The Philadelphia Eagles accepted President Donald Trump’s invitation to the White House to celebrate their 2025 Super Bowl win over the Kansas City Chiefs despite rumors to the contrary.

Eagles team owner Jeffrey Lurie addressed the decision to go to the White House years after a feud between players and the president over national anthem protests led to Trump rescinding an invite.

"We just felt this is a time-honored tradition being invited by the White House," Lurie said Wednesday, via Pro Football Talk. 

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"So, there was no reticence whatsoever. To be celebrated at the White House is a good thing. There were special circumstances (in 2018) that were very different, and so this was kind of an obvious choice and look forward to it. …

"When you grow up, and you hear about, ‘Oh, the championship team got to go to the White House,’ that’s what this is. And, so, we didn’t have that opportunity and now we do. I think we’re all looking forward to it."

Lurie added that it was "totally optional" for the players to attend and that the acceptance of the invitation was in no way political.

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Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni took a similar tone Tuesday.

"I'm really excited to go, yeah. What an honor. What an honor to be able to go to the White House. Teams that have been able to win championships have been doing that for a long time, and I'm really honored to go and really excited to go," he said, via OutKick.

Trump was in attendance to watch the Eagles dismantle the Chiefs, but he didn’t stay for the entire game.

The Los Angeles Dodgers and Ohio State Buckeyes are also scheduled to visit Trump.

Fox News’ Ryan Morik contributed to this report.

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A date has officially been set for the Philadelphia Eagles' White House visit with President Donald Trump to celebrate last month's Super Bowl victory.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt announced Tuesday the team will make its visit April 28. 

Leavitt also took a jab at reports about whether an invitation would be sent after what occurred in 2018.

As the 45th president of the United States at the time, Trump rescinded his invitation to the Eagles after their Super Bowl victory over the Patriots after some players said they wouldn’t attend.

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This time around, Trump acknowledged he wanted to get the Eagles to the nation’s capital to celebrate, and that’s exactly what will happen.

"I know there was a lot of fake news about an invitation that wasn’t sent or was sent. We want to correct the record: We sent an invitation. They enthusiastically accepted, and you will see them here on April 28," Leavitt said during her daily White House briefing Tuesday.

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Trump was present at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans Feb. 9 to watch the Eagles dominate the Kansas City Chiefs, 40-22. He also noted last month he wanted the Eagles to visit the White House. 

"We haven’t yet, but we will be," Trump said about sending an invitation. "I thought it was a great performance by them. Absolutely, they'll be extended an invitation. We'll do it right away. We'll do it some time today. They deserve to be down here, and we hope to see them."

Eagles captain Lane Johnson said a White House visit would be a "team decision" after they won the Super Bowl. 

Johnson, who has spent all 12 of his NFL seasons with the franchise, was on the team when it won the organization’s first-ever Vince Lombardi Trophy in 2018, defeating the New England Patriots. 

However, controversy ensued that year when Trump rescinded his invitation to the Eagles after some players said they wouldn’t visit the White House due to the 45th president’s criticism of those who knelt or raised their fists during the national anthem to protest racial injustice and police brutality. 

Trump released a statement at the time about canceling his invitation, saying that "the 1,000 fans planning to attend the event deserve better."

"They disagree with their President because he insists that they proudly stand for the National Anthem, hand on heart, in honor of the great men and women of our military and the people of our country," Trump’s statement seven years ago said.

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The Philadelphia Eagles will be heading to the White House at the invitation of President Donald Trump to celebrate their Super Bowl LIX victory over the Kansas City Chiefs last month. 

"We sent the invite and they enthusiastically accepted. We are working with them to determine a date and logistics," a White House official told Fox News Digital. 

A team spokesperson also confirmed to Fox News Digital that "the Philadelphia Eagles organization has accepted an invitation to visit the White House and is currently working on scheduling a date and logistics."

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There were questions about whether the Eagles would accept an invitation after not doing so in 2018, but Trump told The Spectator late last month that the team would be visiting this time around. 

"They’re coming here. Philadelphia is coming here," Trump told the outlet. 

Trump also announced the invite to the team last month. 

EAGLES TO RECEIVE WHITE HOUSE INVITE AFTER SUPER BOWL LIX WIN, TRUMP SAYS

"They will be [invited]. We haven't yet, but we will be," said Trump, who was in the Caesars Superdome to watch the Eagles beat the Chiefs, 40-22. "I thought it was a great performance by them. Absolutely, they'll be extended an invitation. We'll do it right away. We'll do it some time today. They deserve to be down here, and we hope to see them."

Eagles captain Lane Johnson said a White House visit would be a "team decision" after they won the Super Bowl. 

