Eagles star’s brother arrested before playoff loss

The brother of the Eagles defensive back was arrested on an OWI charge.

Beckett DeJean, the brother of Eagles star Cooper DeJean, was arrested on Sunday for operating while intoxicated, according to TMZ.

Beckett, 20, was arrested in Iowa in the early hours of the morning and charged with a first offense OWI, according to the Ida County Sheriff’s Office.

He was booked at 1:09 a.m. and released at 10:45 a.m.

Cooper’s season with the Eagles came to an end later that day with a 23-19 loss to the 49ers at Lincoln Financial Field. The Eagles had the No. 2 seed in the NFC after finishing the regular season with a 11-6 record.

Cooper recorded two tackles and two passes defended in the loss.

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