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  • Riley Cooper Returns To Team, Practices

    After taking some time away from his team following his oft-documented adventures in racism at that fateful Kenny Chesney concert, Riley Cooper has officially rejoined the Philadelphia Eagles, which obviously includes him rejoining the teammates he offended with his drunken behavior. While some may be expecting some public backlash against the Eagles receiver, it appears as if another avenue is being traveled: genuine forgiveness.

    The news of Cooper’s return to the Eagles came courtesy of Chris Mortensen’s Twitter:

    As for the forgiving attitude towards Cooper, it is perhaps best captured by Peter King’s Monday Morning Quarterback column, which contains the following quote from Mike Vick, a player who knows a thing or two about public forgiveness:

    “Just because he made that one mistake doesn’t mean he can’t overcome it,” Vick said. “Or he can’t be condemned for it. Everybody deserves a second chance … Just for one second, expand your mind. Expand your mind and have supernatural thinking about it. Everything doesn’t have to be negative. Everything can be fixed. So many people forgave me. And it took time. It’s still taking time.”

    There was also an interesting point offered by ex-Dallas Cowboys receiver Michael Irvin, and while that may be somewhat unexpected, it doesn’t make his statements any less compelling, especially when he discusses the morass surrounding the infamous word itself:


    It was, however, Adam Scheffter who encapsulated the entire NFL offseason by tweeting about one simple picture he posted on his Instagram account:

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    For those who aren’t sure, that’s Tim Tebow, Riley Cooper, and Aaron Hernandez when they played for the Florida Gators. I’m sure Urban Meyer would look at that particular picture with the same kind of pride a father has for his daughter’s first recital.

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  • Riley Cooper’s N-Bomb Gets the Taiwanese Animation Treatment

    You knew this would be making an appearance sooner or later–actually, “later” is a bad term in relation to the folks at NMA–and these creations seem to mark the closing moments for the popularity of whatever story they are covering. Not that the Taiwanese Animation crew is a trend killer or anything. It’s more like, they show up and place the period at the end of a sentence. Once again, the creators do not fail to entertain. Among the nuggets of greatness in the NMA’s video for Riley Cooper are the truck nuts, the security guard, and the scenes at the urinal. I didn’t know NFL players could produce a urine stream of such magnitude.

    As for the rest of society, it seems people have already moved on. Twitter has quieted down–aside from Jeff McLane, who is doing his job–the sports blogs have posted their respective pieces, and the Eagles are still keeping Cooper on the roster. In fact, it seems like everyone is ready to move on. Even Roger Goodell:

    For those wondering just how much Cooper had to pay in regards to his fine, McLane has some information you may find useful:


    If the Eagles are serious about their position, perhaps they should donate every cent of Cooper’s fine to a local NAACP chapter.

  • Riley Cooper Apologizes To Media, Gets Fined By The Eagles

    Say what you will about the Sad Saga of Riley Cooper, but one thing’s for sure, it’s life cycle has been extremely quick. In the course of a few hours, Cooper’s video went viral, he apologized on Twitter, the NFL Player’s Union issued a damning response, he met (and again apologized) with the Philadelphia media, and he’s already been fined by his team, the Philadelphia Eagles. Without social media driving it, this situation might have played out over the course of the entire preseason, if at all. Speaking of social media, the Twitter account of Eagle’s beat writer Jeff McLane has been on fire with updates about Cooper’s boneheaded actions and the surrounding fallout.

    Before that, however, Cooper’s made-for-media apology:

    The owner of the Eagles, Jeff Lurie, made sure to let interested parties know that the Eagles absolutely do not support Riley’s actions, and so they fined him:

    “We are shocked and appalled by Riley Cooper’s words,” Lurie said. “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.”

    Cooper said the fine was a “good amount of money.” He said he has yet to hear from the league office and if they had planned to discipline him.

    Over at the aforementioned Jeff McLane’s Twitter page, he provides an idea of how Cooper’s teammates responded to the news:


    As for the perhaps the most recognizable player on the team, Michael Vick, he echoed the thoughts of his teammates:


    Michael’s brother Marcus was not as forgiving, however:

    The tweet in question has apparently been removed, but there is this:


    Somehow, it feels like the social media interaction adds a dose of silliness to the proceedings, but maybe that’s just me. As for Cooper’s future, the fine clearly indicates the Eagles organization still thinks he can still be valuable on the field, otherwise, he would be the newest addition to the NFL’s waiver wire.

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  • How Many Teammates Did Riley Cooper Just Alienate?

    So yeah, Riley Cooper at the Kenny Chesney concert happened, and it appears as if the Internet is currently tripping over its collective self in an effort to respond. In case you missed it, the wide receiver for the Philadelphia Eagles had an incredibly stupid screw up during the show, and naturally, it was captured on video and posted for the world to see. Cooper’s mistake? Saying he would hop over a fence and “fight every nigger here.” While it may be true, as pointed out by Deadspin commenter pkellen2313, there probably weren’t very many people you can apply that derogatory term to attending the Kenny Chesney concert, that really doesn’t let Cooper off the hook, at least in the eyes of a social media-addicted culture that explodes like a volcano when something controversial happens in sports.

    Before that, however, the video that’s currently burning up the social media charts:


    Who knows? Maybe it was Cooper’s beer doing the talking, but then again, this isn’t the kind of screw up where you can make excuses and it goes away. It seems like Cooper is well aware of that, at least according to his Twitter account:


    What these consequences will be remains to be seen, especially considering the freshness of the story. Will the Eagles cut Cooper? If so, will he ever find another job in a league with workforce that is almost 70 percent African-American? Furthermore, will these teammates be accepting of someone who mouthed off like that? Granted, the theme in the NFL seems to be as long as the player gets things done on the field, allowances will be made. Of course, what allowances do opposing defenses have to make when they have a free shot on someone who was so careless and cast themselves in an incredibly racist light?

    As for Cooper, he’s taking an absolute beating on Twitter. An example:


    It’s not been a good day for ole Riley.