Attorney for Denver Broncos defender Jonathon Cooper plays race card in domestic abuse case

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Denver Broncos linebacker Jonathon Cooper has been in the news for all the wrong reasons this offseason and that continued Tuesday when his attorney claimed race played a role in the domestic abuse case involving the Black player and his White ex-girlfriend.

Both Cooper and Jade Fiegen were arrested two weeks ago when police arrived at the player's Colorado residence and determined an altercation over the contents of each other's phones had occurred, according to court records. But on Tuesday, the 23rd Judicial District Attorney in Douglas County dropped the charges against Fiegen.

The prosecutor also decided to continue with charges against Cooper — meaning the player still faces five charges, including second-degree assault-strangulation, which is a felony.

Jonathon Cooper of the Denver Broncos celebrates a sack against Cam Ward of the Tennessee Titans during the second quarter at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, Colorado, on Sept. 7, 2025. (Tyler Schank/Getty Images)

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Cooper is expected to be in court on Wednesday but before that happened, the lawyers for both parties released statements to 9News and Cooper's attorney cited race as the reason his client is still on the hook.

"White woman admits she was the aggressor," Harvey Steinberg said in his statement to the TV station. "Admits she grabbed my client’s phone out of his hand. Admits she went through it without his permission. Admits she threw it against the wall, damaging it. She makes allegations against my client which