Warning: Above video contains offensive language and is NSFW
NFL player Riley Cooper used Twitter to apologize after video emerged on Wednesday of him aggressively uttering a racial slur at a Kenny Chesney concert this summer.
The YouTube video, embedded above, shows Cooper, who is white, decked out in his signature ponytail along with a cutoff plaid shirt pointing at a camera and saying he will "fight every n***** here, bro."
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Not surprisingly, the epithet caused a major stir on the sports web. Pundits and fans alike called for the Philadelphia Eagles to suspend him and speculated about the extra punishment he'll take from NFL foes while catching passes this season.
About three hours after the clip took over Twitter, making Cooper's name a worldwide trending topic, the wide receiver tweeted an apology to his 56,000 followers and the world at large:
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
Pretty standard stuff as far as Twitter apologies go, and we suspect it won't do anything to let him off the hook with the NFL, the Eagles or his teammates. The next time he sets foot in the Philadelphia locker room promises to be a delicate situation indeed.
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