"I’d be honored to go, regardless of who the president is, but we’ll see," Johnson said via Sportico’s Eric Jackson. "It’s ultimately a team decision. I’ll do what’s best for the team."

Johnson, who has spent all 12 of his NFL seasons with the franchise, was on the team when it won the organization’s first-ever Vince Lombardi Trophy in 2018, defeating the New England Patriots. 

However, controversy ensued that year when Trump rescinded his invitation to the Eagles as some players said they wouldn’t visit the White House due to the then-45th president’s criticism of those who kneeled or raised their fists during the national anthem to protest racial injustice and police brutality. 

Trump released a statement at the time regarding his invitation cancellation, saying that "the 1,000 fans planning to attend the event deserve better."

"They disagree with their President because he insists that they proudly stand for the National Anthem, hand on heart, in honor of the great men and women of our military and the people of our country," Trump’s statement read seven years ago. 

Seven years later, both parties are ready to celebrate a different win. 

As both sides noted, time and logistics must be worked out as next steps to making the visit.  

Fox News' Greg Wehner and Jackson Thompson contributed to this report.

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After watching the Kansas City Chiefs’ poor performance in last month's Super Bowl against the Philadelphia Eagles, one Buffalo Bills star says his squad would have had a "better chance" at winning. 

Kansas City had a letdown game in New Orleans, losing 40-22, and the score didn’t necessarily reflect the overall outing the team had. The Eagles were dominant on both sides of the ball before allowing 16 points in the fourth quarter with the game already out of reach. 

To get to their third straight Super Bowl, the Chiefs had to get through the Bills yet again, and they did the job at home despite it coming down to the wire in the end. 

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After watching what the Chiefs did, Bills left tackle Dion Dawkins is confident his team would’ve done much better against Philadelphia.

"We would’ve put on a better show in the Super Bowl," Dawkins told "The Pivot Podcast."

Dawkins was in New Orleans for Super Bowl week and attended the game at the Caesars Superdome.

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While he accepted another postseason loss to the Chiefs, Dawkins was confident in assessing how it all went down. 

"Now, after going to the Super Bowl and seeing it and feeling those emotions, not to say that we would’ve just went in there and beat the Eagles. We would’ve had a chance," Dawkins explained. "We would’ve had a better chance."

Dawkins has been with the Bills eight seasons and has the important job of protecting MVP quarterback Josh Allen’s blindside. He was a second-round pick out of Temple in 2017. 

With the Bills, Dawkins has experienced success during the regular season, leading to playoff berths in all but one of his seasons. 

However, the Chiefs have knocked them out of the playoffs four different times. All four of those have come in the last five seasons. 

Allen and the Bills’ offense were unable to come back at Arrowhead Stadium once again as the Chiefs’ defense came up clutch, and Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs’ offense got the necessary first downs to ice the victory. 

Buffalo must first reach the Super Bowl to test Dawkins' theory. 

And it’s likely the Chiefs will continue to be a team the Bills have to go through to make that happen.

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Nike debuted its first Super Bowl commercial in 27 years last month, and while a star-studded female lineup of athletes was involved, the ad received criticism for the company’s stance on supporting transgender athletes competing in women’s sports. 

Caitlin Clark, Sabrina Ionescu, JuJu Watkins, Sha’Carri Richardson, Jordan Chiles and other stars from various sports were in the one-minute ad that had different language with the same theme. 

The slogans included "You can’t flex, so flex," "You can’t fill a stadium, so fill that stadium," "You can’t be emotional, so be emotional" and "You can’t win, so win."

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XX-XY Athletics, the athletic brand whose goal is to support female athletes by defending safety and fairness in women’s sports and keeping biological males out of women’s and girls sports, released a video of several athletes reacting to Nike’s ad. 

Powerlifter April Hutchinson, who was suspended from the Canadian Powerlifting Union for two years for speaking out against a trans athlete entering competitions in women’s categories, took exception to the part of Nike’s ad about flexing. 

"I’ve never been told that I can’t flex or can’t do this or that," Hutchinson said.

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University of Nevada women’s volleyball captain Sia Liilii, who, among many teammates, fought against her school’s decision to play against trans athlete Blaire Fleming and the San Jose State Spartans last season, felt Nike was missing the mark. 

"That Nike ad kinda represented old feminism. I don’t think anyone is telling women in sports they can’t champion their sport," Liilii explained.

"Fake feminism," "pretending to care about women" and "Nike is ignoring the real problem" were lines used by other athletes in the video. 

The "real problem" is the main point of what XX-XY Athletics was getting across in its video response to Nike. 

"Women can flex, be confident, be emotional, fill stadiums. And win. But what can’t they do? Speak. On one subject in particular: protecting women’s sports," an XX-XY Athletics press release said. 

