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In this Nov. 17, 2011, file photo, New York Jets running back Joe McKnight (25) runs during an NFL football game against the Denver Broncos in Denver. Former NFL player McKnight has been shot to death following an argument at an intersection with another motorist. Jefferson (La.) Parish Sheriff Newell Normand says it happened about Thursday afternoon, Dec. 1, 2016, in Terrytown, a suburb of New Orleans. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey, File)

Man pleads guilty to manslaughter in death of former NFL player

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New trial in ex-football hero’s killing can’t be for murder

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FILE - This 2013 file photo shows New York Jets running back Joe McKnight. An appeals court granted a Louisiana man a new trial because he was convicted by a split jury of fatally shooting McKnight during a road rage incident. Ronald Glasser's 30-year sentence and manslaughter conviction were vacated Wednesday, July 15, 2020, by the Louisiana 5th Circuit Court of Appeal, news outlets reported. (AP Photo/File)

Court drops split-jury verdict in killing of NFL’s McKnight

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The Latest: Man gets 30 years in shooting of ex-NFL player

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FILE - This 2013 file photo shows New York Jets running back Joe McKnight. The man convicted of manslaughter in the 2016 road-rage shooting death of former NFL running back McKnight faces sentencing in Louisiana. Fifty-six-year-old Ronald Gasser could get up to 40 years in prison when court convenes Thursday, March 15, 2018, in suburban New Orleans. (AP Photo/File)

Man gets 30 years for road rage killing of ex-NFL player

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FILE - This undated file photo released by the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office shows Ronald Gasser, accused of killing former NFL running back Joe McKnight during a road rage dispute. Closing arguments are expected in the murder trial of Gasser, Friday, Jan. 26, 2018 in Gretna, La. (Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office via AP, File)

Jury: Man guilty of manslaughter in death of ex-NFL player

By KEVIN MCGILL - Associated Press

FILE- In this Nov. 18, 2012, file photo, New York Jets' Joe McKnight (25) sits on the sideline during the fourth quarter of an NFL football game against the St. Louis Rams in St. Louis. Closing argument are expected Friday, Jan. 26, 2018 in the murder trial of Ronald Gasser, who is accused of killing Knight in a road rage incident. (AP Photo/Tom Gannam, File)

The Latest: March 15 sentencing set in McKnight killing

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FILE - In this Dec. 12, 2016 file photo, a woman comforts an unidentified mourner as he cries into a scarf with University of Southern California colors before funeral services for former NFL football player Joe McKnight at the New Home Family Worship Center in New Orleans. The trial in a road-rage shooting that left McKnight dead was set to begin with jury selection Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018, in a New Orleans suburb. McKnight was shot to death by Ronald Gasser in the December 16 shooting. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)

Defense, prosecution spar as McKnight slaying trial opens

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Trial in former NFL player McKnight’s death to resume Friday

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FILE - This undated file photo released by the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office shows Ronald Gasser, accused of killing former NFL running back Joe McKnight during a road rage dispute. The trial in a road-rage shooting that left McKnight dead was set to begin with jury selection Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018, in a New Orleans suburb. McKnight was shot to death by Gasser in the December 16 shooting. (Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office via AP, File)

Trial set to begin in ex-NFL player’s road-rage killing

By KEVIN McGILL - Associated Press

FILE - This undated file photo released by the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office shows Ronald Gasser, accused of killing former NFL running back Joe McKnight during a road rage dispute. The trial in a road-rage shooting that left McKnight dead was set to begin with jury selection Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018, in a New Orleans suburb. McKnight was shot to death by Gasser in the December 16 shooting. (Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office via AP, File)

The Latest: Icy weather delays trial in death of ex-NFL back

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FILE - In this Nov. 18, 2012, file photo, New York Jets running back Joe McKnight watches from the bench during the fourth quarter of an NFL football game against the St. Louis Rams in St. Louis. Ronald Gasser, 55, of Terrytown, La., accused of killing former NFL running back Joe McKnight during a road rage dispute, was indicted on a charge of second-degree murder, Jefferson Parish District Attorney Paul Connick Jr. said in a news release, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2017. (AP Photo/Tom Gannam, File)

Lawyers: Man shot former NFL running back in self-defense

By JANET McCONNAUGHEY - Associated Press

FILE - In this Nov. 18, 2012, file photo, New York Jets running back Joe McKnight watches from the bench during the fourth quarter of an NFL football game against the St. Louis Rams in St. Louis. Ronald Gasser, 55, of Terrytown, La., accused of killing former NFL running back Joe McKnight during a road rage dispute, was indicted on a charge of second-degree murder, Jefferson Parish District Attorney Paul Connick Jr. said in a news release, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2017. (AP Photo/Tom Gannam, File)

The Latest: Sheriff says he’s pleased over murder charge

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FILE - This booking photo released by the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office shows Ronald Gasser, accused of killing former NFL running back Joe McKnight during a road rage dispute. Gasser was indicted on a charge of second-degree murder, Jefferson Parish District Attorney Paul Connick Jr. said in a news release Thursday, Feb. 2, 2017. ( Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office via AP, File)

Suspect in Joe McKnight slaying indicted on tougher charge

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The body of former NFL player Joe McKnight lies between the shooter's vehicle at left and his Audi SUV at right as the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office investigates the scene in Terrytown, La., on Thursday, Dec. 1, 2016. (Michael DeMocker /NOLA.com The Times-Picayune via AP)

Man arrested in ex-NFL player’s death; sheriff defends probe

By REBECCA SANTANA and BILL FULLER - Associated Press