The last time we wrote about former Washington tight end and current D.C. radio host Chris Cooley, an NFL linebacker was threatening to “smack the shit out of him.”
Now, the ESPN 980 talker has drawn our attention again, once again for provoking an NFL player, Washington safety Duke Ihenacho.
This latest feud started when Cooley “reported” that Ihenacho had acted unprofessionally this season because he was bitter about Josh Norman taking his number. Ihenacho wore No. 24 before Norman arrived last April, but given that he had worn No. 2 in college, No. 34 with the Broncos and No. 35 earlier in his time with Washington, it doesn’t seem like he was super attached to that number. He switched to No. 29 for this season.
Anyway, here’s what Cooley initially said about Ihenacho and Washington’s secondary:
Take this for what it's worth, but Chris Cooley says one of the Skins DB problems was a rift after Duke Ihenacho lost his number to Norman pic.twitter.com/vo1bdMzWSN
— Dan Steinberg (@dcsportsbog) January 6, 2017
You know it’s trouble when someone says, “And that’s not fact, and I have no real source on that.” Usually if you have no source on something, you shouldn’t say it on the radio, particularly if it has the potential to damage someone’s reputation.
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Alright y'all, I wasn't going to give this Cooley story attention, but it seems to be gaining steam and people are actually believing it.
— Duke Ihenacho (@NachoLyfe) January 6, 2017
Anyway, it's completely inaccurate.
— Duke Ihenacho (@NachoLyfe) January 6, 2017
I know Cooley has a job to do as a Skins radio guy and part of that involves speculation…and finding reasoning for whatever is going on..
— Duke Ihenacho (@NachoLyfe) January 6, 2017
But no there was no issue over a jersey number. Especially 8 weeks into to the season (as what was reported)…lol that's crazy.
— Duke Ihenacho (@NachoLyfe) January 6, 2017
We took care of that back in April before OTAs, and I haven't thought about that number since.
— Duke Ihenacho (@NachoLyfe) January 6, 2017
In Cooley's defense though, he did say it's not fact, and he has no real source…it's just what he believes. He's entitled to that.
— Duke Ihenacho (@NachoLyfe) January 6, 2017
What was a lil disappointing, was his comment about my unwillingness to act professional…when that's all I've ever been my whole career.
— Duke Ihenacho (@NachoLyfe) January 6, 2017
And if you ask most coaches or teammates or workers within the organization, I think they'll agree.
— Duke Ihenacho (@NachoLyfe) January 6, 2017
Have you ever seen some respond so cooly to a guy libeling him? Ihenacho actually defended Cooley’s right to make up bullshit on the radio.
In this little spat with Cooley Ihenacho seems to be 1) right and 2) more mature. We’ll see if Cooley further fans the flames.
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