Defensive back of the Philadelphia Eagles Cooper DeJean‘s brother was arrested on Sunday, January 11, just hours before the Eagles hosted the San Francisco 49ers in the NFL playoffs.
DeJean’s brother, Beckett DeJeanwas arrested for operating while intoxicated, according to TMZ Sports. Jail records obtained by the outlet show Beckett was arrested around 1 a.m. local time Sunday in Iowa. It is his first DUI/OWI offense, which is classified as a misdemeanor.
Beckett, 20, faces fines, a suspended license and possible jail time.
Cooper, 22, has made a name for himself as an efficient cornerback for the reigning Super Bowl champions. He was named an NFL All-Pro this year, just his second season in the league.
Nikki Garcia bleeds Eagles green, especially if it means backing up defensive back Cooper DeJean. “Going into Sunday like… 🦅🔥,” Garcia, 42, wrote via Instagram on Sunday, Dec. 28, before the team’s game against the Buffalo Bills. “‘Been there, earned it.” 🙌🏼 #FlyEaglesFly.” Garcia posted pictures of herself wearing DeJean’s jersey and team branding (…)
Thanks in part to Cooper’s stellar defensive play, the Eagles enter the playoffs as the No. 2 seed and NFC East division champions with an 11-6 regular season record.
Philadelphia hosts the 49ers at 4:30 PM ET on Sunday.
“A lot of guys who love to fight and love to play for each other,” Cooper said after the team’s 13-12 win over the Buffalo Bills in Week 17. “Anytime you get guys playing with each other and having fun out there on the field, it’s easy.”
He had a game-high nine tackles in that game.
Cooper is she is rumored to be in a relationship with the former WWE wrestler Nikki Garcia42 years old, although their alleged romance has not been publicly confirmed.
According to an exclusive source, Garcia simply “went to a couple of games.”
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Katelyn Mulcahy/Getty Images“They’ve been hanging out,” the source said Us Weekly of the couple, after Garcia sparked dating speculation with Cooper in late 2025.
Garcia finalized their divorce Artem Zhivintsevwith whom he shares a 5-year-old son, in 2024. The source said a relationship isn’t on his radar right now.
“She’s having fun and enjoying being single,” the source said, adding that if Garcia isn’t on the road, she’s with her son.
Dating rumors began in the fall of 2025 after Garcia attended an Eagles game and posed next to Cooper’s locker.
“So blessed by the people around me, new friends and old, who make life so special and fun 🤍✨🙏🏼,” she wrote on Instagram at the time. “Thank you Big Dom @daveophilly @nickyryan @philadelphiaflyers & @livecasinophl for spoiling me & my crew this weekend!”
Garcia, a longtime Eagles fan, added, “Fly Eagles Fly! Truly THE city of brotherly love! 💚🦅.”
Garcia also posted a photo of himself wearing Cooper’s shirt after a game earlier this year.
The 49ers — the No. 6 seed in the NFC — finished third in a tough NFC West division despite the team’s 12-6 record, forcing them to travel during the playoffs.
A first-round matchup on the road against the defending Super Bowl champions is in order for the 49ers.
“I mean always with every place you go it starts with the noise of the crowd,” the 49ers head coach said. Kyle Shanahan on wednesday “They’re going to leave. You’ve got to give them a reason to shut up, if it’s not a very difficult place to play.”