According to USA TODAY Sports, former Nebraska star running back Lawrence Phillips was found dead in his jail cell in California from an apparent suicide...

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Phillips, 40, was not only a star RB for the Cornhuskers from 1993-1995, he was also drafted No. 6 overall by the St. Louis Rams in 1996. He was facing the possible death penalty in the alleged murder of his former cellmate at Kern Valley State Prison.

Here is a look at him at Nebraska...

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BENGAL44•111 months

Bad taste to use "Smack my Bitch up" as the music for the highlight video don't you think?

recaplc•111 months

The world is now a better and safer place.

HarryBalzack•111 months

Tom Osborne would let him start, regardless.

Night Train•111 months

Wow big loss there, not

a want•111 months

He dragged his girlfriend down 3 flights of stairs by the hair .... so....this is probably for the best.

Tiger in Texas•111 months

Let's keep it real- Lawrence Phillips was a troubled soul; but hard to feel sorry for him- no one to blame but himself. He was simply a horrible human being. My comments harsh? Like I said, I call it as I see it!

TigerDeBaiter•111 months

For those wondering how he wound up in prison and didn't want to click the link....

In 2009, he was sentenced to 31 years in prison for two separate incidents — driving his car into three teenagers and assaulting an ex-girlfriend.

Sad.

Hugo Stiglitz•111 months

Sad story. Prayers to his family.

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