A video from June which shows Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver Riley Cooper using the “N-word” while attending a concert recently made the rounds and raised eyebrows, not to mention tempers. Cooper has since apologized and been fined by the team.
Both Riley and the Eagles have released statements:
Full statements from the #Eagles and WR Riley Cooper here: http://t.co/qptZ0PFlnL
— Philadelphia Eagles (@Eagles) August 2, 2013
Seemingly unaware that it’s technically none of his business, Philadelphia’s mayor is saying Riley shouldn’t get off too easy:
Philly mayor says fining Riley Cooper isn't good enough http://t.co/VwGwun2QAy
— ProFootballTalk (@ProFootballTalk) August 2, 2013
We should add that to date in 2013 there have been 145 homicides in Philadelphia, so Riley Cooper’s language, while offensive and uncalled for, is far from the worst thing to happen to the City of Brotherly Love this year.
Given the nature of the kinds of things that happen in sports on a fairly regular basis, talk host Larry Elder was perplexed by the seeming extra scrutiny on Riley Cooper and asked several questions via his Twitter feed:
Kobe, on tv, says "f" word slur against gays. Fined. Apologizes. Done. NFL Riley Cooper, drunk, says "n" word–excused from team activities.
— Larry Elder (@larryelder) August 2, 2013
Riley Cooper banished. Bet the "n" word is nevvvvverrrrrr uttered on the football field when players trash talk, is it?
— Larry Elder (@larryelder) August 2, 2013
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NFL GM on Riley Cooper: "He killed his career." ARE YOU KIDDING??? For saying the "n" word while drunk?! @TheRevAl was completely sober.
— Larry Elder (@larryelder) August 2, 2013
NFL Gm on Riley Cooper: "He killed his career." Really? Did @RevJJackson, sober, kill his career when he said "hymie" and "Hymietown"?
— Larry Elder (@larryelder) August 2, 2013
NFL Gm on Cooper: "He killed his career." Did @SpikeLee kill his when he said he gives interracial couples "visual daggers" to show disdain?
— Larry Elder (@larryelder) August 2, 2013
NFL Gm on Cooper: "He killed his career." Did @CNN's @donnabrazile kill her career when when said the GOP has a "white boy attitude."?
— Larry Elder (@larryelder) August 2, 2013
NFL GM on Cooper: "He killed his career." Did @NBA's David Stern kill his when he insultingly said, "The NBA doesn't have a Patriot Act"?
— Larry Elder (@larryelder) August 2, 2013
GM on Cooper: "He killed his career." What?! Did Ortiz, Pettitte, A-Rod (until now), Giambi, etc."kill their careers"? But say "n' word…
— Larry Elder (@larryelder) August 2, 2013
GM says Cooper "killed his career"? Did C.Barkley kill his for accusing Hootie Johnson of racism for lengthening the Masters–to stop Tiger?
— Larry Elder (@larryelder) August 2, 2013
Sports Ill. says 20% of NFL players have criminal records. But because of random testing, 100% never use "n"word.
— Larry Elder (@larryelder) August 2, 2013
We’ll close with some more perspective:
Are NFL players speaking out against Aaron Hernandez as they are against Riley Cooper?
— Jack (@NBA_GM) August 1, 2013
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