During an October meeting between NFL owners, players and league executives, the subject of support for Donald Trump was mentioned by a player.
A player said it was difficult to trust the owners because they supported Trump.
Eagles' owner Jeffrey Lurie took exception to the statement.
“Another fact I want to throw out there: Many of us have no interest in supporting President Trump,” Lurie said, according to a recording of the meeting obtained by The New York Times. “Yes, there are some. There are some players who do, too.”
“But this is not where you brandish a group of people because they own assets in a sport we love, supporting what many of us perceive as, you know, one disastrous presidency,” he said, using a vulgarity to emphasize “disastrous,” then adding, “Don’t quote me.”
A visit by the Eagles is being planned, a White House spokeswoman said on Monday.
“We have been in conversations with the Eagles about timing and are working with them to make it happen,” said Sarah Huckabee Sanders, the White House press secretary. “We hope to have something finalized in the next couple of weeks.”