Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley golfed and had dinner with Donald Trump ahead of the team's White House visit and received a lot of backlash.

Maybe I just respect the office, not a hard concept to understand,” Barkley said on X. “Just golfed with Obama not too long ago…and look forward to finishing my round with Trump

While it's still in question whether QB Jalen Hurts will join his Eagles teammates at the White House, the status of another Birds' star isn't.