"I'LL COME OVER THERE AND WHIP ALL YOU NIGGA ASSES"
RILEY COOPER
Eagles to seek ‘outside assistance’ for Riley Cooper
Riley Cooper apologized on
Wednesday (USA Today Sports Images)
Wide receiver Riley Cooper
"shocked and appalled" the Philadelphia Eagles,
his employer, by using a racial slur while
attending a recent Kenny Chesney
concert at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia
Cooper has
apologized for his comments, both in a statement released by the team and
publicly to the local media. Some of Cooper's African-American teammates,
including quarterback Michael Vick and wide
receiver Jason Avant, who is competing with
Cooper for a starting job, have come to his defense.
On Thursday, the Eagles
released a statement saying that they will seek "outside assistance"
to help Cooper understand the severity of his actions.
"In meeting with Riley
yesterday, we decided together that his next step will be to seek outside
assistance to help him fully understand the impact of his words and actions. He
needs to reflect. As an organization, we will provide the resources he needs to
do so."
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell told ESPN's "Mike & Mike" radio show that the NFL would not discipline Cooper, as that matter has been handled by the Eagles.
“We do not penalize at the club level
and league level for same incident," Goodell said. "We will not be
taking action separately from the club."
The Eagles have disclosed
that Cooper has been fined, but declined to state the amount of that penalty.
Article 42, Section 1(a)(xv) of the 2011 CBA pertains to "Conduct
Detrimental to the Club" and allows the team to impose a maximum fine of
an amount equal to one week's salary. For Cooper, who is due $630,000 in base
salary this season, a one-week fine would be worth $37,059.
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