Lawrence Phillips(former Nebraska rb) (1 Viewer)

[IvanKaramazov]

I know this surely comes across as callous, but we all saw this coming, right?

 

[Tom Servo]

Shockingly found dead in jail.

Suspected suicide.

Link

 

[IvanKaramazov]

Man, he really took the news of the Rams' move from St. Louis hard.

I'm going to hell for laughing at this.

 

[The General]

When I saw it bumped figured he was dead. RIP

 

[Ladsud]

The burst is gone.

 

[Joe Summer]

I know this surely comes across as callous, but we all saw this coming, right?

I'm somewhat shocked that it was suicide. I would have gone with "killed by cellmate".

 

[squistion]

When I saw it bumped figured he was dead. RIP

I saw him trending on Twitter and figured the same (unless he had committed another murder in prison).

 

[SWC]

i am surprised he took his own life i guess i figured that if he died in prison it would be getting in a fight with another guy or whatever bromigos

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

KVSP is about 30 minutes from where I sit.

I wonder if I could have done more?

 

[El Floppo]

When I saw it bumped figured he was dead. RIP

Same.

lol at Eephus's comment, hell-inducing or otherwise.

 

[MikeMan]

And the world is better off.

 

[NREC34]

Man, he must've taken this Rams news hard.

 

[Capella]

The good always die young

 

[Chemical X]

the spread on guards v mean machine is now OFF

 

[Leroy Hoard]

Man, he must've taken this Rams news hard.

That's the first thing I thought. His plans on making a triumphant return to St. Louis were now all screwed up.

 

[BroncoFreak_2K3]

Lawrence ..wait

 

[Leroy Hoard]

Man, he must've taken this Rams news hard.

That's the first thing I thought. His plans on making a triumphant return to St. Louis were now all screwed up.

The Rams were coming to him.

I guess it was just too much for him to handle.

 

[Warsteinner]

60 points.

 

[Arsenal of Doom]

Lawrence Phillips was probably the most physically gifted RB to come through Nebraska. It's been so sad to see this happen but virtually every report about him has been progressively worse for the last decade. There was quote in some article I read that he wished he could just be in solitary confinement all the time, being around people, particularly other prisoners, was just too hard for him.

He's a difficult subject to grapple with as a Nebraska fan. So tied into the success of the 90s, but also a relatively rare negative on an otherwise brilliant record for Tom Osborne. I'm sure he's devastated by the way things have turned out. Osborne, rightfully, took a lot of heat for not kicking Phillips off the team when he had his domestic violence incident at NU. That team was so good it didn't really need Phillips. I really believe Dr. Tom let him stay because he thought Phillips needed the structure of the team or would spiral into what he eventually became.

I hope he finds peace in death that he never had in life.

 

[The Man With No Name]

If he hadn't been a screwup, the Rams wouldn't have traded for Marshall Faulk in 1999 and we may not have seen The Greatest Show on Turf

 

[Das Boot]

I could see CTE maybe being involved here.

 

[dschuler]

They should have let him buy powerball tickets. Would have put off suicide for one more day.

 

[Mors Venit]

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.

Like Richardson, he didn't fail due to lack of talent.

I notice those are all Nebraska highlights. Has anyone mentioned that his offensive line opened gigantic holes?

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

I dont see a whole lot of playmaking in that highlight reel either.

No different than a Ron Dayne reel.

Except Dayne fills the empty space in him with pudding and Phillips hurts people.

 

[dschuler]

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.

Like Richardson, he didn't fail due to lack of talent.

Please tell me you're not talking about Trent Richardson

 

[cstu]

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.

Like Richardson, he didn't fail due to lack of talent.

Please tell me you're not talking about Trent Richardson

The one and only.

 

[Judge Smails]

Supposedly he didn't like prison much....

 

[jon_mx]

The burst is gone.

He definitely lost a step or two. It is a shame someone that gifted athletically and could have lived such a blessed life, had a few loose screws. RIP

 

[Tom Servo]

I could see CTE maybe being involved here.

He had a very messed up childhood. Pretty much lived in a crack house then abandoned by crackhead mom. Spent a big part of his childhood in group homes or foster care.

Not making excuses for him. He was given plenty of chances. Just never got things straight.

Not speaking for DB here, but I could see CTE making a bad situation worse. Either one or both could be at play here.

 

[L5UT1ger]

I have him in the same tier as Fred Lane in dynasty.

 

[Sinn Fein]

Good article looking back at his last few weeks

 

[CGRdrJoe]

Very interesting article, almost plays out like the series Making of a Murderer.

 

[Higgs]

The article makes a very compelling case that Phillips was murdered. What a horrible tragedy his life turned into.