Before President Trump took office, the sports world began to fill with discussions of whether championship-winning teams would want to make the traditional White House visits during his administration. As it turned out, among major sports leagues last year, the Warriors abstained while the Patriots, Cubs and Penguins went, albeit with some absences, but the Eagles present a noteworthy test case.
For one thing, they won the Super Bowl title after a season marked by Trump’s repeated attacks on NFL players who protested during the anthem, with particularly inflammatory remarks by him leading to widespread Week 3 demonstrations that included owners.