(Updated with new info at the end.)
Washington Redskins tight end Chris Cooley seems like a cool guy. He once said he lost at Fantasy Football against a friend who had Cooley as his tight end on a day where Cooley scored three times. He also has a nifty blog, but that caused him a bit of embarrassment when a picture on his blog inadvertently showed his penis.
Cooley intended to take a photo of a page from his playbook revealing the “Tight End Test” for Sunday’s game against the Saints. The only problem? He was naked at the time, the playbook was in his lap, and so the picture included an image of Cooley’s penis.
Oops! Though I am not sure why Cooley reads his playbook naked, Deadspin jumped all over the item, provoking this response:
Apparently that was just [an] unfortunate accident, one of the many hazards of nude blogging. The Cooley’s have responded by removing the post from their blog, and according to text message from Chris’s brother Tanner to [Deadspin], he wasn’t happy to see his brother’s cock meandering its way around the internet. But hey, nobody wants to see their brother’s cock anywhere.
Deadspin was kind enough (damn them!) to photoshop out the offending penis and replace it as seen below. I saw the Deadspin item after it had already been airbrushed into oblivion. But readers who saw it in its glory seemed underwhelmed, with one writing: “Hopefully for his wife’s sake he’s a ‘grower.’ “
It is ironic that Deadspin is among the sites Cooley links to on his blog. Ah, the perils of the Internet!
Update: Here is a link to the original photo. It really seems much ado about nothing and I am not being snide; the image is hard to read at first glance that I can see why it never got noticed before it was posted. This recap from the Washington Post has some great reaction from Cooley and his brother Tanner:
So the team won, Cooley’s 27-yard fourth-quarter catch was perhaps the biggest play, everyone celebrated, and eventually the Cooleys went home to Chris’s house and logged onto the blog again.
“Oh my God,” Tanner said.
“You can’t see anything,” Chris argued, bizarrely.
“You can see EVERYTHING,” Tanner pointed out.
So the Cooleys began to panic. They took down the item, which had by now migrated to other sites. Chris’s wife was obviously concerned. “I can’t believe I did that, I’m so stupid,” Chris said to his brother, more or less. “Why were you even naked anyway?” Tanner asked, sensibly, leading to the explanation about the mess on the bed and the table.
Update 2: Cooley says he’s sorry.
Update 3: NFL forces Cooley to talk with psychiatrist after penis exposure.
The Deadspin crop:
on Sep 15th, 2008 at 4:41 am
i really shouldn’t be laughing… but this early in the morning, im laughing my ass off. LOL
on Sep 15th, 2008 at 1:36 pm
Here’s a link to the picture unedited:
http://playingthefield.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=58&Itemid=9#JOSC_TOP
on Sep 15th, 2008 at 8:21 pm
It TRULY is much ado about nothing…
(but I’m not a size queen or anything…)
on Sep 16th, 2008 at 5:53 pm
Is it just me, or is Cooley a little “undersized” for a tight end?
on Sep 16th, 2008 at 10:56 pm
Aww, poor guy. Now he’s going to have to post a real nude photo just to prove he’s not “undersized”.
(err…assuming the picture’s just deceptive, and he’s really not…
)
on Sep 17th, 2008 at 2:20 am
Seeing the head of a guy’s penis doesn’t show how big it is. And does it really matter if you love and care about someone?
on Sep 17th, 2008 at 8:34 am
With an ass like that! I just hope that shorts like that become the fashion…..enough of these long baggy things!!!
on Sep 19th, 2008 at 8:47 am
What in gay hell are you talking about……..I can’t see any dick! (gawd knows I’ve been tryin) but I gather the croppers have had their way with the pic by now! Anyway…..back to my waiting for Carson Palmer or Chris Long to slip up!
on Sep 20th, 2008 at 6:20 pm
check out buzzfeed.com for a lightened, more revealing photo
on Sep 21st, 2008 at 10:54 am
At least the world now knows that he is circumsized…
on Sep 21st, 2008 at 4:29 pm
All kidding aside, this is an unfortunate moment in Chris’s life. It doesn’t show good judgement on his part. Just goes to show you that you MUST pay attention at all times what you put on the ‘net. It does make you wonder though, if he did it intentionally or not
on Dec 7th, 2008 at 9:25 pm
I saw it. Man I want his ass so bad. I can’t stop thinking about it.
on Dec 10th, 2008 at 1:35 pm
I am a life-long Redskins fan and I am in love with Chris Cooley. He’s the greatest — all MAN.
on Dec 30th, 2008 at 3:21 pm
omg!!!!! LOLLOLLOLLOLLOLLOL
your all gay ¬_¬
naa jokin lol i aint got nothin against gays, safe (:
on Dec 30th, 2008 at 6:08 pm
Size doesnt matter. It gets bigger anyway, and besides that the dude has a great ass.
on Dec 31st, 2008 at 2:18 am
Chris you didn’t have to create an account to defend yourself i got your back Bro.
on Dec 31st, 2008 at 10:34 am
Ha.
on Jan 15th, 2009 at 6:45 pm
It’s hot’ and he is as well- thank you for the slip up chris
on Mar 9th, 2009 at 7:43 am
If he is showing his Dick. I can’t see it. Show that damn piece of hot rode. Come on. Let me in on the secret.
on Mar 9th, 2009 at 7:44 am
Oh i did see it. Just rechecked it. Was that really it??????????
on Mar 12th, 2009 at 9:37 am
I wonder if Chris has a pool & “shrinkage” was a factor?…LOL!
on May 17th, 2009 at 10:43 pm
I am not a BIG fan of Washington Redskins, but I still have a big crush on Chris Cooley. I also have a big crush on Colt Brennan anyway. I always have fantasized of sleeping and fooling around with them.
I am sure that Chris has a nice bubble butt that always turned me on. I wish there was a picture of his penis like the box says “Oops - Chris Cooley shows his penis” in a blue box. Damn it! If I saw it, I would love to ride on him very much! 
on Jun 7th, 2009 at 4:09 pm
Only he knows for sure, but look at the way he dresses. His shorts are as tight as a coat of paint. He likes to show off, and I have no doubt that at some level he got a charge out of it.
on Jul 30th, 2009 at 10:23 pm
Not to be rude, but with all you guys going nutso over seeing this guys dick, do you understand why a straight guy might be a little uncomfortable to be naked in a locker room with a gay guy?
on Aug 2nd, 2009 at 11:37 am
I like them big and the bigger the better. Forget this guy and give us some pics of TO before it gets too cold up in Buffalo.
Charlie
on Aug 4th, 2009 at 9:10 am
[...] Well, maybe not all his exposure. [...]
on Aug 24th, 2009 at 11:12 am
Quero ver pica ou piroca
on Sep 14th, 2009 at 8:27 pm
jonny
on Jul 30th, 2009 at 10:23 pm said
Not to be rude, but with all you guys going nutso over seeing this guys dick, do you understand why a straight guy might be a little uncomfortable to be naked in a locker room with a gay guy?
You just don’t get it do you? We gay men don’t just hit on random straight guys obvisily that’s sexual harasment, we look for clues (long eye contact, body language, manerism ect ) so stop being so homophbic and relax and enjoy the game.
on Sep 14th, 2009 at 10:09 pm
The dude definitely has a trophy set of legs and muscle bubble. Such a shame he’s straight LOL
on Oct 14th, 2009 at 9:45 pm
What the heck he got a small penis from what I seen I gota a bigger one than that
on Nov 15th, 2009 at 7:16 pm
While I enjoy seeing a good looking guy’s dick, the photo is not exactly good quality so his dick can be easily overlooked. No big deal (no pun intended).