Former NFL running back Wendell Smallwood Jr. has been granted a path to early release from prison so he can spend his daughter's final days with her.
Smallwood, 32, has been incarcerated since 2024. He was serving an 18-month federal sentence after pleading guilty to fraud linked to COVID-19 relief programmes and tax returns. He was also serving a concurrent three-year New Jersey sentence for unlawful possession of an assault firearm.