"’Just Do It’ – that’s your slogan, isn’t it Nike? Just do it. Stand up for women. It’s the easiest thing in the world to do," sports civil rights advocate Riley Gaines said, ending the video.

When the Nike ad came out, Jennifer Sey, a former U.S. gymnast and founder/CEO of XX-XY Athletics, quickly called out Nike on X. 

"You’re so full of it. The only thing female athletes are told they can’t do is stand up for the integrity of their sports, for keeping men out of women’s sports. Literally, that’s the only thing," Sey wrote in response to the commercial on X. 

Michele Tafoya, the veteran sports broadcaster and journalist, also took exception to it.

"Nike is too late to this party. And they’re stuck in stereotypical language from about 25 years ago," Tafoya wrote, later adding, "What a waste of ad dollars." 

President Donald Trump fulfilled his campaign promise of protecting women’s sports, signing the "No Men in Women’s Sports" executive order Feb. 5. While some states complied and the NCAA revised its own trans athlete policy, states like Minnesota have rejected changes to their policies.

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• TV audiences have been shrinking for years.
• But it turns out that if you stream big, live TV shows on services people use — like Hulu — people will watch them there.
• That's helped boost the ratings for this week's Oscars, last month's Super Bowl, and last year's Olympics.

Radical idea: What if TV networks, which are struggling to keep their audiences, streamed their biggest, most popular programs?

I know, I know: It's not a radical idea. And the TV guys have been doing this for years, and it hasn't been helping.

Except it seems like it has been helping. Turns out that if you let people stream the biggest shows on TV — live, must-see sports and live, must-see awards shows — more people will watch them.

We got new confirmation of that this week when Disney announced that it had goosed ratings for this year's Oscars by streaming them on its Hulu service.

While Disney hasn't provided a full breakout of its audience on Hulu compared to conventional TV, it said viewing on phones and other devices — the majority of which presumably came from Hulu users — boosted ratings by 1.65 million viewers, for a total of 19.7 million viewers.

That's a tiny increase of 200,000 viewers over last year's show. But in an era of shrinking ratings, that was enough to make it the most popular Oscars in the last five years.

Meanwhile, Fox, which streamed last month's Super Bowl on its Tubi service, says some 13.6 million people watched the game that way. That helped make it the most-watched Super Bowl in history, with nearly 128 million viewers.

And last year, Comcast said that about 13.5% of its summer Olympics audience came from streaming, with its Peacock service accounting for most of that. That helped create a huge increase over the previous summer Olympics (the fact that last year's games were in Paris, which made it much easier for US audiences to watch live than the previous games in Tokyo, is also meaningful).

So that's three examples, and Journalism Law means that's officially a Trend. But it's also completely obvious. How come the TV guys weren't doing this before?

The answer to that one is a little complicated. One answer is that in some cases they have been streaming this stuff before. It's been possible to stream the Super Bowl (legally) for many years — usually via a broadcaster's site or dedicated app. And in some cases, it's been held up by contract clauses meant to protect broadcasters' local TV stations, who didn't want to lose eyeballs to streaming.

But the truly big change that's happened isn't just that the TV guys are streaming — it's how they're streaming. By putting the events on big, well-distributed apps, the TV guys are finding audiences where they are.

If you could only stream the Oscars via an ABC site, or the Super Bowl through a Fox site, it's unlikely you'd see a serious audience boost, because cord-cutting/cord-nevering audiences would be unlikely to find them.

But Hulu, for instance, has 54 million subscribers. Tubi has around 100 million users. Turns out that putting big, live events on them — the same kind of events that still draw big audiences on regular TV — will work there, too.

Travis Kelce made his intentions known that he’s coming back for the 2025 NFL season with the Kansas City Chiefs. 

It appears a part of that equation is unfinished business after a crushing loss to the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LIX — a game he’s still racking his brain about. 

The latest episode of the "New Heights" podcast saw the future Hall of Fame tight end admit to hating what he saw on tape from himself during the 40-22 defeat, where he had just four catches for 39 yards. 

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"I feel like I owe the guys that I come into that building with a whole lot more effort and focus," Kelce said to his older brother, Jason, while speaking about returning for his 13th season in the league. 

"I just don’t know what it was during that game, man. I wasn’t at my best. The more that I see clips or watch the film or put myself back in those moments, man, I’m just like, ‘What the f---?’"

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Kelce admitted to over-analyzing the tape to see where he went wrong, but his older brother, now retired after a Hall of Fame career with the Eagles, advised not to do just that. 

The advice was to no avail. 

