Eagles receiver Riley Cooper has been sent threatening messages since a video of him making a racial slur became public.
The team said yesterday that Riley informed the club of the threats and did not know who made them. The team has notified the league’s security department.
Cooper was fined by the Eagles after his slur became known Wednesday. He left the team Friday to seek counseling.
“Riley Cooper made us aware of the tweets when the video became public,” the team said in a statement. “He told us that he did not know about the video. He informed us he blocked the tweets because he did not know the person nor understand the context of what that person was threatening.
“We promptly alerted NFL security.”
The video of Cooper was taken at a Kenny Chesney concert in June. Cooper apologized profusely both Wednesday and Thursday.
HALL OF FAME GAME: Rookie Devonte Holloman’s 75-yard interception return of a tipped pass by Matt Moore keyed the Cowboys’ 24-20 win over the Dolphins in the Hall of Fame game last night in Canton, Ohio, in the NFL preseason opener.
Quarterback Tony Romo, coming off back surgery to remove a cyst, sat out for Dallas. So the Cowboys turned to their ground game — and ground down Miami as few regulars got onto the field.
COLTS: Receiver Darrius Heyward-Bey was diagnosed with a sprained left knee yesterday, and it’s unclear how much time he might miss.
The injury occurred during the afternoon session at Indianapolis’ training camp. Heyward-Bey was taken to the training tent and watched the rest of practice with the knee wrapped in ice.