Despite his best efforts, the WNBA icon, South Carolina's basketball coach and pointed out that Philadelphia Eagles fan, Dawn Staley, will not attend the Super Bowl Lix in New Orleans on Sunday.
The three -time Olympic and native gold medalist of Philadelphia hoped to fly for the game, but as revealed this week, the city airspace is closed due to the early arrival of President Donald Trump aboard Air Force One. Of the Federal Aviation Administration, the airspace is always limited every time the president flies near.
Second classified gamecocks are in action against No. 4 Texas on Sunday at 2 pm est, which would have given Staley the long time to take a private flight from Austin to New Orleans before departure from 6:30 p.m.
'And I don't go to the Super Bowl; Trump is going to be in the Super Bowl, so they closed the airspace, '' Staley told reporters on Wednesday, as mentioned by the Greenville news.
However, Staley didn't seem too annoying. While he does not go to the game, he did tell journalists: “Fiesta here.”
As for a prediction, Staley understandably sees their eagles beating Kansas City bosses on Sunday.
Chief coach Dawn Staley of the South Carolina Gamecocks, with a Mitchell & Ness jacket Filadelfia Eagles, greets opponents before a game in January
The WNBA icon, South Carolina's basketball coach and pointed out that Philadelphia Eagles Dawn Staley will not attend the Super Bowl Lix in New Orleans on Sunday
According to reports, President Donald Trump will attend Super Bowl Lix in New Orleans this weekend
“Be sure that my Eagles fans,” Staley said. “We have this … just remember, when the clock occurs to zero, we will be winners.”
Trump will be a guest of honor of the owner of the New Orleans Saints, Gayle Benson, at the Super Bowl Lix Sunday.
The news of his invitation to Trump occurs only one day after the sexual abuse scandal that surrounds the Catholic archdiocese of New Orleans invaded the NFL saints again.
As reported by Associated Press, more than 300 internal emails have now shed light on the role of Saints in the protection of the local archdiocese, which supposedly protected the suspects accused accused in a credible way to abuse children.
Specifically, Devout Catholic Benson is seen offering the senior vice president of team communications to the local archdiocese to help navigate the scandal in 2018.
The emails obtained by AP are sharply weakened to the saints gave fans about the Public Relations Guide five years ago when they affirmed that they had only provided 'minimum' assistance to the Church. The team went to court to keep their emails in secret.
It is expected that Trump's assistance will have an impact on security in New Orleans. While Big Easy is not new to organize large football events, the city was shaken by the terrorist attack of the New Year's Eve in Bourbon Street.
“Extensive planning and coordination have been established to ensure the safety of all attendees, players and staff,” said Secret Service spokesman Anthony Guglielmi, in a statement, through the sports of the main office.
“Security measures have been even more improved this year, since this will be the first time that a acting president of the United States will attend the event.”
Trump, who attended the American football games between Alabama and Georgia, and the Navy against the army last season, will also record an interview with Bret Baier from Fox News, which will be broadcast during the coverage prior to the game.
In 2002, George Hw Bush, at that time a former president and father of the commander in chief, George W. Bush, participated in the launch of the currency before the Patriots beat the Rams 20-17. He and his wife Barbara also handled the tasks of launching coins at the Super Bowl LI on February 5, 2017.