Lawrence Phillips: The Troubled Talent

A star NFL running back whose immense talent was overshadowed by a lifetime of violence and legal issues.

• Assaults: His career was plagued by arrests for assault, domestic violence, and false imprisonment.
• The Final Sentence: Sentenced to 31 years in prison in 2008 for attacking his girlfriend and driving his car into three teenagers.
• Death in Custody (2016): Found dead in his cell (suspected suicide) while awaiting trial for the murder of his cellmate.