{"id":65253,"date":"2026-02-13T12:55:16","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T12:55:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/trump-pardons-5-ex-nfl-players-for-crimes-including-drug-trafficking\/"},"modified":"2026-02-13T12:55:16","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T12:55:16","slug":"trump-pardons-5-ex-nfl-players-for-crimes-including-drug-trafficking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/trump-pardons-5-ex-nfl-players-for-crimes-including-drug-trafficking\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump pardons 5 ex-NFL players for crimes including drug trafficking"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p><em>Washington<\/em> \u2014 President Trump pardoned five former professional football players Thursday &#8211; one posthumously &#8211; for various crimes ranging from perjury to drug trafficking.<\/p>\n<p>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. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As football reminds us, excellence is built on grit, grace, and the courage to rise again. So is our nation,&#8221; Johnson wrote on the social media site X, as she thanked Mr. Trump for his &#8220;continued commitment to second chances.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Mercy changes lives,&#8221; she added. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Johnson said Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones &#8220;personally&#8221; shared the news with Newton, who won three Super Bowls with the team. <\/p>\n<p>The White House didn&#8217;t return a request for comment Thursday night on why Mr. Trump, an avid sports fan, pardoned the players. <\/p>\n<p>Klecko, a former star for the New York Jets, pleaded guilty to perjury after lying to a federal grand jury that was investigating insurance fraud. A defensive lineman, Klecko was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2023. He was a two-time Associated Press All-Pro player and a four-time Pro Bowler.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/02\/13\/0ec01d2b-f194-48a8-8118-02716208d420\/thumbnail\/620x413\/8cda9f775dc5088edc6c1691c48c5a1f\/gettyimages-1580891110.jpg#\" alt=\"NFL: AUG 05 Pro Football Hall of Fame Enshrinement \" height=\"413\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/02\/13\/0ec01d2b-f194-48a8-8118-02716208d420\/thumbnail\/620x413\/8cda9f775dc5088edc6c1691c48c5a1f\/gettyimages-1580891110.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/02\/13\/0ec01d2b-f194-48a8-8118-02716208d420\/thumbnail\/1240x826\/279aa7fda0fcff951126ccd6cbe32bed\/gettyimages-1580891110.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">Joe Klecko addresses the crowd during the 2023 Pro Football Hall of Fame Enshrinement Ceremony on August 5, 2023, at the Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton, Ohio.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Frank Jansky \/ Icon Sportswire via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Newton, an offensive lineman, pleaded guilty to a federal drug trafficking charge after authorities discovered $10,000 in his pickup truck as well as 175 pounds of marijuana in an accompanying car driven by another man. Newton was a two-time All-Pro player and six-time Pro Bowler. <\/p>\n<p>Lewis, formerly of the Baltimore Ravens and the Cleveland Browns, pleaded guilty in a drug case in which he used a cellphone to try to set up a drug deal not long after he was a top pick in the 2000 NFL draft. Lewis, a running back, was named an All-Pro once and was a one-time Pro Bowler. He was named the 2003 AP Offensive Player of the Year. <\/p>\n<p>Henry, who played for the Denver Broncos, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to traffic cocaine for financing a drug ring that moved the drug between Colorado and Montana. He was a running back for three teams and a one-time Pro Bowler. <\/p>\n<p>And Cannon &#8211; who played with the Houston Oilers, Oakland Raiders and Kansas City Chiefs &#8211; admitted to counterfeiting in the mid-1980s after a series of bad investments and debts left him broke.  <\/p>\n<p>Cannon was a two-time All-Pro player and a two-time Pro Bowler. 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