave the state except for work purposes.
Good! No America haters in our White House. Eight years of that was enough.
It’s a team game!
Unless the whole team makes the trip, cancel it completely.
I hope they are not invited.
There is no reason to invite sports teams to the White House.
There are many reasons not to invite thugs to the White House.
Any player that raised his fist or took a kneel during the national anthem should never be allowed in the White House !
The players are putting up a red herring - MORE THAN LIKELY, THESE THREE CANNOT PASS THE BACKGROUND CHECK THAT IS NECESSARY TO ENTER THE WHITE HOUSE.
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