Former Husker I-back Lawrence Phillips, facing first-degree murder charges in the April 2015 death of his cellmate at Kern Valley (California) State Prison, died of a suspected suicide Wednesday ...

The tragic life of Lawrence Phillips has come to a tragic end. The former Rams first-round pick died early Wednesday after being found in an unresponsive state in his California prison cell. He was 40 ...

Lawrence Phillips, a star running back at Nebraska and first-round NFL draft pick whose pro career quickly unraveled amid disciplinary problems, was found dead in his California prison cell on ...

The family of former NFL running back Lawrence Phillips will donate his brain to chronic traumatic encephalopathy researchers at Boston University, attorney Dan Chamberlain told USA Today Sports.

Former running back Lawrence Phillips plans to use the money he receives as part of the NFL's concussion settlement with retired players to fund his legal defense against first-degree murder charges, ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Lawrence Phillips, a star running back at Nebraska and first-round NFL draft pick whose pro career quickly unraveled amid disciplinary problems, was found dead in his ...

Lawrence Phillips starred on the 1994 and 1995 Nebraska national title teams and was once a Heisman Trophy front-runner. Lawrence Phillips Nebraska coach Tom Osborne with Lawrence Phillips after the I ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Lawrence Phillips, a star running back at Nebraska and first-round NFL draft pick whose pro career quickly unraveled amid disciplinary problems, was found unresponsive in his ...