Broncos star speaks out following domestic violence arrest, fires off an apology

It is uncommon erstwhile anyone, overmuch little an NFL subordinate who has the guidance of ineligible counsel, breaks his soundlessness days aft a home unit arrest, but Denver Broncos borderline rusher Jonathon Cooper has done precisely that, and determination are surprises.

Cooper went connected his Instagram relationship and posted a agelong Bible Scripture arsenic 1 of his Stories, which seems, well, unusual fixed the allegations against him.

And past helium apologized for his actions.

Cooper was arrested successful Colorado astir 11 p.m. connected Thursday and was held overnight connected 2 counts of home unit and 1 number of transgression mischief pursuing an incidental with his girlfriend, who was besides arrested connected a home unit charge.

Denver Broncos prima Jonathon Cooper was arrested aboriginal Friday greeting connected suspicion of 2 counts of home unit and 1 number of transgression mischief successful Colorado. (Courtesy of Douglas County Sheriff's Office)

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Cooper, a sixth-year subordinate with 31.5 vocation sacks, appeared successful a Douglas County courtroom Friday greeting with his lawyer Harvey Steinberg. A follow-up plea proceeding was tentatively scheduled for Monday and the 6-foot-5, 251-pound Cooper was released connected a idiosyncratic recognizance bond.

And, successful the meantime, Cooper apologized.

He posted Bible verses connected his Instagram Stories astir choler and past added his ain message:

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"I recognize posting a Bible. (sic) Quote close aft thing precise superior happens does not conscionable mean everything is okay," Cooper posted. "I apologize to my family, to my friends and my community.

"And truthful galore others."

Cooper added connected different story: "I apologize. This concern is not who I am."

The Scripture Cooper posted is simply a highlighted photograph of Ephesians 4:26-32.

It begins ...

"Do not fto your choler pb you into sin, and bash not fto the prima spell down connected your anger."

Verses 31 and 32, which Cooper besides had highlighted read, "Let each bitterness and wrath and choler and clamor and slander beryllium enactment distant from you, on with each malice. Be benignant to 1 another, tenderhearted, forgiving 1 another, arsenic God successful Christ forgave you."

A ineligible adept who requested anonymity told Fox News connected Sunday evening that helium would person advised Cooper to stay silent, including connected societal media.

He said this societal media station could airs a situation for Cooper's ineligible squad if a lawsuit goes to trial. He said prosecutors could conceivably usage the apology arsenic evidence, making the constituent to a assemblage that not blameworthy (innocent) radical person nary crushed to apologize.

Denver Broncos linebacker Jonathon Cooper stands connected the tract earlier the crippled astatine Empower Field astatine Mile High successful Denver, Colo., connected Dec. 21, 2025. (Ron Chenoy/Imagn Images)

That each remains to beryllium seen due to the fact that galore of these cases bash not marque it past the complaint phase, overmuch little to trial. And that is overmuch much uncommon erstwhile some parties are arrested connected charges of home maltreatment which is what happened successful this incident.

According to the apprehension affidavit, Cooper's woman and Cooper were arguing implicit cheating allegations.

She past grabbed Cooper's phone, threw it, past picked it up and tried to spell done it. Cooper allegedly got successful immoderate benignant of carnal interaction with her arsenic helium tried to instrumentality backmost his phone, per the affidavit.

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Conflicting statements from the 2 witnesses (Cooper and his girlfriend) and deficiency of bruises, scratches oregon different credible grounds of carnal contact, led the responding serviceman to reason determination was "no probable origin for harassment oregon battle charges."

Denver Broncos linebacker Jonathon Cooper warms up earlier the crippled against the Philadelphia Eagles astatine Lincoln Financial Field connected Oct. 5, 2025. (Eric Hartline/Imagn Images)

Cooper did admit, however, that helium caused "disabling damage" to his girlfriend's telephone erstwhile helium spot it. Yes, weird.

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The affidavit besides includes allegations from the woman that Cooper picked her up by the pharynx though the serviceman concluded that a "small people connected [her] cervix did not look to beryllium accordant with the assertion [she] had been held up successful the aerial by her pharynx by different individual."

The Broncos and the NFL are some alert of the incident.

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