ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- The Denver Broncos excused outside linebacker Jonathon Cooper from their mandatory minicamp this week after he was arrested twice in a seven-day span on multiple domestic violence charges, including one felony.
"He's taking this time, obviously, he's got to work on himself,'' Broncos coach Sean Payton said after Tuesday's practice. "The club is very much in tuned to the league office, local authorities here, and we've had several meetings. Clearly from an ownership standpoint, head coach, organizationally, there's a bar that we have, and an expectation that we have, that's very high. We'll consider all of that as we continue to gather the information... we're continuing to go through that process, and we take it very seriously.''