"That’s the way I find motivation," Travis said about over-analyzing. "That’s how I create the beast. That’s how I flip the switch."

Travis is clearly willing to let the beast loose for the 2025 season with his intentions made known. In fact, he said he feels he could even play at a "higher level than I did last year."

"I don’t think [Super Bowl LIX] was my best outing," he admitted. "I think I let my guys down in a lot more moments than I helped them, especially if you look at my track record and how I’ve been in years past.

"I have a bad taste in my mouth in how I ended the year and how well I was playing and how accountable I was for the people around me." 

Travis also mentioned Kansas City and the community that has come to welcome him with open arms, as well as him impacting it through philanthropic works. That played a factor in him wanting to go through another season. 

Kelce has just one year left on his deal with the Chiefs before becoming a free agent in 2026, which would be his age 37 season if he decides to continue playing. 

"I can’t say whether or not this is going to be the last year because I still love a lot of what I do for the city and the Chiefs organization. I know I got one on my contract, and I’m gonna give you guys everything I got, baby," Travis said to Chiefs fans.

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Gracie Hunt, the daughter of Kansas City Chiefs chair and CEO Clark Hunt, took a look back at the team's eventful February, which included a crushing defeat in Super Bowl LIX.

Hunt took to Instagram on Thursday and said she remained "thankful for every moment" amid reflection on some of the highs and lows she experienced during the Chiefs' playoff run.

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"The February Files: Feeling thankful for every moment that shapes life’s beautiful mosaic—the tough, the painful, the joyful, and everything in between," she captioned the social media post.

The Chiefs heiress also expressed gratitude for the individuals who "make it all worthwhile."

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"Most of all, I’m grateful for the incredible people who make it all worthwhile," she wrote under a photo gallery that featured some snapshots of her visit to New Orleans, the site of this year's Super Bowl.

Kansas City's hopes of winning three consecutive Vince Lombardi trophies were dashed by the Philadelphia Eagles. 

Jalen Hurts threw two touchdowns and was named Super Bowl MVP after the Eagles cruised to a 40-22 win over the Chiefs. Patrick Mahomes had a poor showing in Super Bowl LIX, finishing the game with two interceptions. 

While Hunt admitted the game's result was disappointing, she remained "proud" of the season the Chiefs had.

"Praise Him when you win. Praise Him when you lose," the former Miss Kansas USA winner began on Instagram. "It wasn’t the result we were hoping for, but so proud of this team’s heart and the incredible season we had," she wrote on Instagram on Feb. 10.

She also said Chiefs Kingdom consists of the NFL's best fans and declared the Chiefs will "be back."

The Chiefs front office will be tasked with making improvements to key areas of the roster as the team pursues a fourth consecutive Super Bowl appearance. 

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Taylor Swift watched the Kansas City Chiefs' hopes of a three-peat fizzle earlier this month when the Philadelphia Eagles steamrolled the Chiefs to win the 2025 Super Bowl.

Swift traveled to New Orleans in support of the Chiefs and her boyfriend, Travis Kelce. At one point, Swift was shown on the Caesars Superdome big screen at the game.

Some fans inside the building appeared to disapprove of Swift's presence and promptly directed some loud boos at the music star. During his visit to Indianapolis this week for the NFL Scouting Combine, Chiefs head coach Andy Reid complimented how Swift handled criticism.

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Reid described Swift as a "good girl," saying she has used the right approach when she's faced scrutiny.

"She’s a good girl," Reid told Pro Football Talk. "She handles that whole thing the right way. That’s a tough deal. She does a great job of handling it."

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Reid also lauded Kelce for his response to the increased noise. 

"Kelce, I think, does a great job with handling it," the coach added.

Reid suggested that critiques of NFL players' loved ones often come with the territory. 

"She’s part of the team and, like the other girlfriends and wives, they’re part of it. And that’s all part of the process."

The boos targeting Swift appeared to coincide with some of the boos Chiefs players had to contend with from a seemingly pro-Eagles crowd as they emerged from the tunnel before the Super Bowl kicked off.

Swift and Kelce have maintained a relatively low profile since the Super Bowl. On Feb. 18, the "New Heights" podcast announced there would not be a new episode that week. 

"No new episode this week, but WE’LL BE BACK with offseason episodes with amazing guests soon," the podcast's official account posted to social media.

Travis and Jason Kelce routinely post new episodes of the podcast on a weekly basis. 

Much of the chatter about Travis lately has been about whether he will return to the Chiefs next season. During a recent "New Heights" episode, Kelce said he was "kicking every can I can down the road" as it relates to his retirement decision. He turns 36 in October.

Reid said he urged Kelce to take some time to "get away" before making a decision about his football future.

