A second NewEnglandPatriots player is on the record as saying that if the New England Patriots are invited to the White House as part of events to commemorate their win in Super Bowl LI, he will not attend.Safety Devin McCourty, a Patriots team captain, Pro Bowler and second-team All-Pro pick this year, affirmed he won't make the trip, joining teammate Martellus Bennett.McCourty and Bennett were also the only Patriots players to visibly protest earlier this season, raising their right fists during the national anthem, following the movement started by San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick.The Patriots have been in the crosshairs for many over the past several months, as Tom Brady and Bill Belichick have declared President Donald Trump a friend, and Trump using their names as a means of political gain. New England owner Robert Kraft is also a friend of Trump, visiting him in Trump Tower after the election and attending the inauguration last month. When the Patriots went to the White House in 2015, after winning Super Bowl XLIX, Brady skipped the event, when Obama was president. 17thsoulja BlackIG17th: Devin McCourty Becomes Second  Patriots Player to Decline White  House Visit  RIZU  SO u A second NewEnglandPatriots player is on the record as saying that if the New England Patriots are invited to the White House as part of events to commemorate their win in Super Bowl LI, he will not attend.Safety Devin McCourty, a Patriots team captain, Pro Bowler and second-team All-Pro pick this year, affirmed he won't make the trip, joining teammate Martellus Bennett.McCourty and Bennett were also the only Patriots players to visibly protest earlier this season, raising their right fists during the national anthem, following the movement started by San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick.The Patriots have been in the crosshairs for many over the past several months, as Tom Brady and Bill Belichick have declared President Donald Trump a friend, and Trump using their names as a means of political gain. New England owner Robert Kraft is also a friend of Trump, visiting him in Trump Tower after the election and attending the inauguration last month. When the Patriots went to the White House in 2015, after winning Super Bowl XLIX, Brady skipped the event, when Obama was president. 17thsoulja BlackIG17th
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