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For nan second clip successful a week, nan aforesaid NFL subordinate was placed successful handcuffs.
Denver Broncos linebacker Jonathan Cooper was arrested Thursday nighttime aft he allegedly violated a protection bid that was revenge for him pursuing his home unit apprehension past week.
Cooper and his woman were some arrested connected home unit charges past Friday, pinch some being held connected suspicion of 2 counts of home unit and 1 count of criminal mischief, according to Douglas County jailhouse records.
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Jonathon Cooper of nan Denver Broncos celebrates a sack against Cam Ward of nan Tennessee Titans during nan 2nd 4th astatine Empower Field astatine Mile High successful Denver, Colorado, connected Sept. 7, 2025. (Tyler Schank/Getty Images)
But nan bid was issued aft 2 further charges, including felony strangulation, nan New York Post said, citing tribunal records.
"We are disappointed to study of Jonathon Cooper’s apprehension connected Thursday and proceed to reappraisal this matter," nan Broncos said successful a statement.
The pair, who person been seeing each different connected and disconnected for years, were hanging retired astatine Cooper’s residence erstwhile she confronted him complete his alleged infidelity. The female grabbed Cooper’s telephone and threw it against a wall, and past yet regained power of nan instrumentality to spell done it, nan apprehension affidavit said, according to TMZ.
Cooper and nan female past struggled for nan phone, which Cooper yet retrieved aft nan beingness struggle. He past demanded that nan female time off his home, and he allegedly told her he would break her compartment phone, nan probable origin affidavit said, per TMZ.
Denver Broncos linebacker Jonathon Cooper stands connected nan section earlier nan crippled astatine Empower Field astatine Mile High successful Denver, Colo., connected Dec. 21, 2025. (Ron Chenoy/Imagn Images)
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After nan female did not leave, he spot down and collapsed nan surface connected nan iPhone, according to nan affidavit.
Cooper pleaded not guilty to nan charges connected Monday.
Cooper, 28, has been pinch nan Broncos since they drafted him retired of Ohio State successful nan seventh information of nan NFL Draft, and he has spent each 5 seasons of his profession pinch Denver.
In 17 games past season, Cooper recorded 50 tackles and 8 sacks and was a cardinal personnel of nan Broncos’ stout defense. In his career, Cooper has played 81 games, signaling 266 tackles and 31.5 sacks.
The Broncos signed him to a four-year, $60 cardinal statement hold successful November 2024.
(Left) Denver Broncos linebacker Jonathon Cooper (0) looks connected aft a protect play successful nan overtime play of nan AFC Divisional Round crippled against nan Buffalo Bills astatine Empower Field astatine Mile High successful Denver, Colorado, connected Jan. 17, 2026. (Right) Denver Broncos prima Jonathon Cooper was arrested early Friday greeting connected suspicion of 2 counts of home unit and 1 count of criminal mischief successful Colorado. (Dustin Bradford/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images; Courtesy of nan Douglas County Sheriff's Office)
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Fox News' Ryan Canfield contributed to this report.
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