"I told him ‘Get away. Don’t think about all that. Just relax man. Chill down, and then we got time for that," Reid said at the combine. "I know it’s out there that there is a deadline, but he and I talk all the time. So, I’ll figure it out from him."

The Super Bowl loss also brought Kelce's 12th NFL season to a disappointing end. He finished the regular season with 823 receiving yards, the second consecutive year the star tight end did not reach the 1,000-yard mark. 

Last month, during an appearance on "The Stephen A. Smith Show," Kelce admitted his thoughts on retirement tend to fluctuate, but he plans to "reevaluate" during the offseason.

The NFL veteran also said Swift continues to offer her full support for his playing career. 

"She’s fully encouraging me to enjoy playing this game," Kelce told Smith. "I got all the support in the world to keep chasing these dreams."

Chiefs general manager Brett Veach suggested Kelce is leaning toward playing in 2025. 

"How we left at the end of the season is that he was fired up. He has one more year under contract," Veach said. 

"Still think he has that fire and desire to play and, as far as I’m concerned, there is no deadline. I think we left (it) as he’d be back, and we’re excited to get him back and get him going."

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INDIANAPOLIS – It's a different time in America and the idea that the Philadelphia Eagles would skip another trip to the White House to celebrate their Super Bowl victory with President Donald Trump isn't the reality we're in anymore.

That was the case in 2018.

Not in 2025.

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The Eagles, winners of their second Super Bowl in seven years after beating the Kansas City Chiefs earlier this month, would love to visit Trump this time around. 

"We would be honored to visit the White House," a club source told OutKick. "It's one of the things we had looked forward to doing, and we look forward to receiving the invitation."

That's the thing: The White House has yet to extend the invite. 

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Seems streamlining a bloated government, saving billions, trying to broker peace in the Middle East and Ukraine and rooting for the USA hockey team takes up a lot of time. But the invite will surely come, and this time it will be accepted.

There were rumors and a false report from earlier this month that the Eagles had voted against making the trip.

OutKick founder Clay Travis put out that fire Monday morning.

That report seemed plausible because the Eagles and Trump had failed to come to terms on a visit after they beat the Patriots in the Super Bowl in 2018. Amid the kneeling controversy, several players voted not to attend.

The plan then had been to send a smaller contingent of players for the ceremony, but the visit was eventually canceled. 

Then the White House rescinded the invitation.

In a statement from the White House at the time, the situation had been described as the Eagles players disagreeing "with their President because he insists that they proudly stand for the National Anthem, hand on heart, in honor of the great men and women of our military and the people of our country."

 So that trip never happened.

But this is a new day in America, folks.

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Well, feels that way for some folks. Black, Hispanic and other minorities voted for Trump in record numbers in the last election.

There is no kneeling for the anthem controversy going on right now.

And there is hope an economy that hurt a lot of people the past four years under Joe Biden – including a lot of people blue cities such as Philadelphia – can be fixed.

The Florida Panthers became the first pro team to visit the White House since Trump began his second term to celebrate their 2024 Stanley Cup victory.

And Tiger Woods, a 2020 Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, has recently spent time with Trump as well. 

Trump, we believe, is a big-time sports fan. He attended the Super Bowl game the Eagles won. And he could be the most sports-minded president in memory.

So, now that the Eagles have signaled they'll attend, you better believe Trump will issue the invite.

It should be something to see ardent Democrat party supporter Jeffrey Lurie, the Eagles owner, gift Trump with an Eagles jersey.

Cats and dogs getting along.

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The Philadelphia Eagles were clearly a confident team heading into Super Bowl LIX, despite the Kansas City Chiefs going against them looking for their third straight Lombardi Trophy. 

Saquon Barkley’s pre-game speech, which was filmed leading up to the "Big Game," proved that confidence was high for one of the team’s most important players. 

Barkley, along with other senior members of the Eagles, gave a team speech in which he delivered a fiery assessment of the matchup ahead. 

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"As I watch film throughout the whole week, my confidence grows even more, and I hope you guys are feeling the same thing. These guys can’t f--- with us. They really can’t."

The Eagles were riding high from a blowout victory over the Washington Commanders in the NFC Championship to earn their spot in the Super Bowl.

But all week talk about potential NFL history for the Chiefs was discussed, and no matter how good a team may be, it could be a daunting task to face a team that has won back-to-back NFL titles. 

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However, Barkley was frank with how he felt about the Chiefs’ comfortability in this game.

"I don’t care how many times they’ve been here," Barkley continued. "I don’t care how many times they’ve won it. They haven’t seen a team like this." 

Barkley’s words were proven true as the Chiefs looked like the team not ready for the moment while the Eagles blew them out, 40-22, at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans to win the franchise’s second Lombardi Trophy.

