Last week, Broncos outside linebacker Jonathon Cooper was arrested and charged with several counts stemming from an alleged altercation with his girlfriend. On Thursday, the sixth-year player was in court to address those issues.
That’s a pretty bad week. It got worse later in the evening, however, when Cooper was arrested again after a separate incident.
#Broncos OLB Cooper was arrested again at around 6 last night by Parker police and booked into Douglas Co. jail at 10:07 pm on four additional charges stemming from violating protection order placed against him.
He’ll appear in court this morning. https://t.co/rTenBG62DV
— MikeKlis9NEWS (@mikeklis9news) June 12, 2026
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After the first arrest, the Broncos statement focused on the organization gathering information about what happened. The team was supportive of their star player.
On Friday morning, the tone changed. The Broncos were far less sympathetic of the situation.
Broncos statement on latest Jonathon Cooper arrest:
“We are disappointed to learn of Jonathon Cooper’s arrest on Thursday and continue to review this matter.”
— MikeKlis9NEWS (@mikeklis9news) June 12, 2026
It’ll be interesting to see what happens from here. After the first arrest, there was a chance that the NFL would suspend Cooper, even if the matter was resolved in the courts. Now, that seems like it’s assured.
Jonathon Cooper had legal trouble a week ago. In the last 24 hours, the situation got much, much worse.