Three men have been cleared of conspiring to blackmail a Premier League footballer who jumped out of a hotel window after being caught in bed with a woman he had met via social media.

Natalie Wood, 28, had previously met up with the high-profile player twice but said she decided to expose him as a “love rat” after discovering he was in a relationship with another woman.

The prosecution claimed a plan was hatched between Wood, Tyrone Coleman, a former contestant on the television programme Take Me Out, his brother Nathan and a friend, Prince Rowe, to film her with the footballer and blackmail him by threatening to sell a “kiss and tell” story to a tabloid.

A jury at Bristol crown court heard how last year, Nathan Coleman and Rowe burst in on Wood and the footballer as they were in a hotel room bed and used a phone to film the couple.

The sportsman fled by jumping from the window in his underwear, ran down a fire escape and took shelter in a nearby restaurant before calling the police.

Jurors were told the player, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, received a message from Wood threatening to expose him to the media if he did not respond within 24 hours.

Following a three-week trial, the Coleman brothers and Rowe were acquitted of conspiracy to blackmail. Rowe was convicted of two counts of theft, relating to a designer tracksuit and Rolex watch the footballer left in the hotel room.

The judge, Martin Picton, said Wood, who previously admitted blackmail, and Rowe would be sentenced next month.

During the trial, jurors heard how Wood first met the footballer after he messaged her on social media.

Tyrone Coleman told the court that Wood had discovered the player had a girlfriend. “She said she would like to sell her story to the newspapers and the media,” he said. “She wanted to expose him as a love rat.”

A plan was allegedly discussed at a pub in Birmingham. “He would be in a sexual position with Natalie,” Tyrone Coleman said. “I expected it to make good money because it is a kiss and tell story.”

Wood contacted the footballer and they arranged to meet for a third time. She provided a key to the hotel room to Rowe and Nathan Coleman and sent them a message confirming she was inside with the player. The pair entered the room.

Rowe told the jury: “She was lying on the bed. He was sitting there with his thing out. Before I knew it, I saw him dive out of the window.” Rowe said he was starstruck when he saw the footballer. “I was thinking ‘it’s (the player) with his ding-a-ling out’.”

That evening, a message from Wood’s phone was sent to the footballer saying: “I don’t really want to expose you to the media but if you don’t respond within 24 hours then you leave me no choice.”

Nathan Coleman, 38, of Sussex, and Tyrone Coleman, 34, from Birmingham, were acquitted of blackmail. Nathan Coleman was also acquitted of three charges of theft, relating to the footballer’s tracksuit, watch and wallet.

Rowe, 37, of Birmingham, was acquitted of blackmail and one count of theft relating to the wallet. He was convicted of two counts of theft in relation to the player’s tracksuit and £24,000 Rolex.

A fourth man, Ras Robinson, 37, of Birmingham, was acquitted of handling stolen goods, relating to the watch.