Eagles' Riley Cooper claims he was joking about Maclin's playing time

According to Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver Riley Cooper, it was all a joke when he speculated Monday that Jeremy Maclin doesn't sub out of games because he's looking for a new contract.

Maclin was asked about the comments on Tuesday and did not seem pleased saying, "That was not a very smart thing for Coop to say.” 

Cooper's playing time has steadily decreased from 90 percent of the team's snaps to 67 percent last week. All jokes aside he appears to be miffed about the lack of playing time.

“I’m supposed to sub every four, five, plays and that’s what I do," Cooper said. "Maclin, I guess, is a lot better player than me, so he doesn’t have to sub. I guess I should have said that yesterday.”

Offensive coordinator Pat Shurmur said Tuesday the wide receiver rotation changes per situation, claiming there's "nothing there" between Cooper and Maclin. 

"We get a couple of long plays or a play where a receiver is involved in something and we may sub in and out, so it's ‑‑ we got a good little system for it," Shurmur said. " I won't reveal all the details, but that's how we do it.

When asked whether he's cleared things up with Maclin, Cooper shook his head, “I haven’t talked to him yet, no.”

Cooper has a history of saying the wrong thing.