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BY JAIME URIBARRI / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
'I am so ashamed and disgusted with myself,' Cooper wrote on Twitter in a statement that was also released by the Eagles. Cooper, who is white, is expected to be the Eagles' No. 2 wide receiver this season.
It's safe to say that Riley Cooper isn't the most popular player in the Philadelphia Eagles locker room right now.
The 25-year-old wide receiver is in serious damage-control mode after being caught on camera using a racial slur during a Kenny Chesney concert in June.
"I will jump that fence and fight every n----- here," Cooper is heard saying in the newly-surfaced YouTube clip that was picked up by Philadelphia sports blog CrossingBroad.com.
The shocking footage spread like wildfire online, forcing Cooper, who is white, to issue a public apology within hours.
"I am so ashamed and disgusted with myself," Cooper wrote on Twitter in a statement that was also released by the Eagles.
"I want to apologize. I have been offensive. I have apologized to my coach, to Jeffrey Lurie, to Howie Roseman and to my teammates. I owe an apology to the fans and to this community. I am so ashamed, but there are no excuses. What I did was wrong and I will accept the consequences."
The Eagles quickly condemned Cooper, who is expected to replace the injured Jeremy Maclin as the Eagles' No. 2 receiver, for his language and fined him an undisclosed amount.
“We are shocked and appalled by Riley Cooper’s words. This sort of behavior or attitude from anyone has no role in a civil society," Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie said in a statement. "He has accepted responsibility for his words and his actions. He has been fined for this incident.“
Cooper told NFL.com he almost cried when Maclin tore his ACL in practice over the weekend, but that compassionate side was nowhere to be seen earlier this summer at the Kenny Chesney concert. In addition to his racist outburst, the receiver was filmed getting into a physical altercation in the Lincoln Financial Field parking lot before the show.
'I am so ashamed and disgusted with myself,' Cooper wrote on Twitter in a statement that was also released by the Eagles. Cooper, who is white, is expected to be the Eagles' No. 2 wide receiver this season.
It's safe to say that Riley Cooper isn't the most popular player in the Philadelphia Eagles locker room right now.
The 25-year-old wide receiver is in serious damage-control mode after being caught on camera using a racial slur during a Kenny Chesney concert in June.
"I will jump that fence and fight every n----- here," Cooper is heard saying in the newly-surfaced YouTube clip that was picked up by Philadelphia sports blog CrossingBroad.com.
The shocking footage spread like wildfire online, forcing Cooper, who is white, to issue a public apology within hours.
"I am so ashamed and disgusted with myself," Cooper wrote on Twitter in a statement that was also released by the Eagles.
"I want to apologize. I have been offensive. I have apologized to my coach, to Jeffrey Lurie, to Howie Roseman and to my teammates. I owe an apology to the fans and to this community. I am so ashamed, but there are no excuses. What I did was wrong and I will accept the consequences."
The Eagles quickly condemned Cooper, who is expected to replace the injured Jeremy Maclin as the Eagles' No. 2 receiver, for his language and fined him an undisclosed amount.
“We are shocked and appalled by Riley Cooper’s words. This sort of behavior or attitude from anyone has no role in a civil society," Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie said in a statement. "He has accepted responsibility for his words and his actions. He has been fined for this incident.“
Cooper told NFL.com he almost cried when Maclin tore his ACL in practice over the weekend, but that compassionate side was nowhere to be seen earlier this summer at the Kenny Chesney concert. In addition to his racist outburst, the receiver was filmed getting into a physical altercation in the Lincoln Financial Field parking lot before the show.