UPDATE 1-Clinton Portis, Carlos Rogers among former NFL players facing U.S. fraud charges

Federal authorities on Thursday charged 10 former National Football League players over an alleged scheme aimed at defrauding the U.S. athletes' healthcare benefit program. Former Washington Redskins running back Clinton Portis and former Redskins cornerback Carlos Rogers were among those charged by the U.S. Justice Department, according to a notice by the U.S. Attorney's Office for Eastern Virginia.

Justice Department officials were due to announce details at a 10:30 a.m. (1530 GMT) news conference. Portis, 38, played nine seasons with the Redskins and the Denver Broncos.

Rogers, 38, played 10 seasons with the Redskins, the San Francisco 49ers and the Oakland Raiders.

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