Eagles' Jalen Hurts wouldn't golf with Obama and made a disputed excuse why: 'he didn't want these problems'

Philadelphia Eagles prima backmost Jalen Hurts addressed wherefore helium did not articulation a circular of play with erstwhile president Obama, Eagles wide manager Jeffrey Lurie and teammate Saquon Barkley connected Tuesday. 

Hurts claimed during a property league connected Thursday that the crushed helium didn't play was due to the fact that of a clause successful his declaration that prohibited the backmost from playing golf. 

"I can't play close now. By contract, I can't golf," Hurts told reporters.

However, nary specified clause really exists successful his five-year, $255 cardinal contract, according to reports. An Eagles spokesperson told The Philadelphia Inquirer that determination is an unofficial statement betwixt Hurts and Lurie successful which the backmost doesn't go "golf-obsessed." 

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Philadelphia Eagles backmost Jalen Hurts (1) passes against the New Orleans Saints during the archetypal fractional astatine Caesars Superdome. (Stephen Lew-Imagn Images)

Hurts has been seen swinging a play nine since signing his declaration successful April 2023. 

A squad video shows Hurts golfing astatine the Eagles' installation successful beforehand of his teammates successful August of 2023. Hurts' plaything was truthful bad, that it drew the mockery of his ain teammates.

But anterior to that, the PGA Tour posted a TikTok video of Hurts golfing ambidextrously astatine Top Golf.

DEION SANDERS ACCUSES OBAMA OF ‘PLAYING POLITICAL GAMES’ BY PICKING ARIZONA TO BEAT COLORADO

Former U.S. President Barack Obama speaks during the Democratic National Convention (DNC) astatine the United Center successful Chicago, Illinois, connected Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024.  (Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

But adjacent though Hurts did not get to articulation Obama connected the play people this week, helium called the erstwhile president a "trash talker." Hurts besides appears intent to look Obama successful play astatine immoderate point. 

"To spot him retired determination enjoying himself and talking a small trash, that was cool," Hurts said. "I told him helium didn't privation these problems conscionable yet. "His time volition come."

Obama has a past of playing play with high-profile athletes. At times, helium has besides convinced them to transportation retired a governmental connection connected behalf of his agenda. 

Golden State Warriors superstar Steph Curry claims the erstwhile president adjacent scolded him erstwhile aft helium had promoted a conspiracy theory. After making comments successful which helium suggested the 1969 satellite landing was a hoax connected the Vince Carter-hosted "Winging It" podcast successful December 2018, Curry says helium received a stern email from Obama telling him to publically locomotion backmost the comments. 

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Former President Barack Obama speaks alongside Golden State Warriors hoops subordinate Stephen Curry during the MBK Rising! My Brother's Keeper Alliance Summit successful Oakland, California connected February 19, 2019.  (JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty Images)

"That night, I got an email … a beauteous stern, nonstop 1 from President Obama," Curry told Rolling Stone, adding Obama said, "‘You’ve got to bash thing astir this.’"

Two days aft making the comments, Curry aboriginal told ESPN his comments had been a gag and past accepted an invitation to circuit NASA.

Curry has besides endorsed Kamala Harris for president aft endorsing Biden successful 2020. 

Meanwhile, Hurts called Obama an "all-time leader" connected Thursday. He antecedently spoke retired astir stopping weapon unit successful June.

During a run halt for Harris successful Pittsburgh past month, Obama addressed the vice president's dwindling enactment among Black voters, particularly Black men. 

"Now, I besides privation to accidental that that seems to beryllium much pronounced with the brothers. So if you don't mind, conscionable for a second, I've got to talk to y’all and accidental that erstwhile you person a choice, that is this clean: When connected the 1 hand, you person idiosyncratic who grew up similar you, went to assemblage with you, understands the struggles [and the] symptom and joyousness that comes from those experiences," Obama said. 

NFL icon Herschel Walker spoke retired against erstwhile president for the comments successful a station connected X. 

"[Barack Obama], you forgot however hard we fought for our close to vote! Telling america however to ballot based connected colour is simply a measurement backward. The atrocious policies of Biden/Harris person wounded america all. We request unity brother, not division!" Walker wrote successful a station connected X connected Saturday. 

Meanwhile NFL Hall of Famer and Colorado shot caput manager Deion Sanders precocious accused Obama of "playing politics" for picking Arizona to bushed Colorado connected Oct. 19. 

Colorado blew retired Arizona 34-7 to amended to 5-2 connected the season. After the game, Sanders called retired Obama to the press, suggesting helium lone picked Arizona due to the fact that helium was successful the authorities campaigning earlier this week. 

"I heard what helium said. Mr. President, I heard what you said," Sanders told reporters aft the game. "That's wherefore I truly don't get into politics, due to the fact that politicians, they play the governmental game. He was here, and helium had to play the governmental game."

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