Former NFL running back Lawrence Phillips is being investigated as a suspect in a prison death, according to a report from Bakersfield TV station KGET.
BREAKING: Lawrence Phillips (yes, the Nebraska running back), is under investigation for murdering his cellmate at Kern Valley State Prison
— Jason Galvin (@JGalvinKGET) April 13, 2015
Phillips is suspected of murdering Damion Soward, 37, at 12:46 a.m. Saturday morning. Soward was serving 82-to-life for 1st degree murder.
— Jason Galvin (@JGalvinKGET) April 13, 2015
Phillips, now 39, was the sixth overall pick of the St.