Ivanka Trump's Locker Room Note to Philadelphia Eagles Player Goes Viral
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An X post by Ivanka Trump, the president's daughter, showing a note she left in the Philadelphia Eagles' locker room for cornerback Eli Ricks has gone viral, attracting more than 5.6 million views.
Newsweek contacted the Philadelphia Eagles' for comment on Saturday via telephone and voicemail message outside of regular office hours.
Why It Matters
Ivanka Trump served as a senior advisor to her father Donald Trump during his first White House administration, but maintained a much lower profile during the 2024 presidential election campaign and his subsequent return to the presidency.
The viral post shows the immense public interest around the Trump family, with ongoing speculation that one or more of the president's children could seek to launch their own political careers.
What To Know
On Friday, Ivanka Trump toured the Philadelphia Eagles' training base along with her son Theodore Kushner who played flag football on the team's practice field.
The Philadelphia Eagles' squad visited the White House on April 28 to celebrate their Super Bowl LIX victory over the Kansas City Chiefs, with President Trump welcoming the team personally.
Ivanka Trump looking on during the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup Draw at Telemundo Studios on December 05, 2024 in Miami, Florida (left) and Eli Ricks #23 of the Philadelphia Eagles playing against the Carolina...
Ivanka Trump looking on during the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup Draw at Telemundo Studios on December 05, 2024 in Miami, Florida (left) and Eli Ricks #23 of the Philadelphia Eagles playing against the Carolina Panthers at Lincoln Financial Field on December 8, 2024 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (right). More
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Following the visit, cornerback Ricks posted "Donald trump daughter is beautiful d***" on X, followed by "After seeing her in person Ivanka is exactly my type."
During her visit on Friday, Ivanka Trump left a handwritten note in the Eagles' locker room for Ricks, which said: "Stopped by to say hi! Sorry to miss you! Go Birds! Ivanka."
She posted two photographs of this on X in response to Ricks' post describing her as "beautiful," receiving more than 18,000 likes and 5.6 million views on the social media platform.
Ricks swiftly responded with an X post of his own, in which he said: "My apologies [woman facepalming emoji], I owe you a glass of wine now xx!"
My apologies🤦♀️, I owe you a glass of wine now xx! 🍷 https://t.co/ZHQ33UAaW8 — Eli (@eliasricks) May 16, 2025
This post also went viral accumulating over 19,000 likes and 2.3 million views.
Following his White House visit, Ricks also posted a photograph of him sitting in front of a painting depicting Trump's survival of an assassination attempt on July 13, 2024.
In 2023, Ricks joined the Eagles as an undrafted free agent after playing college football at LSU and Alabama.
Ivanka Trump has been married to business tycoon Jared Kushner since 2009 and the couple have three children together.
What People Are Saying
NFL insider Jordan Schultz shared screenshots of Ricks and Ivanka's messages adding: "Ivanka Trump... Elias Ricks. Yes, this is real. [Flushed face emoji, Loudly crying face emoji]."
New Jersey-based David Nevil, a self-described "Philly Sports Watcher," commented: "Eli Ricks and Ivanka Trump are the power couple I never knew we needed."
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