Fans criticize Eagles' Jalen Hurts for Met Gala attendance after skipping White House visit

Philadelphia Eagles prima backmost Jalen Hurts was ripped by fans connected societal media for attending the Met Gala connected Monday erstwhile the backmost did not be the White House during the Eagles’ caller sojourn to observe their Super Bowl win. 

Hurts did not be the Eagles Super Bowl solemnisation with President Donald Trump owed to "scheduling conflicts," Fox News confirmed. 

Hurts was astatine the Met Gala with his wife, Bry Burrows.

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Bry Burrows and Jalen Hurts be The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute payment gala celebrating the opening of the "Superfine: Tailoring Black Style" accumulation connected Monday, May 5, 2025, successful New York. (Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

Hurts was not the lone Eagles subordinate to skip their White House visit. 

Star wide receivers AJ Brown and Devonta Smith were besides among players not present.

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Bry Burrows and Jalen Hurts be The Met Museum gala connected Monday, May 5, 2025, successful New York. (Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

Hurts’ teammate, Saquon Barkley, was besides successful attendance astatine the Met Gala connected Monday. Barkley faced disapproval for interacting with Trump connected societal media and pushed backmost against the blowback helium received. 

"lol immoderate radical are truly upset origin I played golfed and flew to the White House with the PRESIDENT," Barkley wrote connected X successful April. "Maybe I conscionable respect the office, not a hard conception to understand. Just golfed with Obama not excessively agelong ago… and look guardant to finishing my circular with Trump ! Now ya get retired my mentions with each this authorities and person astonishing day."

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President Donald Trump walks with Philadelphia Eagles' Saquon Barkley earlier boarding Air Force One astatine Morristown Municipal Airport, April 27, 2025, successful New Jersey. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

While Hurts has received disapproval for his determination to skip the Eagles solemnisation astatine the White House, others person supported the quarterback’s decision. 

Fox News' Ryan Gaydos contributed to this report. 

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