A former NFL player has been convicted for running an operation that bred and trafficked "grand champion" dogs and their offspring for dogfighting, the Department of Justice said.

LeShon Johnson, 54, a former running back for the Green Bay Packers, Arizona Cardinals and New York Giants, was convicted by a federal jury in Oklahoma on six felony counts of violating the federal Animal Welfare Act's prohibitions against "possessing, selling, transporting, and delivering animals to be used in fighting ventures," the department said.

Following the verdict, the ex-NFLer surrendered 190 dogs from his "Mal Kant Kennels," the largest number ever seized from a single person in a federal dogfighting case, officials said. He faces up to five years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000 on each coun

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