A former NFL player and NCAA All-American is sentenced to 16 years in prison for his role in a Medicare fraud scheme involving nearly $200 million, according to multiple reports. The case centers on alleged fraudulent billing and related conduct tied to Medicare reimbursements, with prosecutors saying the scheme totaled about $197 million. After conviction or adjudication in the federal case, the court imposes a 16-year term, making it a lengthy sentence measured in more than a decade. Reporting also indicates the defendant is a former professional football player who previously received college honors as an All-American. While details of the specific billing practices and charges are not fully laid out in the available excerpts, both sources describe the same core outcome: a 16-year prison sentence and a fraud amount of approximately $197 million involving Medicare. The reports therefore align on the key figures—sentence length and the scale of the alleged Medicare loss—and identify the defendant as an ex-NFL player.