Both the Kansas City Chiefs and Kansas City Royals made their homes in Missouri in the 1960s. The teams won a combined six titles in the decades that followed, making Kansas City one of the most successful “<a href="https://sports.betmgm.com/en/blog/mlb/smallest-cities-with-mlb-team-bm23/">small</a>” sports cities in the United States.
But there’s an economic fight brewing over the teams, a fight between two cities of the same name: Kansas City, Missouri, and Kansas City, Kansas. 
The historic Kansas City sports franchises currently play in two of the oldest stadiums still used by professional sports teams. The Chiefs’ famed Arrowhead Stadium <a href="https://www.foxsports.com/stories/nfl/oldest-nfl-stadiums">opened</a> in 1972, and the Royals’ Kauffman Stadium <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2025/05/31/oldest-stadiums-mlb-active-baseball/83964425007/">opened</a> a year later. But decades of the Chiefs and Royals playing at Arrowhead and Kauffman and calling Missouri home are at risk of coming to an end as plans have been drawn up for the teams to move just across the Missouri River to Kansas City, Kansas — and Kansas lawmakers are actively seeking to bring the teams across state lines. 
On Monday, what promises to be a heated special session began in the Missouri State Legislature. The special session will, in part, address ways to keep the teams in the state, such as funding for improvements to the Chiefs’ stadium and a potential new ballpark on the Missouri side of the border for the Royals. 
Missouri&#8217;s Republican Governor, Mike Kehoe, is fighting to keep both teams in Missouri, as their neighbors in Kansas have offered big stadium incentives for the Chiefs and Royals to move across the Missouri River.
But the Chiefs and Royals — and the stadiums that they call home — come with an eye-popping cost, a cost that requires help from government handouts. According to the <a href="https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/article307476771.html">Kansas City Star</a>, a new stadium for the Royals could cost over $1 billion, while renovations for Arrowhead could come with a pricetag of $800 million. 
The cost is worth it to the governor. According to Kehoe’s office, the Chiefs “contribute $575 million annually in economic value and over 4,500 jobs in Jackson County alone, bringing the State of Missouri nearly $30 million in annual tax revenue,” while a “new Royals ballpark district is expected to support 8,400 jobs and generate $1.2 billion in economic output annually.”  
In a statement to The Daily Wire, a Kehoe spokeswoman said that the governor “has been working for months to develop a competitive package to keep both the Kansas City Royals and Chiefs in Missouri where they belong.”
Conservative Republicans in the Missouri Freedom Caucus, however, don’t buy the governor’s economic estimations and don’t want to use taxpayer dollars for the benefit of billionaire owners. Instead, the Freedom Caucus Republicans argue that the state should focus on helping average Missourians with tax cuts. 
“I hate the thought of billions of taxpayer dollars going to fund bread and circuses, to be honest with you,” Republican State Senator Rick Brattin told The Daily Wire. “And that’s exactly what this is, especially when you see the Royals posting the ‘Pride’ stuff and totally disconnected from reality.” 
Brattin added that the Royals can “move to Kansas for all I care,” saying that the team’s games are “sparsely attended.”  
The state senator said his colleagues are prepared to negotiate with the governor to come to an agreement on tax cuts for all Missourians in exchange for stadium funding. He argued that incentives offered to the billionaire sports owners should be matched with tax cuts for average citizens. 
Some Democrats are also questioning the stadium funding, arguing that more money should be allotted for disaster relief after a major <a href="https://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/wx/afos/p.php?pil=PNSLSX&amp;e=202505190006">tornado</a> struck St. Louis in May, killing five people and injuring dozens more. 
Paying for major stadium upgrades — or a new stadium — is a major cost for even the billionaire owners of sports franchises. In most cases, cities and states will chip in by offering government subsidies and tax incentives. The return on such a massive investment, however, is minimal for state and city governments, according to John C. Mozena, the president of the Center for Economic Accountability. 
Mozena told The Daily Wire in a phone interview that the economic projections on the stadiums touted by Kehoe’s office are “incredibly flawed.” 
“There is virtually nothing that economists agree on more than the idea that stadiums are terrible investments for governments and terrible economic development tools,” Mozena said. “The reason for that is really simple, it’s that stadiums spend almost their entire lives dark, empty, and silent. Most of the time, there’s nothing going on there.” 
Mozena added that a baseball stadium might draw up to three million people in a good season, which is “about what a single good-sized Walmart Supercenter might do.” 
“These are big facilities with a lot of infrastructure around them that barely ever get used and end up being economic black holes,” said Mozena.  
