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Former Dolphins Running Back Lawrence Phillips Found Dead In Jail Cell

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MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Former Miami Dolphins running back Lawrence Phillips was found dead in his jail cell early Wednesday morning.

Phillips, 40, was facing murder charges at Kern Valley State Prison in California.

The death is being investigated as a suspected suicide.

Doctors pronounced Phillips dead at a nearby hospital after he was found unresponsive in his cell during a routine security check.

The former football star was facing the possible death penalty in the alleged murder of his former cellmate, Damion Soward, at the same prison.