Post by WWE Trademarked My Name on May 25, 2010 10:26:19 GMT -5
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Match 1:
1997 Draft: Carolina Panthers: Round 1 Pick 27
Rae Carruth: WR: Colorado
Played for: Carolina Panthers (1997-1999)
From Wikipedia:
1996 Draft: St. Louis Rams: Round 1 Pick 6
Lawrence Phillips: RB: Nebraska
Played for: St. Louis Rams (1996-1997), Miami Dolphins (1997), San Francisco 49ers (1999)
From Wikipedia:
Match 1:
1997 Draft: Carolina Panthers: Round 1 Pick 27
Rae Carruth: WR: Colorado
Played for: Carolina Panthers (1997-1999)
From Wikipedia:
Carruth attended Valley High School in Sacramento, California and played four seasons at the University of Colorado. He was named a first-team All-American in 1996. His college quarterbacks were future NFL quarterbacks Koy Detmer and Kordell Stewart. Carruth was a first-round draft pick (27th overall pick) in the 1997 NFL Draft to the Carolina Panthers, signing a four year, $3.7 million deal. He was represented by NFL super agent William "Tank" Black. He proceeded to have a respectable rookie season, starting 14 games. Wearing uniform number 89, Carruth was on the receiving end of 44 passes for 545 yards (12.4 yards/catch), both of which led all rookie receivers. Carruth also caught four touchdown passes, tied for first among rookie receivers. He was named to the all-rookie team at wide receiver, along with Reidel Anthony of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Big things were expected of Carruth for the 1998 season. However, he broke his right foot in the opening game and did not catch another pass that season due to the injury. He ended the year with four catches for 59 yards. Carruth played in the first six games of the 1999 season, totaling 14 catches for 200 yards. On November 16, 1999, near Carruth's home in Charlotte, North Carolina; Cherica Adams, a woman Carruth had been dating, was shot four times in a drive-by shooting. Surviving the shooting for a time, Adams called 911 and described Carruth's behavior: he had stopped his vehicle in front of hers as another vehicle drove alongside Adams and its passenger shot her. Carruth then drove from the scene.[4] Adams was eight months pregnant with Carruth's child at the time. Soon after her admission to the hospital, she fell into a coma.[4] Doctors saved the child, Chancellor Lee Adams, in an emergency Caesarean section, but Cherica Adams died a month later on December 14. Carruth went to the police and posted a $3 million bail, with the condition that if either Cherica or Chancellor died, he would turn himself in.[4] However, after Cherica died, Carruth became a fugitive. The Panthers released him a few days later, citing a morals clause in his contract. He was eventually captured after being found hiding in the trunk of a car outside a motel in Parkers Crossroads, Tennessee. Also in the trunk was $3,900 in cash, bottles to hold his urine, extra clothes, candy bars, and a cell phone. At trial, Carruth was defended by both David Rudolf and Chris Fialko.[5] He was found guilty of conspiracy to commit murder, shooting into an occupied vehicle, and using an instrument to destroy an unborn child. He was sentenced to 18 to 24 years in prison. However, he was found not guilty of first-degree murder and was spared the death penalty. Carruth is now serving a sentence of at least 18 years and 11 months at Nash Correctional Institution near Rocky Mount, North Carolina. According to the North Carolina Department of Corrections, he has a projected release date of October 22, 2018. |
1996 Draft: St. Louis Rams: Round 1 Pick 6
Lawrence Phillips: RB: Nebraska
Played for: St. Louis Rams (1996-1997), Miami Dolphins (1997), San Francisco 49ers (1999)
From Wikipedia:
With his strong performance, Phillips was drafted sixth overall in the 1996 NFL Draft by the St. Louis Rams despite his considerable character issues; several teams with higher picks declared they passed on him because of his off-the-field troubles. During the draft, ESPN analyst Joe Theisman stated in regard to Phillips: "Everybody's called him the best player in the draft." Phillips played the 1996 and part of the 1997 seasons with the Rams before refusing to show for a team meeting and practice in a dispute with coach Dick Vermeil over playing time in November 1997. The Rams cut Phillips, and a teary-eyed Vermeil at the time called Phillips potentially the best running back he had ever coached. Phillips would be arguably one of the biggest draft day blunders in NFL history, as the Rams had thought so highly of him that the team traded his predecessor, Jerome Bettis, to the Pittsburgh Steelers immediately after drafting Phillips, a trade that would later prove beneficial to the Steelers. Phillips then moved on to the Miami Dolphins for two games before being cut again after running for only 44 yards on 18 carries for a 2.4 yard-per-carry average. During this time, Phillips also pleaded no contest to assaulting a woman in a nightclub. Phillips missed the 1998 season before attempting a comeback in 1999; he set NFL Europe offensive records with the Barcelona Dragons (1,021 yards and 14 TDs) before returning stateside with the San Francisco 49ers, but was unable to complete the entire season. Moreover, during his time with the 49ers, Phillips was known for missing a crucial block on all-pro cornerback Aeneas Williams who proceeded to knock out Steve Young during a Monday Night Football game against the Arizona Cardinals. This injury would lead to the end of Young's career. In the same game, Phillips ran for a 68-yard touchdown to put the game away 24-10, outrunning Williams to the end zone. In 2001, Phillips signed with the Florida Bobcats of the Arena Football League but was released after leaving the team without telling his coach. Phillips then moved on to the Canadian Football League, helping the Montreal Alouettes (1,022 yards and 13 TDs) win the 2002 Grey Cup. Cut in training camp for insubordination by Montreal in 2003, Phillips signed with the Calgary Stampeders (rushing for 486 yards on 107 carries and 1 TD), but was again released for arguing with head coach Jim Barker. On December 18, 2009, Phillips was sentenced to more than 31 years in prison for attacking his girlfriend and driving his car into three teens. |