The stadium funding battle reignites a familiar fight, one that Missouri and Kansas once fought over Applebee&#8217;s. From the 1980s through the early 2000s, Applebee&#8217;s moved its headquarters from Missouri to Kansas and back to Missouri, lured by competing tax incentives. The economic “<a href="https://www.npr.org/transcripts/668790306">border war</a>” over Applebee&#8217;s ended when the restaurant chain moved to Southern California in 2023. 
The governor is positioning the war over the Chiefs and the Royals as another battle to keep jobs in the state. 
“Governor Kehoe views these efforts as important economic development retention projects, and believes Missouri’s proposal must be competitive to keep these major economic engines in the state, while also being a good deal for taxpayers,” his spokeswoman told The Daily Wire. 
Andy Roth, the president of the State Freedom Caucus Network, said the economic argument doesn’t add up.
“What’s particularly nuts about this whole thing is, by the governor’s own admission, they’re worried the Chiefs and the Royals are going to move 10 miles to the west,” Roth told The Daily Wire. “It’s not like they’re going to Seattle or Florida or New York. They’re literally just going across the road.”  
The economic border war over the two franchises likely won&#8217;t come to an end until at least the end of June as Missouri lawmakers seek to work out a deal with the governor. Kansas’ offer for the Chiefs and Royals is also coming off the table at the end of June, according to Kansas House Speaker Dan Hawkins, the Kansas City Star <a href="https://www.kansascity.com/news/politics-government/article307452161.html">reported</a>. 
“If one of them wants to — or both — wants to come to Kansas, we’d love to have them,” Hawkins said. “We have the tools.”

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White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt announced on Tuesday that the Philadelphia Eagles “enthusiastically accepted” an invitation to come to the White House and celebrate the team’s Super Bowl victory.
During the weekly <a href="https://x.com/nicksortor/status/1899520433092727069">press briefing</a>, Leavitt said she wanted to clear up some fake news about whether or not the White House had extended an invitation to the team, making it clear they had, and that the team was coming following the Eagles&#8217; victory against the Kansas City Chiefs during Super Bowl LIX.
“I can confirm that the Philadelphia Eagles will be here at the White House to celebrate their Super Bowl victory,&#8221; Leavitt said.
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&#8220;I know there was a lot of fake news about an invitation that wasn&#8217;t sent or was sent &#8212; we want to correct the record. We sent an invitation. They enthusiastically accepted and you will see them here on April 28.&#8221;
President Donald Trump recently said the Eagles “deserve” to come to the White House and announced that an invite would be extended to the Super Bowl-winning team.
“They will be, we haven’t yet, but we will be,” <a href="https://x.com/PHLEaglesNation/status/1894504092040306744">Trump said</a>. “I thought it was a great performance by them. Absolutely, they’ll be extended that invitation.”
The president then called on one of the members of his team to “do that right away.”
“We’re going to do it sometime today,” Trump said. “And they deserve to be down here. And we hope to see them.”
ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter previously went viral when he shut down rumors and reports floating around on social media claiming the Eagles had declined an invite to attend a ceremony at the White House from Trump.
“To those wondering: Eagles sources say the team is planning on visiting the White House this off-season and looks forward to receiving its invitation,” Schefter posted on <a href="https://x.com/AdamSchefter/status/1894156616246645034">X</a>, making it clear an invitation hadn’t even gone out yet.
In 2018, the Eagles beat the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LII and did not make the trip to the White House due to Trump’s stance that players should stand for the national anthem.
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/they-deserve-to-be-down-here-trump-announces-white-house-invite-to-eagles" target="_blank" rel="noopener">‘They Deserve To Be Down Here’: Trump Announces White House Invite To Eagles</a>

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The National Football League is looking to replace its chain-gang measurement system with the high-tech Hawk-Eye virtual technology to measure first downs starting with the 2025 season.
“Among the interesting items from an NFL football ops session with media: the Hawk-Eye virtual measurement for line to gain is slated to replace the chains as the primary measurement system for the regular season in 2025,” an <a href="https://x.com/MikeGarafolo/status/1894862511955923004" target="_blank" rel="noopener">X</a> post on Wednesday from NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo read.
“The chain gang will remain on sidelines as a backup,” he added. “Average time to measure with the chains: 75 seconds. Virtual measurements in the testing phase: 30 seconds.”
The league said that an average of 12 weekly measurements took place during last season, the <a href="https://nypost.com/2025/02/26/sports/nfl-is-finally-replacing-antiquated-chain-gang/">New York Post</a> noted.
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Among the interesting items from an NFL football ops session with media: the Hawk-Eye virtual measurement for line to gain is slated to replace the chains as the primary measurement system for the regular season in 2025.
