Trump pardons 5 former NFL players for crimes ranging from perjury to drug trafficking [View all]

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Thursday pardoned five former professional football players — one posthumously — for various crimes ranging from perjury to drug trafficking.

The pardons were announced by White House pardon czar Alice Marie Johnson. 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."

Johnson said Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones "personally" shared the news with Newton, who won three Super Bowls with the team. The White House did not return a request for comment Thursday night on why Trump, an avid sports fan, pardoned the players.

https://www.npr.org/2026/02/13/nx-s1-5713307/trump-nfl-pardons

Football players are now above the law... I guess that's good news for a lot of them.