President Donald Trump on Thursday granted pardons to five former professional football players — including one posthumously — wiping away convictions that ranged from perjury to drug trafficking.

The clemency decisions were announced by White House pardon czar Alice Marie Johnson. The former NFL players receiving pardons are Joe Klecko, Nate Newton, Jamal Lewis, Travis Henry and the late Billy Cannon.

“As football reminds us, excellence is built on grit, grace, and the courage to rise again. So is our nation,” Johnson wrote on X, thanking Trump for what she described as his commitment to second chances.

Johnson said Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones personally informed Newton of the decision. The White House did not immediately respond to requests for comment about the rationale behind the pardons.

Joe Klecko, a former defensive lineman for the New York Jets and a 2023 Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee, had pleaded guilty to perjury after lying to a federal grand jury investigating insurance fraud. Klecko was a two-time Associated Press All-Pro selection and a four-time Pro Bowler.

Nate Newton, a former Dallas Cowboys offensive lineman who won three Super Bowls, pleaded guilty to a federal drug trafficking charge after authorities found $10,000 in his truck and 175 pounds of marijuana in a vehicle traveling with him. Newton was a two-time All-Pro and six-time Pro Bowler.

Jamal Lewis, a former running back for the Baltimore Ravens and Cleveland Browns, pleaded guilty in a drug case involving the use of a cellphone to attempt to facilitate a drug deal shortly after being selected near the top of the 2000 NFL Draft. Lewis was a one-time All-Pro, Pro Bowler and the 2003 Associated Press Offensive Player of the Year.

Travis Henry, who played running back for three teams including the Denver Broncos, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to traffic cocaine after financing a drug operation that transported narcotics between Colorado and Montana. He was a one-time Pro Bowler.

Billy Cannon, who played for the Houston Oilers, Oakland Raiders and Kansas City Chiefs, admitted to counterfeiting in the mid-1980s after suffering financial setbacks. Cannon’s pardon was granted posthumously.