The chain gang will remain on sidelines as a backup. <a href="https://t.co/v9exggobVc">pic.twitter.com/v9exggobVc</a>
— Mike Garafolo (@MikeGarafolo) <a href="https://twitter.com/MikeGarafolo/status/1894862511955923004?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 26, 2025</a></blockquote>
The decision can be made without a vote from the owners of the 32 NFL teams, <a href="https://x.com/MarkMaske/status/1894862693628006694">according to The Washington Post</a>.
“The whole effort was to begin taking a look at it, to see what worked, what didn’t work,” Walt Anderson, the NFL’s officiating rules analyst and club communications liaison, said back in August, per the outlet.
Interestingly, the officials must first place the ball on the field manually following the play and then the Hawk-Eye virtual measurement will assess if a ball has made it past the line to gain or not, the Post noted.
“This is post spotting the ball,” NFL senior vice president of football business strategy Kimberly Fields told The Washington Post. “The officials on the field will still determine where forward progress ends.”
The technology was first tested during the 2024 preseason, with a growing group calling for it to become a reality following what some felt was a questionable first-down call during the AFC Championship between the Kansas City Chiefs and Buffalo Bills.
However, the Hawk-Eye virtual measurement might not have had an effect on the Chiefs-Buffalo game because the officials on the field are the ones who determine if Bills QB Josh Allen would’ve gained a first down in the game or not. During that playoffs game, the officials determined Allen was indeed short of the first down after he attempted to do a quarterback sneak.
The ball was then handed over to the Chiefs, who went down and scored and eventually went on to win the game, securing the team&#8217;s third straight trip to the Super Bowl.
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/insulting-and-preposterous-nfl-goes-on-defense-regarding-ref-calls-for-chiefs" target="_blank" rel="noopener">‘Insulting And Preposterous’: NFL Goes On Defense Regarding Ref Calls For Chiefs</a>

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Kansas City Chiefs star Travis Kelce appears to have made a decision about whether or not he’s retiring from the NFL, telling podcast host Pat McAfee he’s returning for another season.
During “<a href="https://x.com/PatMcAfeeShow/status/1895175295520645395">The Pat McAfee Show</a>” on Thursday, the host said he had been hearing reports about Kelce possibly sticking around for a 13th season and decided to message his sources, which turned out to be the Super Bowl-winning tight end himself.
McAfee said his text from sources read, “I’m coming back for sure. Gonna try and get to the best shape I’ve been this offseason.”
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I reached out to source(s) on the future of <a href="https://twitter.com/tkelce?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@tkelce</a>..
Source(s) said I&#8217;M COMING BACK FOR SURE..
I&#8217;m gonna get in the best shape of my life this offseason..
I&#8217;ve got a real bad taste in my mouth with how I played in that last game and I can&#8217;t go out like that!!!! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PMSLive?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#PMSLive</a> <a href="https://t.co/HqfpdqEjqa">pic.twitter.com/HqfpdqEjqa</a>
— Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) <a href="https://twitter.com/PatMcAfeeShow/status/1895175295520645395?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 27, 2025</a></blockquote>
“And get back to the mountaintop,” the host added. “Got a real bad taste in my mouth with how I played in that last game and how I got the guys ready for battle. I can’t go out like that!”
The host noted that the text ended in multiple exclamation points making it clear Kelce is coming back to play another year with Chiefs.
Talk of retirement really took off following the Chiefs&#8217; failure to secure a three-peat Super Bowl victory against the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LIX.
Following the Super Bowl loss, Chiefs star QB Patrick Mahomes seemed to be unsure if Kelce would be back.
Mahomes said he would “let Travis make that decision on his own. He&#8217;s given so much to this team and to the NFL. And he&#8217;s been such a joy, not only for me to work with, but for people to watch.&#8221;
During the NFL Combines this week, Kansas City Chiefs GM <a href="https://x.com/TomPelissero/status/1894560760207941762">Brett Veach</a> talked about Kelce’s future.
“We anticipate Travis being back,” Veach said. “We’re excited to have Travis back and that’s how we’re operating this offseason.”
“He [Kelce] was battling with a pretty big illness there before the Super Bowl,” he added. “I think Travis is excited to come back. He makes us better when he’s in our locker room and on the field and excited to get him back.”
Kelce goes into the 2025 season at 35-years-old. His stats for his career prove he will definitely be in the football Hall of Fame one day, leading the pack of tight ends with a recorded 1,004 receptions for 12,151 yards with 77 touchdowns over 12 seasons playing in 175 career regular-season games, <a href="https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/travis-kelce-will-return-to-chiefs-in-2025">NBCSports</a> noted.
The Chiefs tight end&#8217;s postseason record is just as impressive with 20 touchdowns in 25 games and 178 career receptions for 2,078 yards.
