Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver is leaving the team for “a short period” of time to seek counseling after
a video of him making a racial slurgot leaked this week.

Cooper has already been fined an undisclosed amount by the team.

In a statement, the Eagles said he has been “excused from team activities.” Cooper said he is stepping away for a brief period of time to “reflect.”

It’s unclear when he’ll be back with the team.

Here’s the full Eagles statement:

And Cooper’s statement:

Right now, I think it’s important for me to take some time to reflect on this situation. The organisation and my teammates have been extremely supportive, but I also realise that there are people who will have a tough time forgiving me for what I’ve done. The best thing for me, and for the team, is to step away for a short period of time.

During this time I’m going to be speaking with a variety of professionals to help me better understand how I could have done something that was so offensive, and how I can start the healing process for everyone. As long as it takes, and whatever I have to do, I’m going to try to make this right.”
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