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Philadelphia Eagles Star Sakon Barcale did not accept President Donald Trump’s invitation to serve in his council on sports, fitness and nutrition, asked reporters at the training camp on Monday.
Trump signed an executive order on 31 July, which along with the council re -established the President’s fitness test. In signing the order, Trump “planned to address the widespread epidemic of reducing health and physical fitness with a time-testing approach that celebrates the extraordinary of the US sports and fitness traditions.”
Trump was surrounded by several athletes during the signing of Trump, including New York veteran Lawrence Taylor and Cancas City’s leading Kicker Harrison Bakr.
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Philadelphia Eagles addresses the media during the training camp at Saquon Barkley Novacare Complex running back. (Kyle Ross-Imagon Picture)
And during a news conference announcing the order, Trump nominated Barkle as NFL Commissioner Roger Goodll, San Francisco 49ers ‘Nick Bosa, Miami Dolphin’ Tua Tagowello and Bakr.
But when asked about his role with the council, Barkle set a direct record on Monday.
“A few months ago, it was brought about the council for my team, so I am not really very familiar with it,” he said, ” Per NBC Philadelphia“I felt that I am super busy, so I and my family thought that maybe not to accept it is best in interest. [I] When my name was mentioned, it was certainly a little shocked, but I am assuming it is something great. I appreciate it, but when my name was mentioned it was a bit shocked. ,
Trump gave executive orders to re -establish the Presidential Fitness Test
In addition, other signing sports were the current and former stars, including WWE’s Chief Material Officer Paul “Triple H” Lavsk, LPGA Tour Legend Annika Sorenstam and Live Golf Star Bryson Decombo, who will serve as the chairman of the council. Vice President JD Vance, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy and Education Secretary Linda McMahon were also present.
“We have the opportunity to have a 70th anniversary of the President’s Council on sports, fitness and nutrition, which is really to change the life of children,” said Decombo. “Our first initiative is to bring back and rule the President’s fitness test and re -establish some major guidelines on the creation of communities.”
This council will be tasked to recommend and recommend tasks in terms of re -establishing the President’s fitness test, and affecting the fitness goals of American youth.
President Donald Trump signed an executive order to resume the President’s fitness test in public schools on Thursday, July 31, 2025 in the Roosevelt Room of the White House. (AP Photo/Jacqueline Martin)
The President’s Council on Youth Fitness was founded in 1956 President Dwight D. Was done by Eesenhawar, and the President’s Physical Fitness Award in 1966 Lindon B. Was built by Johnson.
When the program was first built, children were to run and perform and perform the situp, bridge-up or pushups and sit-and-wheel tests.
The President’s Fitness Test was retired by President Barack Obama, and the council founded the President Youth Fitness Program under his presidential post.
Trump established the presidential fitness test for another reform after Obama retired during the presidency.
“We need to re -establish the sense of competition and that feeling and physical fitness,” Kennedy said.
Barkle, who helped Eagles during the 2024 NFL season in a super bowl Lix title, in his first year in Philadelphia, participated in some athletic activity with the 47th President in the past. He was seen in Trump’s golf course in Bedminster, New Jersey, which was ahead of the White House team’s visit to celebrate his victory over the heads.
Barkle was criticized for golfing with Trump and he slammed those critics via social media to withdraw the Air Force with the President with Washington DC.
Barcale tweeted at the time, “Some people are really upset because I played golf and flew in the White House with the President.” “Perhaps I just respect the office, not a difficult concept to understand. Just a long ago Golf with Obama … and ready to complete his round with Trump!
Philadelphia Eagles are running Saquon Barkley back during the training camp at the Novacare Complex. (Kyle Ross-Imagon Picture)
Trump also praised the brightness for Barkle, calling him a “good boy”.
The President jokingly said, “I wanted to run him, but I decided not to do so.”
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Barcale is focused on defending the Vince Lombardi Trophy after his best year in NFL after its first six with New York veterans. Pen State Products led NFL with 15 combined touchdowns during the regular season with yard (2,005) and scimge yard (2,283).
As a result, Barkle won the year of aggressive player, earning the first team All-Pro Honor and their third Pro Bowl selection.
Fox News’ Ryan Gedos and Peter Doki contributed to this report.
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