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/tough-reality-travis-kelce-reflects-on-nfl-future-following-devastating-super-bowl-loss" target="_blank" rel="noopener">‘Tough Reality’: Travis Kelce Reflects On NFL Future Following Devastating Super Bowl Loss</a>

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Kansas City Chiefs star kicker Harrison Butker met with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office on Thursday.
White House staffers shared pics on social media showing the president talking to a dapper football player. Aide Margo Martin captioned her post, “The GOAT of kicking<a href="https://x.com/buttkicker7"> @buttkicker7</a> meets the GOAT of Presidents<a href="https://x.com/realDonaldTrump"> @realDonaldTrump</a>.”
Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt also posted pictures of the Super Bowl-winning kicker posing in the Press Briefing Room, writing on X, “You never know who you’re going to see at the White House! Great meeting Harrison Butker<a href="https://x.com/buttkicker7"> @buttkicker7</a> today!”
One political reporter shared a behind-the-scenes photo of Butker’s visit on social media and wrote: “White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt and Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker quickly entered the press briefing room for a photograph behind the lectern. ‘You never know what you&#8217;ll see in the White House,’ Leavitt told the small crew of reporters. ‘This is where the magic happens.’”
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The GOAT of kicking <a href="https://twitter.com/buttkicker7?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@buttkicker7</a> meets the GOAT of Presidents <a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@realDonaldTrump</a> 🇺🇸 <a href="https://t.co/1F5qMlSIhv">pic.twitter.com/1F5qMlSIhv</a>
— Margo Martin (@MargoMartin47) <a href="https://twitter.com/MargoMartin47/status/1895134973398487357?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 27, 2025</a></blockquote>
It is unclear at this time what the two men discussed. Ahead of the election, Butker called on Christians to &#8220;head to the polls&#8221; to vote for Trump “to keep God in America.”
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You never know who you’re going to see at the White House! Great meeting Harrison Butker <a href="https://twitter.com/buttkicker7?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@buttkicker7</a> today! 🏈🐐 <a href="https://t.co/pov8iYvGFL">pic.twitter.com/pov8iYvGFL</a>
— Karoline Leavitt (@PressSec) <a href="https://twitter.com/PressSec/status/1895161582650310764?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 27, 2025</a></blockquote>
Butker dropped an ad called &#8220;Protect Your Faith. Vote Trump&#8221; from his Upright <a href="https://www.kansascity.com/news/politics-government/article293946799.html">political action committee</a> that warned that “faith is under attack” from “Kamala Harris and the radical Democrats.” 
He has said the pro-life movement &#8220;is the most crucial topic for me.&#8221;
Butker made headlines last year after he gave a commencement address at <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/colleges">Benedictine College</a>, a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/catholic">Catholic</a> university in Kansas, in which he praised his wife for being a “homemaker,” called out President Joe Biden’s support for abortion, and criticized Pride Month.

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President Donald Trump said the Philadelphia Eagles “deserve” to come to the White House and announced that an invite would be extended to the Super Bowl-winning team.
Speaking to members of the press from the Oval Office on Tuesday, Trump was asked whether the Eagles would be extended an invitation to come to the White House and celebrate their victory against the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LIX.
“They will be, we haven’t yet, but we will be,” <a href="https://x.com/PHLEaglesNation/status/1894504092040306744">Trump said</a>. “I thought it was a great performance by them. Absolutely, they’ll be extended that invitation.”
The president then called on one of the members of his team to “do that right away.”
“We’re going to do it sometime today,” Trump said. “And they deserve to be down here. And we hope to see them.”
On Monday, ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter went viral when he shut down rumors and reports floating around on social media all weekend claiming the Eagles had declined an invite to attend a ceremony at the White House from Trump.
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President Trump says he will officially be inviting the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Eagles?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Eagles</a> to the White House today. “I thought it was a great performance.. They will absolutely be invited. They deserve to be down here, and we hope to see them.” <a href="https://t.co/2k8OlPFV32">pic.twitter.com/2k8OlPFV32</a>
— Eagles Nation (@PHLEaglesNation) <a href="https://twitter.com/PHLEaglesNation/status/1894504092040306744?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 25, 2025</a></blockquote>
“To those wondering: Eagles sources say the team is planning on visiting the White House this off-season and looks forward to receiving its invitation,” Schefter posted on <a href="https://x.com/AdamSchefter/status/1894156616246645034">X</a>, making it clear an invitation hadn’t even gone out yet.
