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Judge denies request by Travis Hunter's dad to lighten criminal sentence to help son with football career: 'Sounds like special treatment'

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Travis Hunter Jr. is the father of the Jacksonville Jaguars rookie.

Travis Hunter Sr. was sentenced to 90 days in jail and three years of probation, including one year in community control supervision.

He was previously convicted in 2018 for sale or possession of heroin with intent to sell.

Hunter Sr.'s lawyer argued that his circumstances had changed in that his son was able to employ him.

Judge Howard Coates denied the request while declaring that it appeared that he was seeking "special treatment" because of his son's success.