The Eagles were supposed to celebrate their Super Bowl championship with the President in Washington, D.C. this afternoon.

Now they’re not. In fact, they’re not invited at all. But the fans somehow still are, which I don’t get. Less than 10 players were reportedly going to visit the White House. The President will still have a celebration at 3 PM, except it’ll celebrate the National Anthem.

There’s been plenty of reaction to the decision, beginning with former Eagle Torrey Smith:

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A big counterargument that occurred on Twitter was people posting pictures of Ron Brooks taking a knee. He did that during the preseason, not during the regular season or the playoffs.

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Mayor Jim Kenney released a straightforward statement condemning the decision:

Reggie Bush and Josh Norman also chimed in:

The Eagles released their statement late last night, and it was perfect:

Just this morning, Zach Ertz criticized a Fox News story which featured Eagles players taking a knee while PRAYING:

The players will probably talk about this on Wednesday when there’s media availability after OTAs.

So what will the team do today? They’ll have an OTA session.

It’d be better if we talk about things like Mychal Kendricks getting in a hissy fit about reports that he was signing with the Browns, But hey, at least the Eagles won the Super Bowl!

The Roundup:

Back to non-political sports news, specifically Bryan Colangelo. We have a collar-themed game, and the billboards have begun:

Also, we got soe new nuggets from Woj. We now know the name of the law firm the team is using in their investigation, and Colangelo and his wife will be interviewed separately, with an end hopefully soon.

The team did replace Lloyd Pierce with former Pelicans head coach Monty Williams to become their new lead assistant.

Who knows how long the Colangelo saga lasts, but they’ll have to start looking at draft prospects soon.

Finally, the latest 2019 NBA championship odds have the Sixers really high up. Is it because LeBron’s coming to Philly?

With the Phillies on their off day, the team took Wichita State third baseman Alec Bohm with the third overall pick in last night’s MLB Draft.

The team thinks Bohm can get through the farm system quickly:

This season, in 224 at-bats over 57 games, the rangy Bohm hit .339, with 16 home runs and 14 doubles. He’s shown great plate discipline, striking out 28 times while walking 39 times. That’s the type of plate discipline the current Phillies could use, considering that they’re fourth in the majors in strikeouts (552) behind league-leading Texas (603).

“We loved the bat, we loved the offensive capabilities, so we would have taken him [third overall] regardless whether he felt he could stay there [at third base],” Phillies’ director of amateur scouting Johnny Almaraz said. “But we don’t believe that. We believe he can stay there [at third base].”

What set Bohm apart was his performance in the Cape Cod Summer League during the summer between his sophomore and junior years at Wichita State. He was named an all-star for the Falmouth (Mass.) Commodores, finishing second in batting average (.351), third in RBI (28), third in doubles (10) and 10th in home runs (5).

More importantly, he struck out just 21 times over 154 at-bats in 39 games. And that played a big role in the Phillies’ decision to use the third pick on Bohm.

Anthony is back to yell about Jake Arrieta and Bryan Colangelo. Get off his lawn.

Kevin won’t be cheering for Mexico in the upcoming World Cup. I won’t either. Why should you?

In other sports news, the Washington Capitals are one game away from winning their first Stanley Cup after beating Vegas 6-2.

Former 49ers wide receiver Dwight Clark passed away at the age of 61 after a battle with ALS.

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The Detroit Tigers took Auburn RHP Casey Mize with the number one pick in the MLB Draft.

In the news, a Delaware Burger King closed after video showed rodents all over hamburger buns.

The Supreme Court ruled in favor of a Colorado baker who refused to bake a cake for a same sex couple to celebrate their wedding.

Robert Mueller accused Paul Manafort of attempting to tamper with witnesses.