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...

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

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

Reply•94 months

recaplc

The world is now a better and safer place.

Reply•94 months

HarryBalzack

Tom Osborne would let him start, regardless.

Reply•94 months

Night Train

Wow big loss there, not

Reply•94 months

a want

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

Reply•95 months

Tiger in Texas

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!

Reply•95 months

TigerDeBaiter

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.

Reply•95 months

Hugo Stiglitz

Sad story. Prayers to his family.

Reply•95 months

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