Quarterback Jalen Hurts, who was named Super Bowl LIX MVP, also gave a speech that was recorded as well. He said that going to the Super Bowl two seasons ago was a life-changing moment. 

"I put on a good show, but I left that motherf---er empty," Hurts said, referencing the close loss the Eagles had against Kansas City in the end. 

"Ask yourself how you want to be remembered," Hurts said to his teammates. 

In the end, this Eagles team will be remembered not only as the squad that halted NFL history, but also as one of the best teams ever assembled to win it all. 

And while the play on the field is the main grab, the mindset was clearly set by the team’s stars to get them prepared for what was to come on game day.

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Philadelphia Eagles rookie Cooper DeJean walked away from Friday’s Super Bowl celebrations with lasting memories and possibly a scar. 

The star cornerback had a notable gash above his left eye during the Super Bowl parade in downtown Philadelphia. But unlike general manager Howie Roseman, who was hit with an errant beer can, DeJean’s injury was self-inflicted.  

"Might be the best day of my life. I got a little battle scar going on," DeJean told FOX Sports in an interview during the parade route. 

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"I hit myself with this big a-- chain," he said with a laugh, referring to the oversize Bud Light chain hanging around his neck. 

One Philly fan seemed to track down the moment the injury occurred – it appeared to be when DeJean was spraying the crowd with beer. 

The fan shared the picture with DeJean on X, and he confirmed. 

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"Yes. Battle scars. I love this city," he said in response. 

DeJean, drafted by the Eagles in the second round of the 2024 NFL Draft, had an immediate impact in his first NFL season, which was headlined by a stellar performance in the Eagles' 40-22 win over the Kansas City Chiefs.

On his 22nd birthday, he picked off Patrick Mahomes to score a touchdown and became the first player in Super Bowl history to intercept a pass or score a touchdown on his birthday. 

Eagles GM Howie Roseman was also left bloodied after Friday’s parade. 

Images showed the football executive with a large gash in his forehead, which was later revealed to be the result of an errant beer can thrown his way. 

At the final destination of Friday's parade, Roseman shouted to fans, "I bleed for this city!"

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Philadelphia officials estimated more than 1 million people would gather for the Eagles' Super Bowl victory parade. 

On Friday, a sea of fans wearing Eagles green lined Philly's Broad Street to take in the festivities.

The Eagles' defense delivered a strong performance, sacking Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes six times and forcing two interceptions en route to a 40-22 victory Sunday in New Orleans. 

Five days later, supporters got a chance to cheer on the team in their hometown.

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The scene appeared to leave star running back Saquon Barkley in awe.

"You can't use words to describe this," Barkley told a reporter as he rode an open-top bus in the parade.

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Barkley then spoke about the enjoyment he was experiencing.

"Every time I think Philly can't take it to another level, it takes it to a whole 'nother level. Me and my family are just happy and honored to be a part of this organization, be a part of this city. This city deserves it all and here we are.

"I might be having too much fun."

The three-time Pro Bowler then declared Eagles fans the "best fans in the world."

"It definitely exceeded expectations. I saw a little clip on it the other day [from] 2017 when they won the first Super Bowl. We got the best fans in the world," he said when asked whether the celebration surpassed his expectations.

Philadelphia is known for having some of country's most passionate fans, but those supporters have had a limited number of championships to celebrate over the past few decades.

The Eagles's latest Super Bowl title is the third pro championship in Philly in the last 40 years. The Phillies won the World Series in 2008, and the Eagles defeated the New England Patriots in the 2018 Super Bowl.

"You get a little greedy and start thinking about the future and this brings you back to the moment," said Barkley.

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Even the Philadelphia police are getting in on the Eagles' action.

The Eagles celebrated their Super Bowl victory Friday. And just as the Philly Special from 2018 lives forever in fans' hearts, the tush push will always have a place in Eagles lore.

Made famous for being pretty much unstoppable, the Birds' tush push has become a staple.

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And while it's often imitated, it's never duplicated, at least not nearly to the Eagles' success rate.

Philadelphia police officers also imitated the play before Friday's parade.

A video of the police officer tush push was reposted by the NFL and Philadelphia Police Department. 

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Because of a top-notch offensive line and Jalen Hurts' ability to squat over 600 pounds, the play has been successful over 90% of the time over the last three years for Philly.

The play has become controversial because it seems that it cannot be stopped. However, it's clear that nobody is as good at it as the Eagles are.

During the NFC title game, the Washington Commanders' Frankie Luvu jumped offside numerous times trying to jump the snap for the push, and referees almost awarded the Eagles a touchdown in response.

