Ex-Colt, Patriot LB Naposki sentenced for 1994 murder

Former New England Patriots and Indianapolis Colts linebacker Eric Naposki was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for a 1994 murder, the Long Beach-Press Telegram reported Friday.

Naposki, who played in the NFL in 1988 and '89, killed his lover's wealthy live-in boyfriend in the victim's Newport Beach, Calif., home so the couple could get his savings and collect on a $1 million life insurance policy.

Naposki, 45, was convicted in the 1994 shooting death of 55-year-old Bill McLaughlin last year.

Nanette Ann Packard McNeal, 46, was convicted in January for her role in the murder conspiracy and was also sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole in May.