http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090903/ap_on_sp_fo_ne/fbn_obit_stephens]Former Patriots running back John M. Stephens (AP)[/URL]



AP - John M. Stephens, the 1988 Offensive Rookie of the Year for the New England Patriots, has been killed after his pickup truck ran off a highway and struck some trees, authorities said Wednesday.