Jalen Hurts maintains he 'wasn't available' for Eagles' White House visit

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Jalen Hurts said he did not visit the White House last month simply because he couldn't.

The Philadelphia Eagles quarterback, who won the Super Bowl LIX MVP in dethroning the Kansas City Chiefs, was absent from the team's celebration in Washington, D.C., last month, warranting much speculation.

Days before the event, Hurts was asked whether he planned on visiting, and was mum on the subject.

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Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts scrambles for extra yardage during the first half of Super Bowl 57 against the Chiefs on Feb. 12, 2023. (IMAGN)

"Um," Hurts said before looking around. He never answered the question as the interviewer thanked him for his time. 

Fox News then confirmed at the time that Hurts did not attend due to "scheduling conflicts," and he's sticking to that story.

"I wasn’t available. I don’t think that’s pertinent. Everyone who went, and was available. They seemed to enjoy themselves," he told reporters on Tuesday.

Hurts didn’t give a glowing review of the president’s decision to attend Super Bowl LIX, which saw Philadelphia defeat the Chiefs 40-22.

"He's welcome to do what he wants," Hurts said in February.

 President Donald Trump and Ivanka Trump react during the playing of the national anthem in Super Bowl LIX between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs at Ceasars Superdome.  (Mark J. Rebilas/Imagn Images)

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Meanwhile, running back Saquon Barkley was seen with President Donald Trump at his golf course in New Jersey the day before the visit. He