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Eagles fine Riley Cooper for insensitive comments

Riley Cooper is at the center of a self-made storm after video surfaced of the Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver making racially insensitive comments at a Kenny Chesney concert.

The video -- posted by Crossingbroad.com and more widely circulated via Deadspin -- depicted an agitated Cooper, who is white, telling a companion, "I will fight every (expletive) here."

On Wednesday, Cooper released a statement through the team apologizing for his behavior.

"I am so ashamed and disgusted with myself. I want to apologize," the statement read. "I have been offensive. I have apologized to my coach, to Jeffrey Lurie, to 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 was wrong and I will accept the consequences."

Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie released a statement on the matter shortly thereafter.

"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."

This obviously is a bad look for Cooper, who has some unpleasant explaining to do in the Eagles' locker room. The video surfaced during a time when Cooper has taken on a larger role with the team following Jeremy Maclin's season-ending knee injury Saturday.