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MONTREAL -- Former NFL running back Lawrence Phillips, who was released by Calgary of the CFL in October, appeared in Quebec Court on Thursday after being charged with sexual assault.
Phillips, who starred at the University of Nebraska, was also charged with assault and uttering threats. Police say the incident involving his girlfriend took place on Nov. 27 in Montreal.
Phillips, 28, was remanded into custody until Friday after he failed to post $1,000 bail.
Phillips was released by Calgary on Oct. 10, for disrupting practice by arguing with coach Jim Barker over the team's offensive strategy. He gained 486 yards on 107 carries, with one touchdown, this season.
Phillips was released in May by the Montreal Alouettes for failing to meet what the team said were "minimum behavioral standards." Phillips insisted it was because he had demanded a major pay raise.
During the 2002 season, Phillips walked out on the Alouettes while demanding a raise in his $43,000 salary. He returned a few days later and helped the Alouettes win the Grey Cup.
He was drafted sixth overall by the St. Louis Rams in 1996. A year later he was released by the Miami Dolphins. In 1999, he was released by the San Francisco 49ers for insubordination.
Due to a police record in the United States, Phillips needed a government permit, renewable each year, to play in Canada.
While at Nebraska, Phillips pleaded no contest to domestic violence in a confrontation with a girlfriend.
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This guy has so much talent as a football player. It is just a shame that with so much going for him that he just keeps screwing up his life.
This is the same guy who was arrested while playing at Nebraska for repeatedly slamming his girlfriends head into a row of mailboxes.
Phillips, who starred at the University of Nebraska, was also charged with assault and uttering threats. Police say the incident involving his girlfriend took place on Nov. 27 in Montreal.
Phillips, 28, was remanded into custody until Friday after he failed to post $1,000 bail.
Phillips was released by Calgary on Oct. 10, for disrupting practice by arguing with coach Jim Barker over the team's offensive strategy. He gained 486 yards on 107 carries, with one touchdown, this season.
Phillips was released in May by the Montreal Alouettes for failing to meet what the team said were "minimum behavioral standards." Phillips insisted it was because he had demanded a major pay raise.
During the 2002 season, Phillips walked out on the Alouettes while demanding a raise in his $43,000 salary. He returned a few days later and helped the Alouettes win the Grey Cup.
He was drafted sixth overall by the St. Louis Rams in 1996. A year later he was released by the Miami Dolphins. In 1999, he was released by the San Francisco 49ers for insubordination.
Due to a police record in the United States, Phillips needed a government permit, renewable each year, to play in Canada.
While at Nebraska, Phillips pleaded no contest to domestic violence in a confrontation with a girlfriend.
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This guy has so much talent as a football player. It is just a shame that with so much going for him that he just keeps screwing up his life.
This is the same guy who was arrested while playing at Nebraska for repeatedly slamming his girlfriends head into a row of mailboxes.
