Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver Riley Cooper, who made a racist comment in 2013, has been featured on the February(Black History Month) page of the team calendar.
The Philadelphia Eagles released their 2015 calendar recently. True to team calendar form, a certain player was pictured over each month of the year.
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They made a coincidental mistake involving wide receiver Riley Cooper, who made a name for himself in a negative way after being caught on tape saying the N-word at a Kenny Chesney concert.
Cooper was featured on the February page of the calendar, but there’s just one problem there. February is Black History Month, so this placement of Cooper will surely not sit well with many fans.
Eagles PR representative Brett Strohsacker has already acknowledged this mix up, calling it an honest mistake.
Eagles say using Riley Cooper as the player for Black History Month was “an honest mistake.” http://t.co/3cM5hq9Wh5 pic.twitter.com/1ifsHnX3OY
— Sporting News (@sportingnews) February 12, 2015
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