Overview
- Cooper and his longtime girlfriend were arrested following a late-night dispute at his Parker, Colorado, home on June 4 and were booked on domestic-violence and criminal-mischief charges.
- Cooper pleaded not guilty in Douglas County court and his attorney won an expedited schedule with a motions hearing on July 6 and a jury trial beginning July 22.
- Signed arrest affidavits contain sharply different accounts of the altercation, a responding officer wrote that physical evidence did not clearly support the most severe claims, and Cooper admitted to officers that he damaged the woman’s phone by biting it.
- The Broncos and the NFL have said they are gathering information and the league’s personal-conduct review would follow the criminal case, meaning discipline could come independently of the court outcome.
- Cooper is a key pass rusher under a multi-year extension, so the July court dates threaten his participation in training camp and force Denver to weigh short-term roster plans and the broader reputational and legal consequences for those involved.