Trump pardons 5 former NFL stars for wide-ranging crimes

President Donald Trump pardoned five former NFL players on Thursday night.

White House pardon czar Alice Mary Johnson announced the pardons in a post on social media. Joe Klecko, Nate Newton, Jamal Lewis, Travis Henry and the late Billy Cannon were granted clemency.

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"As football reminds us, excellence is built on grit, grace, and the courage to rise again. So is our nation," Johnson wrote in a post on X.

She added that...