The Eagles busted out the play for their first of many scores in a 40-22 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs.

Friday's parade was marred by the shooting of two women who sustained leg injuries but reportedly remained in stable condition.

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The City of Brotherly Love hosted its second Super Bowl victory parade Friday. 

A huge contingent of Philadelphia Eagles fans gathered along the parade route that stretched down Broad Street, the city's famous thoroughfare. 

Eagles players, coaches and executives, gathered atop floats and waved to supporters. Some players, including Saquon Barkley, opted for closer interactions with the fans at certain points of the parade. 

As Barkley walked along the street, he spotted the team's ball boy.

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After greeting the ball boy, Barkley used a bear hug to help him get over a barricade and onto the parade route.

Barkley also helped create another memorable moment during the celebration when he took notice of a sign that said, "Today is my 3rd birthday. Go Birds!"

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Barkley took a moment to take pictures with the young fan as he held her sign. The interaction appeared to leave the 3-year-old's father in a state of shock. 

"I couldn't believe it was happening," he said, according to The Philadelphia Inquirer.

Barkley had a memorable first season with the Eagles. After experiencing limited postseason success during his six-year run with the New York Giants, Barkley signed with Philadelphia in the offseason.

He ran for a career-high 2,005 yards in the regular season, adding 499 yards on the ground in the postseason during the Eagles' run to the Super Bowl title.

Barkley was mostly contained during the Eagles' 40-22 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs in the Super Bowl, finishing with 57 rushing yards.

Barkley also celebrated his birthday on Super Bowl Sunday and reportedly proposed to girlfriend Anna Congdon before the game.

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At least two people were shot in Philadelphia near the parade route celebrating the Eagles' Super Bowl victory Friday. 

The Philadelphia Police Department has provided a statement to Fox News Digital confirming the situation. 

"Authorities are investigating a double shooting that occurred on the highway near the 2300 block of Ben Franklin Parkway at approximately 2:35 p.m. Two women sustained gunshot wounds outside the parade footprint. The victims have been identified as a 27-year-old Hispanic female, who suffered a gunshot wound to her left leg, and a 20-year-old Asian female, who was shot in the upper left thigh. Both victims were transported by medics to Presbyterian Hospital, where they are currently listed in stable condition," the statement read. 

"At this time, no crime scene has been located, and no weapon has been recovered. Police have not made any arrests, and the investigation remains ongoing. Anyone with information regarding this incident is urged to contact the Philadelphia Police Department."

CBS News was the first to report that two people were shot.

The Philadelphia Inquirer, citing Philadelphia Police, also reported the two victims were women who appeared to be in their 20s and that they were shot by a man in an Eagles jersey after an argument.

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The shooting reportedly happened near 23rd Street, according to multiple reports. 

Deputy Police Commissioner Frank Vanore told the Inquirer the victims were in stable condition, but it is unknown whether the women knew the shooter and what the argument was about.

Last year, a shooting erupted at the Kansas City Chiefs' Super Bowl parade in downtown Kansas City. One person was killed, and 22 others were wounded by gunshots, including eleven children.

Fox News Digital's Ryan Morik contributed to this report.

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Philadelphia Eagles general manager Howie Roseman was bleeding from his forehead during the team's Super Bowl victory parade Friday.

Photos show a wide gash on the general manager's forehead after the incident. 

However, it didn't seem to stop him from partying. 

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"I laughed at him a little bit when it happened," Eagles player Josh Sweat told NBC Sports Philadelphia. "And I know he’s mad at me. ... When I saw it, I knew what happened, and I couldn’t contain my laugh. ... I did not throw the can at him. But, hey, that’s part of it. They’re throwing full cans and bottles."

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It was not clear who hurled the can that struck Roseman. 

At the final destination of Friday's parade, Roseman shouted to fans, "I bleed for this city!"

Roseman has been the Eagles' general manager since 2010 and is largely credited as the architect of the team's success since. Under Roseman, the franchise has reached three Super Bowls, winning two. 

Under Roseman's leadership, the Eagles have a 139-104 overall record and a 10-7 playoff record.

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Philadelphia Eagles star wide receiver A.J. Brown did not wait for Friday’s parade to celebrate winning the Super Bowl with fans. 

Brown visited the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia on Wednesday with the Lombardi Trophy in hand to visit with 10-year-old Andre Howard III, who heroically protected his sister from debris after a medical transport plane crashed in Philadelphia late last month. 

In an open letter to Brown shared on Facebook, Andre’s mother thanked the NFL star for the "love and support" he showed her son. 

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"Thank you for being a man of your word. By great surprise on this day my son was beyond grateful to meet you," he message read. "Caught us all by surprise. For Someone ‘(ANDRE)’ my son who usually talk so much, you had him smiling from ear to ear and Mute.

