NFL lifts abuse suspensions on Green Bay's Josh Jacobs and Denver's Jonathon Cooper as investigations continue

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Fox News · collected 2026-10-16 · by Armando Salguero

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On Friday, the NFL lifted suspensions for Green Bay Packers' Josh Jacobs and Denver Broncos' Jonathon Cooper, both of whom were on the Commissioner’s Exempt List due to domestic abuse allegations. Jacobs will be eligible to play in Week 7 after missing six games, while Cooper can rejoin immediately following his suspension for six games. However, both players remain under league investigation; new information could lead to further discipline, particularly for Cooper who has not yet gone to trial and faces more severe charges compared to Jacobs, who pleaded no contest to misdemeanor battery and property damage.
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As of October 16, 2026, the NFL has lifted suspensions on Green Bay Packers' Josh Jacobs and Denver Broncos' Jonathon Cooper, both suspended under the Commissioner's Exempt List due to domestic abuse allegations. Cooper will immediately return for Denver’s Week 7 game against the Arizona Cardinals, while Jacobs is set to be reinstated after his team’s Sunday night game against the Dallas Cowboys. Both players missed significant portions of their respective seasons; Cooper has been out since Week 1 and Jacobs is about to miss his sixth consecutive game. Despite being removed from suspension, both remain under investigation by the league, leaving them open to further disciplinary action if new evidence emerges.

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🔮 Both players have missed the start of their teams' seasons — with Cooper missing six games and Jacobs about to miss his sixth game on Sunday — because both were on the Commissioner's list in connection to domestic abuse allegations and litigation. But Cooper is coming off the list immediately and will be eligible to play in Denver's Week 7 game at the Arizona Cardinals because the Broncos already played their Week 6 game.
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Both players have missed the start of their teams' seasons — with Cooper missing six games and Jacobs about to miss his sixth game on Sunday — because both were on the Commissioner's list in connection to domestic abuse allegations and litigation. But Cooper is coming off the list immediately and will be eligible to play in Denver's Week 7 game at the Arizona Cardinals because the Broncos already played their Week 6 game.
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🔮 Both players have missed the start of their teams' seasons — with Cooper missing six games and Jacobs about to miss his sixth game on Sunday — because both were on the Commissioner's list in connection to domestic abuse allegations and litigation. But Cooper is coming off the list immediately and will be eligible to play in Denver's Week 7 game at the Arizona Cardinals because the Broncos already played their Week 6 game.

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Friday was a sort of "get out of jail" day at the NFL, as Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs and Denver Broncos linebacker Jonathon Cooper learned they are coming off suspensions on the Commissioner's Exempt List. asserted
they → get → List
Both players have missed the start of their teams' seasons — with Cooper missing six games and Jacobs about to miss his sixth game on Sunday — because both were on the Commissioner's list in connection to domestic abuse allegations and litigation. But Cooper is coming off the list immediately and will be eligible to play in Denver's Week 7 game at the Arizona Cardinals because the Broncos already played their Week 6 game. asserted
Broncos → miss → game
Jacobs will come off the list on Monday after the Packers play their Sunday night game against the Dallas Cowboys. asserted
Packers → come → Cowboys
Jacobs will be eligible to play in the Packers' Week 7 game at the Detroit Lions. asserted
Jacobs → play → Lions
Both players, arrested in the offseason on charges tied to domestic abuse involving their girlfriends, remain the subjects of ongoing league investigations. asserted
players → arrest → investigations
So, if or when new information comes to light about either player relating to their incidents this offseason, they are subject to further discipline. asserted
they → come → discipline
That stipulation is more likely to affect Cooper than Jacobs. asserted
stipulation → affect → Jacobs
Because Jacobs struck a plea deal on Sept. 10 that ostensibly resolved the criminal case he was facing. asserted
he → strike → case
He pleaded no contest to two misdemeanor charges of battery and criminal damage to property in the case involving his ex. asserted
He → plead → ex
Jacobs was ordered to pay a $1,000 fine, attend counseling, pay restitution for property he destroyed and have no further contact with the victim. asserted
he → order → victim
If the running back meets those conditions for one year, the property damage charge will be dismissed. asserted
charge → meet → year
Cooper faces a more dicey situation because he has not yet gone to trial and the charges against him allege a greater degree of violence. asserted
charges → face → violence
Cooper was placed on the Commissioner’s Exempt List after two domestic-violence-related arrests in June 2026. asserted
Cooper → place → June
The first arrest followed an argument with his then-girlfriend over suspected cheating. asserted
arrest → follow → cheating
Both were arrested, and Cooper initially faced a criminal-mischief charge. asserted
Cooper → arrest → charge
But authorities said Cooper violated a protective order against him and he was arrested again and charged with second-degree assault by strangulation, third-degree assault, repeated-call harassment and violating the protective order. asserted
he → say → order
Cooper pleaded not guilty to the charges. asserted
Cooper → plead → charges
A pretrial hearing and a motions hearing are each scheduled for February and the trial is tentatively slated for March. asserted
trial → schedule → March
The outcome of that trial could result in Cooper facing another suspension at the start of the 2027 NFL regular season under the NFL's Personal Conduct Policy. uncertain
Cooper → result → Policy
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