The first report surfaced about the rumor with a headline in the <a href="https://www.the-sun.com/sport/13471064/philadelphia-eagles-white-house-super-bowl-trump-snub/?utm_source=native_share&amp;utm_medium=sharebar_native&amp;utm_campaign=sharebaramp">Sun</a> that read, “SUPER SNUB Philadelphia Eagles make major decision over White House invitation post Super Bowl win following past Donald Trump snub.”
The article was then shared by the account called <a href="https://x.com/PHLEaglesNation/status/1893805067460894870">Philadelphia Eagles Nation</a> with a post that read, “According to ‘a well-placed insider,’ discussions between #Eagles players and their front office resulted in a ‘massive no’ when asked if they would accept an invitation to the White House to honor their Super Bowl Victory, per @TheSun.”
The account later shared that the Sun report was “untrue,” according to Schefter, and shared another post from NFL insider Ian Rapoport that <a href="https://x.com/RapSheet/status/1894166330326020377">said</a>, “The #Eagles would be honored to visit The White House, team sources say after conversations today. It’s one of the aspects of winning they are excited about and look forward to receiving the invitation.”
That same Eagles account on X later shared another post from Dave Zangaro of NBCSPhilly that <a href="https://x.com/DZangaroNBCS/status/1894161483413483602">read</a>, “The Eagles are planning to visit the White House to celebrate their Super Bowl LIX victory this offseason if invited, a source confirms. The Eagles did not visit after winning Super Bowl LII; that invitation was technically rescinded the night before.”
In 2018, the Eagles beat the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LII and did not make the trip to the White House due to Trump’s stance that players should stand for the national anthem.
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/nfl-insider-says-eagles-looking-forward-to-white-house-visit" target="_blank" rel="noopener">NFL Insider Says Eagles Looking Forward To White House Visit</a>

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Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce was battling an illness when his team lost Super Bowl LIX 40-22 earlier this month, ending the team’s quest for a “three-peat.” 
The revelation was made by Chiefs General Manager Brett Veach. 
&#8220;Listen, we&#8217;re never going to make excuses but [Kelce] was battling through a pretty big illness there,&#8221; Veach <a href="https://people.com/travis-kelce-battling-illness-ahead-of-super-bowl-says-chiefs-gm-11686629">said</a>.
The GM mentioned that Kelce’s mysterious illness, which Veach did not reveal, likely didn’t make much of a difference in the outcome of the game, though. “We didn’t have the end to our season that we hoped for,” he added, saying the team “picked a bad day to have a bad day.” 
Veach also promised that the Chiefs would use the big loss as “motivation to get better.”
“You learn more from your losses than your wins,” he said.
The GM addressed rumors that Kelce, 35, is considering retirement. When asked if the tight end would return for the 2025 season, Veach said, “I think so. We anticipate Travis being back. We’re excited to have Travis back.”
Kelce himself sounded less confident when discussing the same topic earlier this month on the “New Heights” podcast he hosts with his brother, former Eagles offensive lineman Jason Kelce. Jason retired from his NFL career at the end of the 2023 season. 
“I know everybody wants to know whether or not I&#8217;m playing next year, and right now, I&#8217;m just kicking everything down the road. I&#8217;m not making any crazy decisions,” Travis <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/tough-reality-travis-kelce-reflects-on-nfl-future-following-devastating-super-bowl-loss">said</a> during the episode that aired February 12. 
“That’s a lot of wear and tear on your body, and it’s a lot of time spent in the building focusing on your craft, focusing on the task at hand, every challenge that you set up for yourself, and that process can be grueling,” he continued. “It can weigh on you. It can make you better, it can drive you crazy, at the same time. And right now, it’s one of those things where it was kind of driving me crazy this year.”
While Travis made it sound like he was thinking about what to do for next season, Jason said during a later podcast interview that he believes his brother has already made up his mind. “I think Travis, I think he probably, in his heart, already knows what he wants to do,” the retired NFL star revealed. “That’s the reality of it.” 
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Chiefs GM Claims Travis Kelce Was ‘Battling’ A ‘Pretty Big Illness’ Before Super Bowl

Chiefs GM Claims Travis Kelce Was 'Battling' A 'Pretty Big Illness' Before Super Bowl

ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter said the Philadelphia Eagles were in fact looking forward to visiting the White House following the team’s Super Bowl victory against the Kansas City Chiefs.
On Monday, Schefter went viral when he appeared to shut down rumors and reports floating around on social media all weekend claiming the Eagles had declined an invite to attend a ceremony at the White House from President Donald Trump.
“To those wondering: Eagles sources say the team is planning on visiting the White House this off-season and looks forward to receiving its invitation,” Schefter posted on <a href="https://x.com/AdamSchefter/status/1894156616246645034">X</a>, making it clear an invitation hasn’t even gone out yet from the Trump White House.
