Obama has **w
commuted the
drug sentences of
this NFL
star's mother and grandmother
President
Obama commuted the
sentences of 214 federal inmates
this week — including the
grandmother of Super Bowl champion Demaryius Thomas.*
Remarkably, it's **t the first time
Obama has
commuted the sentence of a relative of Thomas. Last summer, the president let Thomas'
mother out of prison.*
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We'll start with Thomas' mother, Katina Smith. She was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison in 2000 for helping run a cocaine ring in Georgia, according to
The Denver Post. Thomas was just a boy then. His
mother was in prison as he became a high school star, then a college star, then a three-time NFL Pro Bowler.*
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