"I felt his heart pounding through his chest. The amount of love and support you gave being so patient and calling Saquon Barkley for him was beyond appreciated. Thank you for everything and bringing that WIN home for ‘TRE’ the world’s greatest SUPERHERO."

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Andre and his family had gone out for donuts the night a medical transport jet crashed into a Philadelphia neighborhood, killing all six people on board. His father, Andre Howard Jr., said they were in the car when debris started hitting the vehicle. 

Howard saw his son in the backseat covering his sister. 

"I turn around — there’s a piece of metal sticking out of my son’s head from the plane," Howard said.

Andre, a devout Eagles fan, underwent emergency brain surgery and one of the first questions he asked his dad when he woke up was if he had missed the Super Bowl. He had not. 

Brown responded to photos of the visit posted by the NFL, calling Andre "my hero." He said before the big game that he would be "playing" for Andre on Sunday, with hopes of visiting him soon "with some hardware."

The Associated Press contributed to this report. 

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The city of Philadelphia is all prepared for a massive party on Friday, but a good night's sleep will not be coming for a couple of fans who are sitting in the cold all night to get a front-row look at the Super Bowl LIX champions parading through town. 

FOX 29's Steve Keeley spoke to two Eagles fans, Eric and DeSean, who were camped outside the Philadelphia Museum of Art, which is the last leg of the Super Bowl parade on Friday, which kicks off at 11 a.m. 

The parade will not get to the museum until around 2 p.m., and the two fans said they set up their chairs and other goods at 3 p.m. on Thursday. 

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So, for 24 hours, these two will brave the cold temperatures and wait for their beloved Eagles to come rolling around to the museum to present the Lombardi Trophy to the City of Brotherly Love.

"I don’t think I’m going to sleep," one of the fans said. "I’m going to be up. Plenty more of my cousins are coming down, so we’re going to be down here just chilling."

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The other die-hard fan said he did the same thing in 2019, which was the first-ever Super Bowl won by the franchise. 

"We were out here on the outside side of the pool doing the same thing," he said. 

Of course, braving the elements is a must, but having done this in the past has led to some smart choices, like wearing two coats and a jumper underneath the Eagles jerseys. 

Additionally, when the crowd starts to get massive, which it will, considering the loyalty this fan base has proven to show for its teams, these two will not mind a little pushing and shoving. 

"It’s all love, man. It’s Eagles fans," they said. 

"I mean, we bleed green. When you bleed green, you show real love, and you come out here, and we’ll be waiting for Saquon Barkley and Hurts to come up there and grab that trophy – bring it back home."

The parade will begin at the Sports Complex, which holds the Eagles' Lincoln Financial Field, at 11 a.m. The ceremony will take place on the famous "Rocky Steps" after players and coaches arrive in their open-air buses.

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The Philadelphia Eagles will travel throughout downtown Philly on Friday to celebrate their Super Bowl win with their fans, and over a million people are expected to attend.

However, there appears to be cause for concern from city officials amid the chaos that has occurred in the city throughout the team's recent victories.

Numerous arrests have been made after both the Super Bowl and NFC championship victories in the Broad Street area.

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It Is the second parade for the Birds in the last seven years, and the city issued a message to the Eagles fans earlier this week.

"The parade route has been thoughtfully planned for the safety and security of all attendees. With large crowds expected, we ask everyone to celebrate responsibly and respectfully, making this a moment Philadelphia can be proud of," a press release read.

Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle L. Parker added, "While City offices and buildings will be closed to allow everyone to join the festivities, our focus will remain on keeping all Philadelphians safe."

A shooting left one dead at last year's Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl rally.

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Scenes of chaos erupted in Philadelphia on Sunday night following the Eagles’ Super Bowl win, with fans in team colors seen setting fires, smashing light poles and chanting, "F--- the Chiefs!" 

Footage captured by FreedomNewsTV purportedly showed a crowd looting a laundry truck and tossing towels into the air. Police then were seen responding to a fire as a pile of the laundry was set ablaze. 

In another clip, two individuals were seen toppling a light pole. Once it hit the ground, a crowd rushed around it and started smashing it with their feet. Then members of the crowd picked the pole up and started carrying it through the city’s downtown area. 

Videos also showed fans climbing on top of light poles, street signs, bus stops, trucks and trees. In one scene, fans re-enacted the Eagles’ signature "tush push" play. 

The Philadelphia Police Department told Fox News Digital that it arrested 47 people during the demonstrations, including on charges of vandalism and assaulting a police officer.

After the NFC title game, an 18-year-old fan died days after falling from a lamp post.

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