Perrish Cox awaits the verdict in his sexual assault trial on March 1, 2012.
CASTLE ROCK - A Douglas County jury went home without a verdict on Thursday, but they will come back Friday morning to continue deliberating the evidence in the sexual assault case against former Denver Broncos' cornerback Perrish Cox.
Closing arguments from the prosecution and defense wrapped just before 1 p.m. Thursday afternoon, and the jury immediately began deliberations.
As deliberations continued on Thursday afternoon, 9NEWS spoke with Cox while he waited outside the courtroom. Cox told 9NEWS he's been praying.
"I'm nervous man, but I'm cool, and calm. Hopefully, everything flows," he said.
The closing arguments from Douglas County prosecutors centered around DNA evidence Cox impregnated the alleged victim. They also crystallized their argument around testimony from Denver Broncos' wide receiver Demariyus Thomas.
Thomas says he and Cox met the alleged victim and a friend at a Denver nightclub and took both of them home early the next day. The friend quickly passed out, but Thomas admitted to making out with the alleged victim on the air mattress he kept at Cox's apartment.
He said he eventually stopped because she was too drunk. At one point, he said, he "saw Perrish taking [the alleged victim] to his bed."
It was at that point, he said, Cox told him, "I think she's ready."
It's important to note that Thomas told the jury he watched television with Cox for at least another hour after he said that statement was made and never saw any assault happen.
In their closing argument, prosecutors inferred Cox knew the victim was "incapable of appraising" the situation, and was helpless, because of his statement to Cox.
They also pointed to testimony from Thomas saying the victim was "stupid drunk," and had no recollection of the evening's events.
Defense attorney Harvey Steinberg rebuffed the defense's argument, calling the alleged victim and her friend "party girls."
Steinberg said, "When people drink, they do things they regret...and want to blame others about."
He tried to cast doubt on the Lone Tree investigation, saying they should have asked for videotape from the nightclub where Cox and Thomas met the alleged victim and her friend.
Steinberg also noted a key absence from the prosecution's witnesses, saying Denver Bronco Cassius Vaughn did not testify. Vaughn was also with Cox and Thomas the night of the alleged assault.
The closing arguments came after the prosecution and defense rested their cases.
In their closing argument, prosecutors inferred Cox knew the victim was "incapable of appraising" the situation, and was helpless, because of his statement to Thomas.
The last witness for the prosecution was Detective Steve Hipp with the Lone Tree Police.
Hipp played a videotaped interview with Cox, conducted after the sexual allegations came forth.
In that interview, it was a rather testy exchange, according to 9NEWS Reporter Chris Vanderveen.
Cox repeatedly denied sexually assaulting the accuser.
In the videotaped interview Cox said, "I never sexually assaulted her," and "I never had sex with her at all" and "I swear I never touched her."
When Cox asked during the taped interview if he was going to jail, the officer responded 'yes.' To that response, Cox said, "Are you kidding me?"
Cox announced Thursday he will not be testifying on his own behalf.
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