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A former college football player who admitted taking part in the slaying of a man in Fort Worth was sentenced Tuesday to 25 years behind bars, with a judge saying the man’s upbringing contributed to his decision on the prison term. Brodrick “B.J.” Earl Ross Jr., 23, pleaded guilty in 2019 to a murder charge in the shooting of 29-year-old …

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