After a team wins the Super Bowl, it’s tradition for them to visit the White House and meet the sitting president in a grand event. We’ve only seen one team decline the invitation so far: The Philadelphia Eagles in 2025. Did it set a precedent?
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Now, after this year’s Super Bowl, many on social media are saying a similar stance may be taken by the latest winners, the Seattle Seahawks.
Claim: The Seattle Seahawks have declined the White House invitation after their Super Bowl win against the New England Patriots.
Given that they are located in the Pacific Northwest, an area that largely identifies as liberal, it wouldn’t be too surprising to see the Seahawks decline an invite from conservative President Donald Trump. However, not everyone on a football team shares the same political views as the region in which they play. Some players on the team might genuinely be excited about the opportunity to meet the president.
Source of the rumor: Seahawks and football fans on X. One of the fans who posted this claim is Ron Wright, a former U.S. Army veteran. His post has received 142K likes, 2.3 million views, and more than 2K comments so far. We approached Wright, requesting him to provide a source for the information. He did not respond.
Seattle Seahawks decline White House invitation!
— Ron wright (@ronsterd89) February 18, 2026
Verdict: False. The claim that the Seattle Seahawks have declined a White House invitation after their Super Bowl win is false. No evidence suggests that.
In fact, it’s unclear whether the team has even been invited yet. While it’s a long-standing tradition, the Los Angeles Dodgers, who won the MLB World Series in October 2025, have not made their visit, either.
When can we expect to see Seattle in the White House? If we look back to when they won it in 2014, it took them until May to visit Barack Obama. They got President Obama to hold up the “12th man” banner as they snapped a photo in the East Room back then.
Relive our @WhiteHouse visit with a look back at the social timeline from today's events: [http://t.co/0pk9jyqIK0] pic.twitter.com/wH8SJpbMTk
— Seattle Seahawks (@Seahawks) May 21, 2014
All in all, don’t believe in the rumors surrounding the Seahawks’ White House visit as of now. There are no sources to confirm whether or not they intend to make the trip. If they do decide to forgo the visit, though, it will become a major story in this heated US political climate.