The first report surfaced about the rumor with a headline in the <a href="https://www.the-sun.com/sport/13471064/philadelphia-eagles-white-house-super-bowl-trump-snub/?utm_source=native_share&amp;utm_medium=sharebar_native&amp;utm_campaign=sharebaramp">Sun</a> that read, “SUPER SNUB Philadelphia Eagles make major decision over White House invitation post Super Bowl win following past Donald Trump snub.”
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To those wondering: Eagles sources say the team is planning on visiting the White House this off-season and looks forward to receiving its invitation. <a href="https://t.co/G6b76Ve64Q">pic.twitter.com/G6b76Ve64Q</a>
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) <a href="https://twitter.com/AdamSchefter/status/1894156616246645034?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 24, 2025</a></blockquote>
The article was then shared by the account called <a href="https://x.com/PHLEaglesNation/status/1893805067460894870">Philadelphia Eagles Nation</a> with a post that read, “According to ‘a well-placed insider,’ discussions between #Eagles players and their front office resulted in a ‘massive no’ when asked if they would accept an invitation to the White House to honor their Super Bowl Victory, per @TheSun.”
The account later shared that the Sun report was &#8220;untrue,&#8221; according to Schefter, and made another post from NFL insider Ian Rappaport that read, “The #Eagles would be honored to visit The White House, team sources say after conversations today. It’s one of the aspects of winning they are excited about and look forward to receiving the invitation.”
That same Eagles account on X later shared another post from NBCSPhilly that read, “The Eagles are planning to visit the White House to celebrate their Super Bowl LIX victory this offseason if invited, a source confirms. The Eagles did not visit after winning Super Bowl LII; that invitation was technically rescinded the night before.”
In 2018, the Eagles beat the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LII and did not make the trip to the White House due to Trump’s stance that players should stand for the national anthem.
In a <a href="https://6abc.com/white-house-philadelphia-eagles-superbowl-champions-president-trump/3561204/">statement from Trump</a> at the time, he said, “The Philadelphia Eagles are unable to come to the White House with their full team to be celebrated tomorrow. 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.”
&#8220;The Eagles wanted to send a smaller delegation, but the 1,000 fans planning to attend the event deserve better,” he added.
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/travis-kelce-shakes-off-haters-calls-it-a-great-honor-that-president-will-attend-super-bowl" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Travis Kelce Shakes Off Haters, Calls It ‘A Great Honor’ That President Will Attend Super Bowl</a>

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Multiple people were shot on Friday when an apparent dispute unfolded adjacent to the Philadelphia Eagles&#8217; celebratory parade following their decisive victory at Super Bowl LIX.
The shooting comes just one year after a shooting also disrupted the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/kc-shooting-had-no-nexus-to-terrorism-appeared-to-be-dispute-between-several-people-police" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kansas City Chiefs&#8217; parade</a>, killing one and injuring more than a dozen.
Steve Keeley, reporter for the local FOX affiliate, shared details he learned from police in a short thread posted to X.
&#8220;SHOOTING near @Eagles celebration along Ben Franklin Parkway. Happened at 2:36pm after a fight when @PhillyPolice Deputy Commissioner @PPDFrankVanore tells me &#8216;Victim #1, a 27 year old woman &amp; her boyfriend tried to cut through the crowd to the Porto-potties,'&#8221; he said.
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SHOOTING near <a href="https://twitter.com/Eagles?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Eagles</a> celebration along Ben Franklin Parkway. Happened at 2:36pm after a fight when <a href="https://twitter.com/PhillyPolice?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@PhillyPolice</a> Deputy Commissioner <a href="https://twitter.com/PPDFrankVanore?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@PPDFrankVanore</a> tells me “Victim #1, a 27 year old woman &amp; her boyfriend tried to cut through the crowd to the Porto-potties.” Contd. 1/3
&mdash; Steve Keeley (@KeeleyFox29) <a href="https://twitter.com/KeeleyFox29/status/1890519587701060091?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 14, 2025</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;&#8216;Victim #1’s boyfriend was punched &amp; a fight started between him &amp; a group of males. During the fight someone fired a gun striking Victim #1 in the right calf &amp; we believe Victim #2, a 20 year old female in left upper thigh. No scene could be located,'&#8221; he continued.
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3/3 “It was outside the footprint of the <a href="https://twitter.com/Eagles?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@eagles</a> event.” So far no fired casings found, no arrest &amp; no weapon located.
&mdash; Steve Keeley (@KeeleyFox29) <a href="https://twitter.com/KeeleyFox29/status/1890521160229519767?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 14, 2025</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;&#8216;It was outside the footprint of the @eagles event.&#8217; So far no fired casings found, no arrest, &amp; no weapon located,&#8221; Keeley concluded.
