Former NFL player Herschel Walker will rush to the end zone in Washington, D.C., with a Senate challenge to incumbent Sen. Raphael Warnock, according to former President Donald Trump.

Trump, who has long encouraged Walker’s political ambitions, said the former Heisman winner and Georgia Bulldog “told [him] he’s going to” run for the seat during a recent dinner, adding he would likely win.

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