Hours before Cooper DeJean was slated to take the field in the Eagles\u2019 NFC wild-card loss to the 49ers, his brother, Beckett DeJean, was arrested for operating while intoxicated.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Online records showed<\/a> that Beckett had been arrested by the Ida County Sheriff\u2019s Office and was booked shortly after 1 a.m. local time on Sunday in Iowa on first offense OWI.\u00a0<\/p>\n He was released at 10:45 a.m. on Sunday.\u00a0<\/p>\n Specific details about the arrest were not immediately available.\u00a0<\/p>\n Eagles star\u2019s brother arrested on OWI charge hours before playoff game. Ida County Sheriff’s Office<\/p>\n The charge that Beckett is facing is a misdemeanor that does come with serious penalties that include jail time, fines and license revocation.\u00a0<\/p>\n Beckett is 20 years old and had previously been a member of the South Dakota Coyotes football team, having been listed on the roster for the 2023 and 2024 seasons.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n He did not have any stats associated with his name on his player page.\u00a0<\/p>\n Cooper, Jaxx and Beckett DeJean. X \/ @kdejean<\/p>\n Cooper DeJean #33 of the Philadelphia Eagles reacts after an incomplete pass during the second quarter in the NFC Wild Card Playoff game at Lincoln Financial Field on January 11, 2026. Getty Images<\/p>\n News of the arrest came on the same day Cooper had his season come to an end as the Eagles\u2019 attempt to repeat as Super Bowl Champions fell short in a 23-19 loss<\/a> at Lincoln Financial Field.\u00a0<\/p>\n Cooper finished the game with two tackles and two passes defended.\u00a0<\/p>\n The Eagles had entered the playoffs as the No. 2 seed and had taken the NFC East title after going 11-6.\u00a0<\/p>\n Cooper DeJean Eric Hartline-Imagn Images<\/p>\n