Eagles Address Riley Cooper's February Appearance In Team Calendar
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- On Thursday, word began to spread that the Eagles team calendar featured Riley Cooper as the pictured athlete for the month of February. The situation was brought to attention due to the incident that Cooper was involved in during the 2013 off-season.
Video was released that off-season of Cooper using a racial slur directed toward African-American attendees at a concert. The story became a huge part of the Eagles Training Camp during Chip Kelly's first year in town.
February is Black History Month and the team addressed Cooper's appearance in the calendar for that month. The team released the following statement on Thursday:
"We do not oversee the production of the annual team calendar. We do not provide any input about the players who are featured or where those pictures appear in the calendar. The NFL licenses the production of that calendar to a third party and we do not have an opportunity to review the material."