SIX Patriots players are now planning to boycott Super Bowl visit to Trump’s White House

Sunday, February 12, 2017
By Paul Martin

Patriots Chris Long, LeGarrette Blount, Dont’a Hightower, Alan Branch, Devin McCourty and Martellus Bennett have said they will not go to the White House
‘Planned on skipping, hadn’t been asked,’ Long wrote on Twitter on Thursday
Blount said on a radio show: ‘I will NOT be going to the White House’
Defensive back Devin McCourty said he didn’t ‘feel accepted in the White House’
James White and Rob Ninkovich are not yet sure if they will go
Tom Brady, Bill Belichick, and owner Robert Kraft have all backed Donald Trump

KAILEEN GAUL
DAILYMAIL.COM
11 February 2017

Six New England Patriots have said they will not meet President Donald Trump in the White House for a traditional Super Bowl victory visit.

Defensive end Chris Long, running back LeGarrette Blount, linebacker Dont’a Hightower and defensive tackle Alan Branch vowed to boycott the tradition.

They follow defensive back Devin McCourty and tight end Martellus Bennett who declined the president’s invitation earlier.

Blount said on the Rich Eisen Show: ‘I will NOT be going to the White House. I don’t feel welcome in that house. I’ll leave it at that.’

However, Branch isn’t saying ‘no’ for political reasons. He already visited the White House in 2014 and said he would prefer to ‘hang out with the family’ according to Sporting News.

Veteran defensive lineman Chris Long declared on Thursday he will not visit Donald Trump in the White House.

Long, the son of Fox Sports host and Hall of Famer Howie Long, capped off his first season with the Patriots with Sunday’s Super Bowl win.

The 31-year-old announced he will not be attending on Twitter, in response to an open letter from Chuck Modiano of the New York Daily News.

‘Oh Chuck. Planned on skipping, hadn’t been asked. Don’t need an open letter explaining my own words to me. Not *joining* anyone. My call,’ Long wrote.

Later on Thursday, running back LeGarrette Blount become the fifth member of the team to say they would not be visiting Trump’s White House.

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