All reports thus far indicate that the shooting was unrelated to the Eagles&#8217; event and only happened in the vicinity by happenstance.
Fox News Digital shared a statement directly from the Philadelphia Police Department concerning the shooting:
<blockquote>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
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.</blockquote>

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/travis-kelce">Travis Kelce</a> reflected on his future in the NFL following the Chiefs&#8217; devastating Super Bowl loss to the Philadelphia Eagles, calling it a “tough reality” that he’s “toward the back nine” of his career.
Speaking on Kelce’s “New Heights” <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-EUOvKB3jgs">podcast</a> with his brother <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/dont-feel-sorry-for-me-jason-kelce-addresses-those-retirement-rumors">Jason Kelce</a>, the Kansas City star tight end admitted this year was “grueling” and he’s not sure what his future in football looks like right now.
“I know everybody wants to know whether or not I’m playing next year,” Travis said. “Right now, I’m just kicking everything down the road. … and I’m not making any crazy decisions, but right now, the biggest thing is just being there for my teammates and being there for my coaches, understanding that there’s a lot goes into this thing.”
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“I’ve been fortunate over the past five, six years, I’ve played more football than anybody,” he added. “And it’s because the people that are in that building, and the fact that we keep going to these AFC Championships and these Super Bowls, that means I’m playing an extra three games more than everybody else in the entire league.”
“That’s a lot of wear and tear on your body, and it’s a lot of time spent in the building focusing on your craft, focusing on the task at hand, every challenge that you set up for yourself, and that process can be grueling,” Kelce continued. “It can weigh on you. It can make you better, it can drive you crazy, the same time. And right now, it’s one of those things where it was kind of driving me crazy this year.”
Travis’ brother Jason, who <a href="https://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/news/jason-kelce-announces-his-retirement">retired</a> from the NFL last year after playing for the Eagles his entire career after being drafted in 2011, sympathized with his brother, who admitted that the reality is he’s now “toward the back nine of your career.&#8221;
“As you see yourself or not feel yourself have the success that you once used to have,” Kelce said. “Man, it’s a tough pill to swallow.”
“And then on top of that, to not be there in the biggest moments, knowing your team’s counting on you, man, those are all extremely hard things, to0, it’s just a tough reality,” he added. “I think I am going to take some time to figure it out.”
“I owe it to my teammates that if I do come back, then it’s going to be something that is a wholehearted decision; I’m not half-a**ing it,” Kelce continued. “I’m fully here for them. I think I can play — whether or not I’m motivated or it’s the best decision for me as a man, as a human, as a person to take on all that responsibility.”
Kelce was drafted by the Chiefs in 2013 had has had a Hall of Fame career as the team&#8217;s star tight end.
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/travis-kelce-shakes-off-haters-calls-it-a-great-honor-that-president-will-attend-super-bowl" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Travis Kelce Shakes Off Haters, Calls It ‘A Great Honor’ That President Will Attend Super Bowl</a>

‘Tough Reality’: Travis Kelce Reflects On NFL Future Following Devastating Super Bowl Loss

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Retired <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/philadelphia-eagles">Philadelphia Eagles</a> offensive lineman Jason Kelce recently explained his thoughts on <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/super-bowl">Super Bowl LIX</a>, which saw his former team crush the Kansas City Chiefs 40 &#8211; 22. Jason said he was feeling “mixed emotions” due to the fact that his brother, Travis Kelce, plays <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/football">tight end</a> for the Chiefs.
“Congratulations to the Philadelphia Eagles, my former teammates, and friends on being <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/nfl">SB LIX </a>Champions!! There were a lot of emotions last night, and now that I’ve collected my thoughts, I’ll attempt to share them in the longest tweet ever,” he shared on X on Tuesday morning.
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Congratulations to the Philadelphia Eagles, my former teammates, and friends on being SB LIX Champions!! There were a lot of emotions last night, and now that I’ve collected my thoughts, I’ll attempt to share them in the longest tweet ever.
That game was odd for me to watch if…
&mdash; Jason Kelce (@JasonKelce) <a href="https://twitter.com/JasonKelce/status/1889213289940267146?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 11, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Jason went on to say the game was “odd” to watch because of “mixed emotions before, during, and after.” The former center said his feelings of rooting for both sides were likely similar to what his parents went through when he was still playing and both of their sons were on different teams, including when they became the first brothers in history to play each other at the 2023 Super Bowl, which the Chiefs won 38 &#8211; 35.
