Von Miller is a member of the Los Angeles Rams, which means there isn’t time to be a rookie anymore for Broncos outside linebacker Jonathon Cooper.
Cooper, the team’s seventh-round draft pick, is expected to start again opposite Malik Reed when the Broncos visit Dallas on Sunday.
“I need to grow as a player; I just really need to grow up,” Cooper said before practice Thursday. “I can’t keep telling myself, ‘Oh, I’m a rookie,’ or, ‘Oh, this is my first year, I need to get my feet under me.’ I’ve played a couple of games and showed I can play well.