Former NFL player Kellen Winslow II pleaded guilty to charges of rape and sexual battery during a retrial Monday, per the Associated Press (via NBC San Diego).
Winslow wasconvictedof rape and misdemeanor charges of indecent exposure and lewd conduct in June, but jurors were deadlocked on eight other counts, which required a retrial.
The plea deal lessens the maximum sentence from life in prison to 18 years, with the judge requiring at least 12 years behind bars.
"I pray to God for 12 years, so I can return to my family," Winslow said Monday.