Eagles have a date for White House visit; who will go?

The Super Bowl champion Eagles have a date to visit the White House to meet with President Trump.

The question is whether the team will accept. And if they do, who will attend? 

ABC first reported Thursday that the date set is June 5, and Trump's deputy press secretary, Lindsay Walters said in a statement on Thursday: "President Trump looks forward to welcoming the Philadelphia Eagles to the White House on June 5 to celebrate their Super Bowl LII win."

An Eagles spokesman acknowledged the date later Thursday, adding: "We are in the process of working through the logistics of a trip to Washington D.C., including a visit to the White House, on June 5."

The date coincides with the Eagles' spring organized team activities that week, which run from June 4-7. There is some flexibility to skip or change a day of practice, however.

The honor typically goes out to teams that win championships in their respective sports. The Eagles beat the New England Patriots 41-33 in the Super Bowl on Feb. 4. It was the Eagles' first Super Bowl championship.

But not everyone attends, based on personal or political reasons, no matter who is in office.

Some Eagles players have already said they would not attend because of their disdain for the president. That includes safety Malcolm Jenkins and defensive end Chris Long.

Jenkins raised his fist during the national anthem for most of the past two seasons to protest social injustices. Trump often spoke out against those kneeling or protesting the anthem, saying they should be fired from their jobs. 

Both Jenkins and Long are among the leaders of The Players Coalition, a group of players that met with NFL executives last fall to push for social change. The NFL pledged $89 million over several years to help causes in numerous inner cities.

But there could also be some frostiness between Trump and Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie after Lurie called Trump's presidency "disastrous" in a recording obtained by the New York Times of an October meeting that included NFL owners, players and league executives.

Lurie also said on the recording that many owners “have no interest in supporting President Trump.”

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