If O.J. had pleaded, his sentence would’ve been less stiff. Hall of Fame athlete and disgraced American hero O.J. Simpson could’ve probably done better than the 9- to 33-year sentence he received on Friday, a prosecutor says. A plea bargain in the Las Vegas case that found him accused of kidnapping, armed robbery and other felonies may have ensured that Simpson didn’t die in prison, says the Clark County official. Simpson was sentenced after standing trial on charges that he and several men bumrushed a Nevada hotel room and took valuable memorabilia from Simpson’s sports career from two collectors. Simpson has maintained that the souvenirs and family keepsakes were stolen from him and that he only took back his belongings. But a jury convicted both him and Clarence Stewart after several others accepted pleas. “What we have is satisfaction that this monster is where he belongs – behind bars,” says Fred Goldman, father of the man Simpson was acquitted of murdering in 1994.