After a video surfaced online from Philly sports blog Crossing Broad showing Eagles’ wide receiver Riley Cooper telling a group of friends at a Kenny Chesney concert in June: “I will jump that fence and fight every [n-word] in here, bro” (watch the video above), the NFL star has issued a string of apologies via Twitter.
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
Cooper is seen in the video with fellow Eagle Jason Kelce as well as a bunch of other people. At that show at Lincoln Financial Field, Cooper and his fellow Eagles, including Coach Chip Kelly, joined Kenny Chesney on stage for a rendition of the song “Boys of the Fall.”
Kenny Chesney concert= most spontaneous day of my life @miller_time009 I am a new fan of the eagles #SEXY pic.twitter.com/kHP1Ekuwft
— Chelsea Corriveau (@chelscuervo) June 9, 2013
The video was a follow-up to one published by Crossing Broad which appeared to show Cooper fighting on the same night:
This evening, Cooper fielded questions from reporters on the scandal: