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Lawrence Phillips was such a gifted runner at Nebraska. He never really reached his potential in the NFL, but he sure had some highlights in college.
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.
What makes someone with so much talent go down the paths he’s gone??
