2026年2月13日 / 美国东部时间上午7:27 / CBS/美联社
华盛顿 — 周四，总统特朗普赦免了五名前职业橄榄球运动员——其中一人为追授——他们曾因从伪证到贩毒等各类罪名被定罪。
白宫赦免事务负责人爱丽丝·玛丽·约翰逊宣布了这些赦免令。前NFL球员乔·克莱科、内特·牛顿、贾马尔·刘易斯、特拉维斯·亨利以及已故的比利·坎农获得了赦免。
“正如橄榄球所告诉我们的，卓越建立在坚韧、风度和重新崛起的勇气之上。我们的国家也是如此，”约翰逊在社交媒体平台X上写道，她感谢特朗普“持续致力于给予人们第二次机会”。
“怜悯能改变人生，”她补充道。
约翰逊称，达拉斯牛仔队老板杰里·琼斯“亲自”将消息告知了牛顿，牛顿曾随该队三次夺冠。
对于为何深爱体育运动的特朗普总统会赦免这些球员，白宫周四晚间未回复置评请求。
前纽约喷气机队明星球员克莱科，因在调查保险欺诈案的联邦大陪审团前作伪证而认罪。作为防守截锋，克莱科于2023年入选职业橄榄球名人堂，是两次美联社全美最佳阵容成员，四次入选职业碗。
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进攻截锋牛顿，因联邦贩毒指控认罪。当时当局在他的皮卡车中发现1万美元，另一辆由他人驾驶的车上查获175磅大麻。牛顿曾两次入选全美最佳阵容，六次参加职业碗。
前巴尔的摩乌鸦队和克利夫兰布朗队跑卫刘易斯，在2000年NFL选秀中成为状元秀后不久，因试图用手机安排毒品交易而在毒品案件中认罪。刘易斯曾一次入选全美最佳阵容，一次参加职业碗，并当选2003年美联社年度进攻球员。
丹佛野马队球员亨利，因参与可卡因走私合谋而认罪，目的是资助一个在科罗拉多州和蒙大拿州之间运输毒品的犯罪团伙。他曾为三支球队效力，担任跑卫，一次入选职业碗。
坎农曾效力于休斯顿油人队、奥克兰突袭者队和堪萨斯城酋长队，1980年代中期因一系列投资失误和债务缠身导致破产，承认伪造罪名。
坎农是两次全美最佳阵容成员，两次参加职业碗。他还在1959年代表路易斯安那州立大学时赢得海斯曼奖杯，在大学橄榄球历史上留下了经典瞬间：对阵密西西比大学时完成89码弃踢回攻达阵。坎农于2018年去世。
Trump pardons 5 ex-NFL players for crimes including drug trafficking
February 13, 2026 / 7:27 AM EST / CBS/AP
Washington — President Trump pardoned five former professional football players Thursday – 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 Mr. Trump for his “continued commitment to second chances.”
“Mercy changes lives,” she added.
Johnson said Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones “personally” shared the news with Newton, who won three Super Bowls with the team.
The White House didn’t return a request for comment Thursday night on why Mr. Trump, an avid sports fan, pardoned the players.
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.
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. Frank Jansky / Icon Sportswire via Getty Images
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.
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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.
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.
And Cannon – who played with the Houston Oilers, Oakland Raiders and Kansas City Chiefs – admitted to counterfeiting in the mid-1980s after a series of bad investments and debts left him broke.
Cannon was a two-time All-Pro player and a two-time Pro Bowler. Cannon also won the 1959 Heisman Trophy while starring for Louisiana State University, where he had one of the most memorable plays in college football history: an 89-yard punt return for a touchdown against Ole Miss. He died in 2018.