Hurts wasn't the only Eagles player who turned down Trump, as teammates A.J. Brown, Jalen Carter, Jordan Davis, Brandon Graham, Nolan Smith, Zack Baun, Nakobe Dean, CJ Gardner-Johnson, DeVonta Smith, Darius Slay and Quinyon Mitchell all passed on the opportunity to meet the President.

Saquon Barkley doesn’t love that he lost more than 10 touchdowns in 2024 due to the Philadelphia Eagles‘ use of the controversial Tush Push. But Barkley also had strong words for critics of the play in the week that the play was revived in a vote at the NFL spring meetings this week.

Beyond first downs and firepower, Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley’s stance turns the Tush Push debate into a larger fight for NFL player rights.