Former NFL Running back L. Phillips in trouble again......

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Ex-NFL RB Phillips allegedly runs car into teens
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LOS ANGELES (AP) - Former NFL running back Lawrence Phillips, who was wanted by police for domestic violence, was arrested Sunday after allegedly running his car into three teenagers who argued with him during a pickup football game, police said.

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Police had been seeking Phillips since earlier this month for allegedly attacking his girlfriend twice, once choking her into unconsciousness.

Phillips joined a group of 16- and 17-year-olds in a pickup football game in Exposition Park on Sunday and got into an argument with several of the teens, said Los Angeles police officer Sandra Escalante. He left the park, but returned and drove a black Honda onto the field, allegedly running into three teenage boys, she said.

The teenagers were taken to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries, police said.

The car Phillips was driving was reported stolen in San Diego earlier in the week, Escalante said.

Phillips was arrested and held on the domestic violence felony warrant. Charges are pending in the Sunday incident, she said.

San Diego Police had offered a $1,000 reward for information leading to Phillips' whereabouts, and said he had indicated he wouldn't surrender peacefully.

The first domestic assault, in which police say Phillips' 28-year-old girlfriend was choked, allegedly occurred Aug. 2 at her San Diego home. Police said the second assault allegedly took place 11 days later when Phillips confronted the woman at a party.

In both cases he left the scene before officers could arrest him.

Police have said Phillips is also wanted on an outstanding felony warrant from Los Angeles for an unrelated domestic violence case.

The former University of Nebraska star has a history of high-profile trouble with the law going back a decade to his time as one of the nation's top college football players.

He was drafted sixth overall in 1996 by the St. Louis Rams despite pleading no contest to a charge of domestic violence in a confrontation with a girlfriend. He was released for insubordination in 1997 after 25 games with the Rams.

Phillips signed with the Miami Dolphins later in the 1997 season, but was released after pleading no contest to hitting a woman in a nightclub.

He was the top offensive player in NFL Europe in 1999 after setting league records for rushing and touchdowns with the Barcelona Dragons.

He signed with the San Francisco 49ers in 1999, but was released for missing a practice. He later played in the Canadian Football League.
 

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No surprise. This kid has been in trouble since high school and more often than not he got off very light. He has some real serious problems. After the lawsuits, he won't have anything left but his NFL retirement plan if he has one.
 

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wish I had a dollar for all of these terrific athletes who screw up by either smoking too much bud or by beating up their girlfriends or assault or robbery or something else stupid. Sad thing is there are thousands more who never even make it to the college or pro level before they screw up and you hear about it. Some of the best athletes from Bowling Green with real world class skill are in the pen or dead.
 

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piece of crap!! if he isn't hurting women he's running over teenagers in a car. what a loser.
 
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