Screenshot courtesy of The Grio | Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley speaks during a news conference at the team’s NFL football training camp, Wednesday, July 23, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Eagles running back Saquon Barkley declines invitation to join Trump’s sports council
Saquon Barkley has declined an invitation to join President Donald Trump’s council on sports, fitness, and nutrition, which is being revitalized under an executive order that also reestablishes the Presidential Fitness Test for American children.
Barkley, the 2,000-yard rusher for the Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles, was on a list of sports personalities that included golfers Bryson DeChambeau and Nelly Korda, WWE executive Paul “Triple H” Levesque, football Hall of Famer Lawrence Taylor and retired New York Yankees great Mariano Rivera.
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