Country singer Kenny Chesney distanced himself from Philadelphia Eagles receiver Riley Cooper in the wake of the NFL player's racial slur video surfacing. Chesney wants people to know Cooper isn't representative of the singer's fans, Pro Football Talk reports.
A video surfaced on Wednesday showing Cooper using a racial slur at a Kenny Chesney concert in Philadelphia. In the video, Cooper appears agitated. He points and says, "I will jump that fence and fight every [expletive] here, bro."
Although the incident happened at his concert, Chesney said Cooper's behavior isn't characteristic of his music or fans.
"To judge an entire audience by one loud mouth isn't fair ... not to the NFL, not to the city of Philadelphia and that awesome crowd, not to my band and crew and certainly not to me, who believes music is about bringing people together for friendship and forgetting about the things in life that bring you down," Chesney said, via PFT. "The music I make is about living life, loving life and loving everybody - no matter who they are. That's how I was raised, and what someone else does or says doesn't reflect who I am or what my fans stand for."
Chesney did invite Cooper on stage during the performance, but the 45-year-old singer said it was a courtesy he routinely shows local athletes who attend his concerts.
"I don't know everything about every player who comes to our shows," Chesney said. "We invite the team in the places where we play, and I've found the guys from the NFL are some of the most inspiring people I meet all year. They give back to their communities, work with children, hospitals and various charities, as well as raising awesome families."
Riley immediately apologized once the video surfaced online. He also apologized to his teammates, and the Eagles fined him for the incident.
"This is the lowest of lows," Cooper told reporters, via Fox Sports. "This is not the type of person I want to be portrayed as. This isn't the type of person I am. I'm extremely sorry."
Michael Vick accepted his teammate's apology, but the Eagles quarterback's brother did not. Vick's younger brother, Marcus, took to Twitter and posted a bounty on Cooper. The tweets were deleted, and Michael said his brother needs to not act ignorant.
Watch Cooper's racial slur video HERE.
