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Riley Cooper recently called for a press conference to publicly apologize for racist comments he made during a Kenny Chesney concert, according to Csnphilly.
Check out Cooper’s apology below from CSN Philly!
During the press conference he said:
I said something that was absolutely disgusting and terrible and I should not have handled it the way I handled it.
To bring you up to speed, during a Kenny Chesney concert in June, NFL star Riley Cooper made a racial slur to one of the security guards standing nearby. However, while some Americans are letting the drunken comment slide — recent reports claim Marcus Vick, Michael Vick’s brother, has much more to say about it.
Marcus Vick, brother of Michael, put a $1K bounty on Riley Cooper via Twitter after Cooper's racist remarks http://t.co/reDY3FZOTJ
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) July 31, 2013
After much complaint and even offering $1,000 for someone to put the NFL player on blast, he took to Twitter, saying:
Ok my lips are sealed lol RT @theycallme_ck: @MVFive as ur co-publicist i will allow ur bounty comment to slide…shit was appalling. smdh.
— Marcus Vick (@MVFive) July 31, 2013
Just yesterday Riley apologized to his coach and to his teammates for his awful behavior on Twitter, saying:
I am so ashamed and disgusted with myself. I want to apologize. I have been offensive. I have apologized to my coach, Jeffrey Lurie, and
— Riley Cooper (@RileyCooper_14) July 31, 2013
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
— Riley Cooper (@RileyCooper_14) July 31, 2013
Was wrong and I will accept the consequences.
— Riley Cooper (@RileyCooper_14) July 31, 2013
Watch this footage of his racist slur at the Kenny Chesney concert:
However, it is uncertain how his apology is being taken by the NFL, his fans, and finally his teammates — many of whom are black.
Good luck, Riley …
