Saquon Barkley Turns Down Invitation From Trump Administration
Philadelphia Eagles star Saquon Barkley may have played a round of golf with President Donald Trump, but that doesn't mean he's ready to accept a role with the American government.
Last week, Trump signed an executive order to bring back the Presidential Fitness Test. In addition to revitalizing this fitness test that was created in the late 1950s, he named the newest members of the President's Council on Sports, Fitness, and Nutrition.
"Meanwhile, the revitalized President's Council on Sports, Fitness, and Nutrition will create school-based programs to reward excellence in physical education and support the development of a Presidential Fitness Award — working in partnership with athletes, coaches, teams, and schools to champion access to fitness and healthy living for all Americans. The Council will also play an important role in restoring tradition to college athletics, including reforming the broken transfer portal and keeping men out of women's sports," a press release from the White House stated.
"The Council will include Executive Director Catherine Granito, Chair Bryson DeChambeau, Saquon Barkley, Gary Bettman, Nick Bosa, Harrison Butker, Cody Campbell, Roger Goodell, Wayne Gretzky, Nelly Korda, Paul 'Triple H' Levesque, Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player, Mariano Rivera, Tony Romo, Annika Sörenstam, Tua Tagovailoa, Lawrence Taylor, Matthew Tkachuk, and Mariano Rivera.
Several fans criticized Barkley after seeing his name on the President's Council on Sports, Fitness, and Nutrition.
Following practice on Monday, the All-Pro running back revealed that he was informed about Trump's new council earlier this year. However, he turned down this offer from his administration.
"A couple months ago, it was brought to my team about the council. So I'm not really too familiar with it," Barkley said. "I felt like I am going to be super busy, so me and my family thought it would probably be of best interest to not accept that. I was definitely a little shocked when my name was mentioned. I'm assuming it's something great, so I appreciate it but was a little shocked when my name was mentioned."
There you have it, NFL fans. Despite all the buzz on social media, Barkley won't be teaming up with Trump this fall.
Barkley will, however, try to lead the Eagles back to the Super Bowl.Saquon Barkley Turns Down Invitation From Trump Administration first appeared on The Spun on Aug 4, 2025
This story was originally reported by The Spun on Aug 4, 2025, where it first appeared.
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