Former NFL RB Cierre Wood sentenced to prison for death of 5-year-old

Former Buffalo Bills, New England Patriots running back Cierre Wood was sentenced to prison on Tuesday in the death of the 5-year-old daughter of his girlfriend.

A judge in Las Vegas sentenced the former Notre Dame RB to life with the possibility of parole after 10 years with a consecutive sentence of 28 to 72 months for the child abuse or neglect charge.

Rather than pleading guilty, Wood took an “Alford plea” in April. That meant Wood understood prosecutors had enough evidence to convict him for the death of La’Rayah Patra Nicole Lamont Davis died in April 2019.

The Las Vegas Review-Journal reported the 5-year-old had at least 100 bruises on her body, 20 broken ribs, a lacerated liver, and contusions on other vital organs, authorities said.

The child’s mother, Amy Taylor, entered a guilty plea in April on second-degree murder charges and those of child abuse, neglect or endangerment resulting in substantial bodily harm. She was sentenced in late July.