{"id":264897,"date":"2026-06-12T20:48:23","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T20:48:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/264897\/"},"modified":"2026-06-12T20:48:23","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T20:48:23","slug":"broncos-jonathon-cooper-arrested-for-second-time-in-a-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/264897\/","title":{"rendered":"Broncos\u2019 Jonathon Cooper arrested for second time in a week"},"content":{"rendered":"

Denver Broncos linebacker Jonathon Cooper was arrested Thursday night after he allegedly violated a protection order against him that was filed earlier this week, according to Douglas County (Colo.) jail records.<\/p>\n

Cooper was arrested on misdemeanor charges of violation of a protection order and harassment (repeated telephone calls) \u2014 which came a week after he and his girlfriend were arrested on June 4 <\/a>by Parker Police (Colo). following an argument and physical confrontation over cell phones.<\/p>\n

The protection order Cooper allegedly violated was established for his girlfriend after two additional charges of felony second-degree assault by strangulation and misdemeanor third-degree assault were added from his June 4 arrest, per court records.<\/p>\n

Linebacker Jonathon Cooper was a seventh round pick by the Broncos out of Ohio State in the 2021 NFL draft. Getty<\/p>\n

Cooper had a court hearing Friday morning.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are disappointed to learn of Jonathon Cooper\u2019s arrest on Thursday and continue to review this matter,\u201d the Broncos said in a statement.<\/p>\n

He attended Thursday\u2019s practice for the Broncos\u2019 offseason program \u2014 and coach Sean Payton said he had a \u201clong visit\u201d with Cooper about the arrest, according to ESPN. <\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cAnd now the process plays out,\u201d Payton said. \u201cThe league obviously will be very much involved in that. We\u2019ll stay abreast, but much like you all. I think that\u2019s where it\u2019s at. We just go from there.<\/p>\n

\u201c\u2026 We\u2019ll stay as informed as possible. We\u2019ll follow the league\u2019s guidelines, and I\u2019m sure a lot of that will be led by the local authorities\u2019 guidelines. We\u2019ll pay attention to all of it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cooper is scheduled to have a motions hearing in a Douglas County courtroom on July 6 with the potential for a jury trial on July 22, according to NFL.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Broncos report for training camp in late July.<\/p>\n

Jonathan Cooper #0 of the Denver Broncos rushes the passer during an NFL football game against the Cincinnati Bengals at Empower Field At Mile High on September 29, 2025 in Denver, Colorado. Getty Images<\/p>\n

On Monday, Cooper\u2019s attorney, Harvey Steinberg, said the defense doesn\u2019t plan to file a motion to dismiss the charges and requested a trial date as soon as possible so that Cooper wouldn\u2019t have to miss any training camp workouts.<\/p>\n

He is subject to discipline under the NFL\u2019s personal conduct policy.<\/p>\n

Cooper pleaded not guilty to his original misdemeanor domestic violence charges on Monday.<\/p>\n

Jonathan Cooper from his June 4 arrest. Douglas County Sheriff’s Office<\/p>\n

According to Cooper\u2019s June 4 arrest affidavit, his girlfriend confronted him about allegations of infidelity and she took his phone and threw it across the room.<\/p>\n

His girlfriend\u2019s arrest affidavit claimed Cooper \u201cgrabbed her by the neck and held her against the wall for about a minute\u201d and he alleged he also picked her up and threw her on the ground three times.<\/p>\n

A police officer stated in the affidavit that marks on Cooper\u2019s girlfriend\u2019s neck and body were not consistent with an assault.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Jonathon Cooper #0 of the Denver Broncos sacks Cam Ward #1 of the Tennessee Titans during the second quarter during the game at Empower Field At Mile High on September 07, 2025 in Denver, Colorado. Getty Images<\/p>\n

Both affidavits said Cooper bit her phone and caused disabling damage to it. <\/p>\n

The seventh-round pick in the 2021 NFL draft posted a Bible verse and an apology on Instagram Saturday. <\/p>\n

\u201cI apologize to my family to my friends and my community \u2026 And so many others,\u201d he wrote. \u201cI realize posting a bible. Quote after something very serious happens does not just mean everything is okay.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Denver Broncos linebacker Jonathon Cooper was arrested Thursday night after he allegedly violated a protection order against him…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":264898,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[3283,12378,2674,9,11,10,22,319,2088],"class_list":["post-264897","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-york","tag-arrests","tag-athlete-arrests","tag-denver-broncos","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-headlines","tag-new-york-news","tag-nfl","tag-sports","tag-wags"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/264897","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=264897"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/264897\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/264898"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=264897"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=264897"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=264897"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}