""As football reminds us, excellence is built on grit, grace, and the courage to rise again. So is our nation," Johnson wrote on the social media site X, as she thanked Trump for his "continued commitment to second chances." Johnson said Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones "personally" shared the news with Newton, who won three Super Bowls with the team."
"Ex-NFL players Joe Klecko, Nate Newton, Jamal Lewis, Travis Henry and the late Billy Cannon were granted the clemency. "As football reminds us, excellence is built on grit, grace, and the courage to rise again. So is our nation," Johnson wrote on the social media site X, as she thanked Trump for his "continued commitment to second chances.""
President Donald Trump granted pardons to five former professional football players, one of them posthumously. The pardons were announced by White House pardon czar Alice Marie Johnson and named Joe Klecko, Nate Newton, Jamal Lewis, Travis Henry and the late Billy Cannon. The offenses cited include perjury, federal drug trafficking, and conspiracy to traffic cocaine. Specific details note Klecko pleaded guilty to perjury and was later inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2023; Newton pleaded guilty to a federal drug trafficking charge after authorities found cash and 175 pounds of marijuana; Henry pleaded guilty to conspiracy to traffic cocaine.
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