Former Eagles running back Wendell Smallwood Jr. is facing federal charges over allegedly defrauding COVID-19 relief programs and the Internal Revenue Service in a series of schemes that resulted in hundreds of thousands of dollars in falsely obtained payments.

Former Philadelphia Eagles running back Wendell Smallwood Jr. has been charged with defrauding the federal government to receive COVID relief loans. Smallwood, a Wilmington native, is charged with three felonies: wire fraud, conspiracy to commit wire fraud and conspiracy to defraud the IRS. He faces up to 50 years in prison.

Federal prosecutors say former Eagles running back Wendell Smallwood went from scoring touchdowns to scoring fraudulent COVID-19 relief loans.

According to CBS News, Smallwood was charged with three felonies — wire fraud, conspiracy to commit wire fraud, and conspiracy to defraud the Internal Revenue Service — and faces up to 50 years in prison.

Former NFL running back Wendell Smallwood, who won a Super Bowl with the Philadelphia Eagles in 2018, has been charged with defrauding federal COVID-19 relief p

Former NFL running back Wendell Smallwood Jr. has been charged with defrauding COVID-19 relief programs, court documents show.

A former running back for the Philadelphia Eagles and Wilmington-area native has been charged by federal prosecutors with COVID and tax fraud.

Ex-Philadelphia Eagles RB Wendell Smallwood Jr. is facing 50 years in prison after defrauding federal COVID-19 relief programs.

The former fifth-round draft pick allegedly conned two programs and conspired with others to obtain thousands of dollars in loans and tax refunds.

Wendell Smallwood Jr., a former Philadelphia Eagles running back and Super Bowl champion, is facing federal charges for allegedly defrauding COVID-19 relief programs and the IRS, according to federal court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Thursday,