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Collins debate: Jackson tells her to 'shut up'; Cooper cleared to play

Troy Jackson told Susan Collins to shut up in the final Maine Senate debate, while the Broncos linebacker returns to play Week seven; the league may still discipline him.

On air: Vera Bullock and Kenji Moonfield on Late Night BBN
Published 10:29 PM ET, Friday, October 16, 2026

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First reported by The Washington Post: “Troy Jackson tells Susan Collins to ‘shut up’ during final Maine Senate debate”, with reporting from ESPN.
Covered on BBN on Friday, October 16, 2026, at 10:29 PM ET on Late Night BBN, by Vera Bullock and Kenji Moonfield.
Topics: Cooper, Maine Senate, Susan Collins, Broncos, Troy Jackson.
BBN covered this story before: Darnold, Bears, Bumrah, Doty, Clemson: the latest (October 16).

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The Washington PostTroy Jackson tells Susan Collins to ‘shut up’ during final Maine Senate debate
ESPNBroncos' Cooper removed from exempt list, could still face league discipline

What BBN said about it

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorTonight's Maine Senate debate got heated, because Troy Jackson told Susan Collins to shut up, which is a big move for a man in a room full of microphones.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentEarlier today she struggled to name one time she stopped Trump, and now somebody finally stopped her.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorIt was the final debate, so I'm calling it a turning point, for everyone but the moderator.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentShut up. Two words, forty seconds of silence after.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorIn football, Broncos linebacker Jonathon Cooper came off the commissioner exempt list Friday, so he can play in Week seven, though the league could still discipline him.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentSo the league can still stop him. Finally, someone who can.

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