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How did Riley Cooper get Black History Month on Eagles team calendar?

Published Feb. 12, 2015 5:13 p.m. ET

Sid Saraf

Whoops.

On Thursday, a story on Deadspin pointed out something strange on the Philadelphia Eagles' 2015 team calendar. Each month has an image of a different player. Guess which guy was featured for February -- otherwise known as Black History Month?

Uh oh, the Eagles' 2015 team calendar features Riley Cooper for Black History Month: http://t.co/yyfU8ep4Lc pic.twitter.com/qHQsITlWYz
— Philly.com Ent (@PhillydotcomENT) February 12, 2015

Wide receiver Riley Cooper. The same man who came under fire almost two years ago for using racial slurs at a Kenny Chesney concert. How did such a thing happen?

Well, the Eagles responded with an official statement on Thursday afternoon:

"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."