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Rams traded Jerome Bettis to roll dice on Lawrence Phillips ... and lost

Breaking down one of the riskiest draft moves by the Los Angeles Rams over the past 25 years:

Round/overall selection: First round, No. 6 overall selection in the 1996 NFL draft

Did the risk pay off? Not even a little bit. Phillips entered that draft with plenty of talent but even more baggage after a misdemeanor assault of an ex-girlfriend left him on a year of probation.