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Former NFL player Lawrence Phillips was found dead early Wednesday morning at Kern Valley State Prison in California, authorities said. He was 40 years old.
The death is being investigated as a suspected suicide.
California’s Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation released a statement about the incident saying that Phillips was found unresponsive in his cell just after midnight and was pronounced dead at about 1:30 a.m.
The former Nebraska star, who played for the St. Louis Rams, Miami Dolphins and San Francisco 49ers during his tumultuous NFL career, had been serving a 31-year sentence since 2008 on charges including domestic violence, spousal abuse, false imprisonment and vehicle theft.
He had been held in solitary confinement since mid-2013, when he was suspected of killing his cellmate. If found guilty, Phillips may have faced the death penalty.
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