Eagles' Jenkins joins Smith, Long in boycotting White House visit

The list of Philadelphia Eagles planning to skip what was once widely viewed as one of sports' highest honors continues to grow.

Safety Malcolm Jenkins is joining defensive end Chris Long and wide receiver Torrey Smith in boycotting a visit to the White House to meet President Donald J. Trump following the Eagles' Super Bowl LII victory, according to Matt Lombardo of NJ.com.

The Eagles have been one of the league's most demonstrative teams in the widespread fight for social justice issues this season. An ongoing movement that caught the ire of Trump and his Twitter feed.

"I don't have a message for the president. My message has been clear all year. I'm about creating positive change in the communities that I come from ... I want to see changes in our criminal justice system," Jenkins said, according to Nicole Poell of USA TODAY.

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Smith, whose father served in the U.S. Army, wants it known what players are and aren't protesting.

"They call it the anthem protest," Smith said last week, according to Lombardo. "We're not protesting the anthem. It's a protest during the anthem. I understand why people are mad, or may be offended when someone takes a knee.

"My father, when he dies, is going to be buried with an American flag draped around his casket, being that he served in the army. I understand why some people are offended by it. Also, there are soldiers that have issues going on right now, and they are things that effect them. They're things that effect my father. He understands both sides of the issue," said Smith.