NFL commissioner Roger Goodell has removed Denver Broncos outside linebacker Jonathon Cooper from the commissioner’s exempt list, making him eligible to practice and play in Week 7, according to a report from KUSA-TV's Mike Klis.
"The NFL initiated an investigation under the Personal Conduct Policy following Cooper’s arrests in June," Klis tweeted Friday. "The league’s review remains ongoing and is not affected by this change to Cooper’s roster."
Cooper, 28, spent the first six games of the season on the exempt list following two arrests related to a pair of incidents involving his former girlfriend this summer. Cooper is facing multiple charges, including a felony assault charge, related to those arrests, but his trial has been pushed back from
mid-November to early March.
With Cooper's trial now months away, the NFL will allow him to play while his legal situation is pending. The league has a baseline six-game suspension for domestic violence, and while Cooper was not suspended, he did sit out the team's first six games of the 2026 season while on the exempt list.
Depending on the outcome of Cooper's upcoming trial, the NFL could still hand down discipline in the future. For the moment, though, the sixth-year pass rusher will be allowed to return to play with the Broncos.
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