Chiefs and Eagles players speak out on playing in front of Donald Trump with president set to attend the Super Bowl

Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles players are unfazed by the imaginable of playing successful beforehand of Donald Trump successful the Super Bowl connected Sunday.

It was reported connected Tuesday morning that the president volition beryllium astatine the Superdome successful New Orleans to ticker Patrick Mahomes and Jalen Hurts conflict for the Vince Lombardi Trophy.

The crippled volition beryllium the archetypal Super Bowl helium has ever attended arsenic President.

When asked for their reactions to the quality that Trump would beryllium flying into Louisiana for the game, players connected some rosters claimed they did not spot it arsenic a distraction.

Eagles violative lineman Jordan Mailata said: 'That's chill but Donald is not connected that field. That's chill but again that's blocking retired the noise.

'What americium I going to bash reasoning astir Donald Trump? How is that going to marque maine triumph the game?' 

Fellow Eagles lineman Lane Johnson replied: 'Ask him who he's pulling for?'

Asked if helium felt nether much unit to execute successful beforehand of the President, Eagles linebacker Zack Baun answered: 'No. There's gonna beryllium a batch of large names and celebrities astatine the game. No pressure.'

Meanwhile, Chiefs choky extremity Noah Grey said it was going to beryllium 'awesome' to person Trump successful the Superdome. 

His teammate, linebacker Drue Tranquill, said: 'Yeah. It volition beryllium chill to person the president astatine the game.'

Trump, 78, is besides signaling an interrogation for Fox arsenic portion of their sum connected the time but is present expected to beryllium the archetypal President successful attendance since 2002 - which was besides held successful New Orleans. 

That day, George H. W. Bush took portion successful the coin flip earlier Patriots bushed the Rams 20-17.

It volition apt acceptable up a conflict successful the stands astatine the Superdome for tv airtime betwixt Trump and Taylor Swift, who is expected to beryllium determination to cheer connected her fellow Travis Kelce.

When Trump went to New York Jets astatine Pittsburgh Steelers earlier successful the NFL season, fans were dismayed that helium was lone shown connected tv once compared to however often Swift is shown astatine Chiefs games. 

Swift publically backed Kamala Harris at the past predetermination but Brittany Mahomes, the woman of Kansas City Chiefs backmost Patrick, endorsed Trump. 

Mahomes himself didn't uncover who helium voted for but his ma Randi besides publically backed Trump. 

He was besides endorsed by Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker and agelong snapper James Winchester earlier the predetermination successful November.

Trump's scheduled quality astatine the crippled has coincided with the NFL reportedly choosing to region 'End Racism' messages from extremity zones astatine the Super Bowl for the archetypal clip successful 4 years this weekend.

According to The Athletic, Sunday's showdown volition beryllium the archetypal Super Bowl since 2021 to not see the connection astatine each extremity of the field. Instead, NFL chiefs person opted for 'Choose Love' and 'It Takes All of Us' to beryllium used.

Trump, who returned for a 2nd word astatine the White House past month, has been highly captious of Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives successful the US since his reelection; describing the programs arsenic 'discrimination' portion calling for 'merit-based' hiring to beryllium restored.

It is believed the NFL's determination to axe the 'End Racism' messages from the Super Bowl led 1 high-ranking authoritative to explicit interest successful airy of the president's arguable comments connected DEI.

The Athletic's study went connected to suggest that the determination could good beryllium considered 'a motion to the existent governmental climate'.

However, earlier this week NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said helium was 'proud' of the league's diverseness efforts portion refusing to backtrack contempt respective organizations abandoning DEI programs successful airy of Trump's stance.

Super Bowl extremity zones had included 'End Racism' messages since 2021, 1 twelvemonth aft the execution of George Floyd by a Minneapolis constabulary serviceman sparked nationwide protests against constabulary brutality. 

Trump, a New Yorker who present calls Florida home, has not indicated which squad he's supporting, but posted congratulations to the Chiefs aft their AFC Championship triumph past month.

'Congratulations to the Kansas City Chiefs,' Trump said connected his societal media platform.

'What a GREAT Team, Coach, Quarterback, and virtually everything else, including those fantastic FANS, that voted for maine (MAGA!) successful grounds numbers. Likewise, congratulations to the Buffalo Bills connected a tremendous season. They volition bash a batch of winning agelong into the future!!!'