Forty-fore! Eagles get rare opportunity to play golf with former president Barack Obama

Philadelphia Eagles backmost Jalen Hurts, moving backmost Saquon Barkley and squad proprietor Jeffrey Lurie deed nan links this week astatine Merion Golf Club pinch rather a last personnel of their foursome, erstwhile President Barack Obama

PHILADELPHIA -- Fly, birdies, fly.

Philadelphia Eagles backmost Jalen Hurts, moving backmost Saquon Barkley and squad proprietor Jeffrey Lurie deed nan links this week astatine Merion Golf Club pinch a group of golfers that included former President Barack Obama.

“He's for illustration an uncle fig retired there,” Hurts said Wednesday. “President Obama. All-time leader. Great presence. I conjecture nan connection is, down to earth. I tin only ideate that manner and nan different things that travel pinch that. To spot him retired there, enjoying himself, talk a small trash, that was cool.”

One caveat: Hurts was not permitted to really play golf, per position of his $255 cardinal contract. Hurts still enjoyed nan spoils that came pinch stepping nan people pinch nan erstwhile president.

Three wins successful a statement person nan Eagles backmost successful nan plaything of things, and Hurts joked he'd get nan amended of Obama connected nan people astatine immoderate constituent down nan road.

“I told him, you don't want these problems conscionable yet,” Hurts said. “His time will come.”

The 26-year-old Hurts said nan only A-lister he still wants to meet is character Denzel Washington.

Obama was successful Philadelphia this week to stump for Vice President Kamala Harris, nan Democratic statesmanlike nominee.

Barkley, successful his first play pinch nan Eagles, said he took nan uncommon opportunity to play play pinch a president to inquire Obama astir leadership. He learned of nan invitation past week from Lurie.

“It was astir apt 1 of nan coolest experiences I've had successful my life,” Barkley said. “Very personable. He's awesome, to beryllium honest. I sewage to walk astir 4 aliases 5 hours pinch him and was capable to do thing I emotion to do, play golf.”

So did nan moving backmost get nan amended of Obama?

“Nah,” Barkley said, laughing. “I'm successful play correct now. But he's beautiful good, though. He's an athlete.”

Barkley said nan “coolest thing" he took from nan acquisition was seeing really kindly Obama treated everyone, from a caddy to different golfers aliases unit members.

“I effort to do that already, but you ever effort to do that moreover more,” Barkley said.

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