Broncos' Jonathon Cooper removed from commissioner exempt list - ESPN

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — NFL commissioner Roger Goodell removed Denver Broncos outside linebacker Jonathon Cooper from the league's exempt list Friday.

Cooper, who was unable to practice or play in games while he was on the list, will now be available to play in the Broncos' Week 7 road game against the Arizona Cardinals.

Cooper, who was arrested twice in a seven-day span in June on domestic violence charges, has been on the exempt list since Aug. 30.

Cooper was in Douglas County (Colorado) court last week for a motions hearing and has a March 2-4 trial scheduled in his case, as well as a pretrial hearing scheduled for Feb. 19. In a statement Friday, the NFL said its review of Cooper's case «remains ongoing and is not affected by this change to Cooper's roster status.''

It means Cooper could still face league discipline at a later date under the NFL's personal conduct policy.

The Broncos will get a one-week roster exemption for Cooper, who can now return to practice. He could then be added to the 53-man roster at any point over the next week and play Oct. 25 against the Cardinals.

He had been able to attend meetings and other team functions, including weight room and conditioning work, when he was on the exempt list.

The exempt list is designed to remove a player from participation in games and practices while potential violations of the NFL's personal conduct policy are reviewed. Cooper has been paid while on the list.

His time on the exempt list — the first six weeks of the regular season — would count toward any league-mandated suspension in the future. He would, however, if suspended, have to return the weekly game checks he has received because suspensions from the personal conduct policy are without pay.

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