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Lawrence Phillips(former Nebraska rb) (1 Viewer)

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I think everyone saw this coming but damn.

http://www.sportsline.com/nfl/story/11007416

LOS ANGELES -- Former football star Lawrence Phillips was sentenced Friday to 10 years in prison, two years after he was convicted of assault with a deadly weapon.

The sentencing was repeatedly delayed while Phillips fought to withdraw a guilty plea in a domestic abuse case that could have led to a stiffer sentence.

Phillips was convicted in 2006 of seven counts of assault with a deadly weapon.

The 33-year-old former Nebraska running back has been jailed since August 2005, when he drove onto a field near Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum and his car struck three boys, ages 14 and 15, and a 19-year-old man, who suffered cuts and bruises. The car narrowly missed three other people, prosecutor Todd Hicks said.

Phillips was allegedly upset after losing a pickup football game to the youths and accused them of stealing some of his possessions.

"When he gets angry and he feels disrespected, he acts out with blind rage," Hicks said in a telephone interview after the sentencing.

In court, Phillips tearfully apologized to one of the victims.

"I'm sorry that your leg is messed up," Phillips told Rodney Flores, after hearing the young man tell the court that he was unable to pursue his dream of playing high school sports as a result of being hit when he was 16.

"I'm sorry you have to come in here like this," Phillips said, adding that he "wanted the chance to say I didn't mean to hurt people."

Superior Court Judge George G. Lomeli said Phillips should have thought about what he did.

A call to Phillips' attorney Leslie Ringold was not immediately returned.

Sentencing was delayed while Phillips tried to withdraw a 2000 guilty plea to hitting a woman he had been dating during a confrontation at the Beverly Hills Hotel, the prosecutor said.

The plea stands as a strike against Phillips under California's "three-strikes" law, which mandates tougher sentences for repeat offenders.

Phillips contended he was coerced into pleading guilty to domestic abuse and making a criminal threat, resulting in a brief prison term and three years of probation.

His attempts to withdraw the plea are continuing, Hicks said.

The St. Louis Rams released Phillips for insubordination in 1997. He signed with the Miami Dolphins, but was later released. In 1999 in NFL Europe, he set league records for rushing and touchdowns with the Barcelona Dragons.

He signed with the San Francisco 49ers later that year, but was released for missing a practice. He also has played in the Canadian Football League.

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This guy is one of the main reasons that RBs are much more scrutinized coming out of college. It's important to ascertain if the back has real talent, or if he was the product of an offensive line behind which Dom DeLuise would have averaged 8 YPC. And oh yeah, Phillips was/is a rotten guy too.

 
These online articles are just terrible to read.

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cstu said:
Raider Nation said:
This guy is one of the main reasons that RBs are much more scrutinized coming out of college. It's important to ascertain if the back has real talent, or if he was the product of an offensive line behind which Dom DeLuise would have averaged 8 YPC. And oh yeah, Phillips was/is a rotten guy too.
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Like Richardson, he didn't fail due to lack of talent.
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I notice those are all Nebraska highlights. Has anyone mentioned that his offensive line opened gigantic holes?

 
Raider Nation said:
cstu said:
This guy is one of the main reasons that RBs are much more scrutinized coming out of college. It's important to ascertain if the back has real talent, or if he was the product of an offensive line behind which Dom DeLuise would have averaged 8 YPC. And oh yeah, Phillips was/is a rotten guy too.
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Like Richardson, he

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Did you watch those clips? Sure their offensive line was great, but he created a lot on his own.

 
Wildcat said:
Raider Nation said:
This guy is one of the main reasons that RBs are much more scrutinized coming out of college. It's important to ascertain if the back has real talent, or if he was the product of an offensive line behind which Dom DeLuise would have averaged 8 YPC. And oh yeah, Phillips was/is a rotten guy too.
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I wish I could find that "Top-10 Draft Busts" show that ran on the NFL Network. He was in the top five. The scouts and coaches they interviewed conceded that, even putting aside his character issues, he was most likely a product of the Huskers' dominant line. They joked about him having holes so large to run through, you wouldn't even see a defender in the picture. There was no team I enjoyed watching more than Nebraska's '95 team, led by Tommie Frazier and Phillips. But I just think that dozens of collegiate RBs could have done what LP did that season.

 
Raider Nation said:
Wildcat said:
This guy is one of the main reasons that RBs are much more scrutinized coming out of college. It's important to ascertain if the back has real talent, or if he was the product of an offensive line behind which Dom DeLuise would have averaged 8 YPC. And oh yeah, Phillips was/is a rotten guy too.
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Didn't t **** vermeil say he was the most talented RB he'd ever worked with or something like that?

 
Officer Pete Malloy said:
Raider Nation said:
This guy is one of the main reasons that RBs are much more scrutinized coming out of college. It's important to ascertain if the back has real talent, or if he was the product of an offensive line behind which Dom DeLuise would have averaged 8 YPC. And oh yeah, Phillips was/is a rotten guy too.
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He drafted him. What else is he gonna say? "We took a lousy RB sixth overall"...?

 
Maurile Tremblay said:
Thinking that Lawrence Phillips wasn't talented is pure hindsight bias. If not for the character issues, he was generally considered the best player in the draft.
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As was JaMarcus Russell. I know that all-too-well. Kiper said he was the best QB prospect since Elway.

People rave about players all the time pre-draft. Then they can either play in the league or they can't. Phillips couldn't.

 
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cstu said:
Raider Nation said:
This guy is one of the main reasons that RBs are much more scrutinized coming out of college. It's important to ascertain if the back has real talent, or if he was the product of an offensive line behind which Dom DeLuise would have averaged 8 YPC. And oh yeah, Phillips was/is a rotten guy too.
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Like Richardson, he
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Song to the video- "smack my (female dog) up"On purpose?

 
If only he could have stuck around Lincoln for another year, I'm sure Dr. Tom Osborne, the great molder of men, could have helped him turn his life around squeezed another 1,500 yard season out of him.

 
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