Up to date Aug. 30, 2026, 11:44 p.m. ET
The NFL is inserting Jonathon Cooper on the commissioner’s exempt checklist, in line with a number of reviews.
It comes after an offseason of points for the Denver Broncos star. Cooper was was arrested twice in only one week for costs of home violence.
Cooper was initially arrested on June 4 on suspicion of home violence and one rely of felony mischief, jail data present. He was arrested for a second time on June 11, which introduced 4 new costs: two for home violence, one for harassment (repeated phone calls) and one for violation of a safety order from his preliminary arrest on Thursday, June 4.
He was later excused from Denver’s obligatory minicamp, which head coach Sean Payton introduced on June 16.
“We’ve excused him from this minicamp,” Payton informed reporters. “He’s taking this time, clearly, he’s started working on himself. The membership may be very a lot in tune to the league workplace, native authorities right here, and we’ve had a number of conferences.
“Clearly, from an possession standpoint, head coach, organizationally, there’s a bar we now have and an expectation we now have that’s very excessive. We’ll take into account all that as we proceed to collect info.”
It is unclear how lengthy Cooper might be on the exempt checklist.
He signed a four-year, $60 million contract extension with the Broncos in Nov. 2024.
What’s the Commissioner’s Exempt Record?
The commissioner’s exempt checklist is a type of paid administrative go away the NFL designates for gamers in particular circumstances, in line with the NFL’s Private Conduct Coverage.
These circumstances embrace:
- When a participant is formally charged with a felony offense or a criminal offense of violence;
- When an investigation leads the Commissioner to consider a participant could have violated the Private Conduct Coverage by committing any prohibited conduct;
- In circumstances the place a violation referring to a criminal offense of violence is alleged however additional investigation is required.
Gamers are nonetheless paid whereas on the commissioner’s exempt checklist and may take part in sure workforce actions. Nonetheless, they’re unable to take part in apply or attend video games, because the NFL’s Private Conduct Coverage outlines.
“A participant who’s positioned on the Commissioner Exempt Record could not apply or attend video games, however upon request and with the membership’s permission he could also be current on the membership’s facility on an inexpensive foundation for conferences, particular person exercises, remedy and rehabilitation, and different permitted non-football actions,” the coverage reads.
