Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) – The Philadelphia Eagles fined wide receiver Riley Cooper an undisclosed amount after racially insensitive comments he made at a concert last month came to light.<\/p>\n
Video surfaced Wednesday of the 25-year-old Florida product uttering a racial slur while at a Kenny Chesney concert in Philadelphia.<\/p>\n
“We are shocked and appalled by Riley Cooper’s words,” Eagles owner Jeffery Lurie said in a statement. “This sort of behavior or attitude from anyone has no role in a civil society. He has accepted responsibility for his words and his actions. He has been fined for this incident.”<\/p>\n
Cooper had 23 receptions for 248 yards and three touchdowns last season, but is expected to have an increased role this year to help fill a void left at the receiver position after Jeremy Maclin went down with a season-ending knee injury on Saturday.<\/p>\n
“I am so ashamed and disgusted with myself,” Cooper said in a statement. “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.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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