WASHINGTON — Seven years after the Eagles’ invitation to the White House was rescinded at the last minute, the organization finally visited Washington. The Eagles were honored at the White House for the Super Bowl LIX victory on Monday at a ceremony with 32 players, along with a traveling party of coaches and staff.
“It’s truly an honor to be here,” Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie said, speaking last and spending most of the ceremony standing to the side of the assembled Eagles. “I remember as a little boy the championship teams that came to the White House, and I never dreamed that we’d have a team as good as this. This was a dominant team with incredible culture. Everything we all believe as th...