“On one hand, I wanted what is best for my brother, and to see his success. And on the other hand, there are so many people, teammates, and coaches, in the Philadelphia Eagles organization that I care deeply about &#8230; many of whom I owe my own success to throughout my career,” Kelce added. 
Jason spent his entire 13-year NFL career playing for the Eagles.
“I am very proud [of] Jalen Hurts, Nick Sirianni, and this entire team. They have persevered greatly, answered their critics amazingly, and proved themselves to be undoubtedly the best team this season,” he continued. 
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When Jason and Travis Kelce became the first brothers to play against each other in a Super Bowl, Donna Kelce wore a split Chiefs/Eagles jersey as well as a shoe for each team (now on display at the Hall of Fame) 🫶 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MothersDay?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MothersDay</a>
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“It is extremely difficult for a team in the NFL to have enough talent, coaching, fortune, and character to win a Super Bowl.  The character and swagger of this Eagles team was something truly special to behold.  A true representation of the toughness and grit that makes Philadelphia what it is.  Well done fellas, well f***ing done,” he wrote.
Next, Kelce heaped praise on Travis. He said, “As for my brother, There isn’t a person I love or care about more.  It has been tough to process these feelings, of course I feel for him and am always rooting for him,  but I know he does not need, nor want my pity.  He has amassed greatness few on this planet could ever dream of, as has his team, and they should feel pride in their accomplishments this season and in the past.”
&#8220;I know right now they are still thinking of last night and the shortcomings in the last game,” he said, “but in time that will fade, and the greatness they have exhibited as a group will remain as one of the most dominant eras of football ever.”
Kelce concluded by saying he was looking forward to the parade in Philadelphia and signed off by saying, “Go Birds.” 
Sunday’s Super Bowl rematch between the Eagles and the Chiefs at the Superdome in New Orleans was one-sided, with the Eagles dominating for the entire game, ending the first half with 24 unanswered points. The Eagles’ big win was the franchise&#8217;s second Super Bowl title and dashed the Chiefs in their quest for a history-making &#8220;three-peat,” or winning three Super Bowl titles in a row. 
Travis admitted that his team didn&#8217;t show up like they wanted to on Sunday. “We haven’t played that bad all year,” he <a href="https://x.com/Sam4TR/status/1888800752207896875">told</a> reporters after the game. “You don’t lose like that without everything going bad.”

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President Donald Trump picked the Kansas City Chiefs to win Super Bowl LIX on Sunday.
The Chiefs are facing off against the Philadelphia Eagles. Kansas City is trying to win the big game for the third consecutive time, a feat no team has managed before. Philadelphia is looking for revenge after losing the Super Bowl to the Chiefs just two years ago.
Trump made his prediction during an interview with Fox News host Brett Baier. The president called Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes “a great, great quarterback” and had equally flattering words for his wife, Brittany.
“I just say that I watched this great quarterback – who has, by the way, a phenomenal wife, okay? She’s a Trump fan, she’s a MAGA fan so I happen to love her, okay? But she’s a great person. I watched her being interviewed, I said, ‘boy, that’s pretty good.’ But she’s great. And he’s great,” Trump said.
The NFL star’s wife has been seen as a Trump supporter since she liked a post from Trump’s Instagram account outlining the Republican Party platform in August last year. She went on to like other posts promoting the Trump-Vance 2024 campaign.
When it came to Trump’s prediction about the Super Bowl, he went with the Chiefs based on Mahomes ability to win games.
“I guess you have to say that when a quarterback wins as much as he’s won, I have to go with Kansas City. I have to go with Kansas City. At the same time, Philadelphia has just a fantastic — it’s gonna be just a great game,” Trump said.
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TRUMP SAYS CHIEFS WIN: &quot;I&#39;ve watched this great quarterback who, has by the way, a phenomenal wife, OK? She’s a Trump fan. She&#39;s a MAGA fan. So, I happen to lover her, OK?&quot;
&quot;When a quarterback wins as much as he’s won, I have to go with Kansas City.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/yOpOtMgdoo">pic.twitter.com/yOpOtMgdoo</a>
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Chiefs’ players have <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/great-honor-cool-nfl-players-react-to-trump-attending-super-bowl">appeared</a> excited to play for Trump since the president announced he would attend the big game. Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce called the opportunity to play for the president a “great honor.”
“That’s awesome. It’s a great honor,” Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce said when asked about Trump’s attendance last week. “I think, you know, no matter who the president is, I know I’m excited because it’s the biggest game of my life, you know. And having the president there, you know, it’s the best country in the world. So, that’d be pretty cool.”
Mahomes also welcomed Trump to the game, saying, “It’s always cool to be able to play in front of a sitting president, someone that is at the top position in our country.”

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