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Eagles plead innocence on calendar gaffe

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The Philadelphia Eagles said they were not involved in the production of a team calendar that features wide receiver Riley Cooper in the photo for February — Black History Month.

Cooper, who is white, was seen on video shouting racial slurs at a concert in 2013.

The Eagles issued a statement that read, “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.”

TMZ.com first broke the calendar story. Eagles public relations representative Brett Strohsacker told the website, “If anything, it was an honest mistake,” adding that the team would speak with the calendar-producing company about the process.

After the 2013 incident, Cooper apologized and took a brief leave of absence from the team before returning. Two of the team’s African-American players, quarterback Michael Vick and wide receiver Jason Avant, both spoke up on Cooper’s behalf, helping calm the controversy.

Cooper caught a career-high 55 passes for 577 yards and three touchdowns last year. In 2013, he made 47 receptions and registered career highs in receiving yardage (835) and touchdowns (eight).

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