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Football hero’s killer hopes to avoid 2nd murder charge

FILE - This 2013 file photo shows New York Jets running back Joe McKnight. Louisiana’s Supreme Court has agreed to hear arguments on whether Ronald Gasser, the man who killed a former NFL player Joe McKnight in a road rage incident, can be tried again for murder after his conviction on a lesser charge was overturned. (AP Photo/File)

FILE - This undated file photo released by the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office shows Ronald Gasser. Louisiana’s Supreme Court has agreed to hear arguments on whether Gasser, the man who killed former NFL player Joe McKnight in a road rage incident, can be tried again for murder after his conviction on a lesser charge was overturned. (Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office via AP, File)

Football hero’s killer hopes to avoid 2nd murder charge