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I never thought I would say this. I believe that Tressel was right to respond to Maurice Clarett as he did. I am amazed at the change in tone of that young man.
For Clarett, it will be one day at a time. It will mean constantly remembering from whence he now comes. I hope he can do it; because the man in that interview is someone who can make a real contribution in this life.
He once could have been so much. Perhaps he already is.
For Clarett, it will be one day at a time. It will mean constantly remembering from whence he now comes. I hope he can do it; because the man in that interview is someone who can make a real contribution in this life.
He once could have been so much. Perhaps he already is.
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CentralMOBuck
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Clarett's transformation is just as inspiring as the way he used to play. What he said about getting payed was really cool as well. How many people would defer payment until the end of the season as opposed to after every game? I hope he gets another shot at the NFL one day.
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ScriptOhio
Everybody is somebody else's weirdo.
quitobuc;1800188; said:
I'd put Griffin, Byars, George, and Wells in a group that were better than Clarett. Of course "my time" started back in the 1960s. I definitely think we will see a few more RBs as good or better than Clarett "in our time".
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generaladm
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It took a lot of guts for Mo to talk so honestly about his life for all the world to see. I agree with the previous poster who said Mo has matured beyond his years. He never tried to make excuses or place blame on others. Most importantly, he seems at peace with himself. Really an amazing story.
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Buckskin86
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Published Thursday October 28, 2010
Touchdown breakthrough for Clarett
By Nick Rubek
WORLD-HERALD STAFF WRITER
The Arizona desert it was not.
Omaha?s chilly Rosenblatt Stadium will never be confused for the Fiesta Bowl. And a regular-season game in the United Football League will never match a BCS championship battle.
But you could have fooled Maurice Clarett.
The Omaha running back scored a second-quarter touchdown, the first time he has reached the end zone since tallying the winning points in overtime for Ohio State in the 2002 national title game.
That?s seven years, eight months and 25 days between touchdowns.
?I remember the kid I saw playing for Ohio State,? starting running back Ahman Green said. ?That?s what I wanted to see, and that?s what I?ve been seeing day in and day out.?
Clarett, though, wasn?t boasting about his first touchdown since 2003. It was a missed blitz pick up, he said, which led to a quarterback sack that had his attention.
?You don?t think about a touchdown,? Clarett said. ?You just think about the things you need to work on and the things you need to do to help the team win. And you go from there.?
But it?s hard not to give Clarett?s score a little more attention. After a standout freshman season for the Buckeyes, he sat out the entire 2003 campaign while challenging the NFL?s draft eligibility rules. Clarett was picked in the third round of the 2005 draft, but he never stuck with the Denver Broncos.
A year later he was convicted of aggravated robbery and spent three years in prison in Ohio.
That seemed like a lifetime ago Thursday, when Clarett was sprinting toward the sideline with his helmet off, smile firmly entrenched on his face and an arm around fellow back Shaud Williams.
The first person he saw when he got to the sideline? An awaiting Green with open arms.
?To see him with a smile on his face and joking around with us, going out day in and day out and working hard, that does my heart well,? Green said, ?because I know he?s ready to go to that next level.?
His carries through the first six games of the season were scattered at best. Nine rushes for 19 yards.
http://www.omaha.com/article/20101028/SPORTS/710289711/0
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Buckskin86
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Updated: November 19, 2010
Maurice Clarett reflects on UFL season
OMAHA, Neb. -- Maurice Clarett's football comeback was a success, certainly to him.
Clarett says he would gladly spend another year with the United Football League's Omaha Nighthawks if they want him back. He feels lucky to have played anywhere and been given a chance to rebuild his life after being incarcerated for 3? years.
"In January I was in prison, and now I've completed a professional football season," Clarett said in an interview with The Associated Press before Omaha's season finale Friday night. "I would absolutely say I could never ever have thought of being at this place. It's a blessing from God, and I take it that way."
The 27-year-old Clarett hadn't played competitively since he led Ohio State to the 2002 national championship. He was suspended by the NCAA for taking improper inducements and failed to make it in the NFL.
He pleaded guilty in 2006 to aggravated robbery and carrying a concealed weapon in connection with a holdup outside a Columbus bar, and wound up behind bars.
By all accounts, Clarett has been a model citizen in Omaha.
Nighthawks general manager Rick Mueller, a former executive for the New Orleans Saints and Jacksonville Jaguars, said the team probably will put Clarett on the team's protected list. That means no one would be allowed to pick him in the next UFL expansion draft. The UFL has said it hopes to add three teams in 2011.
AP Photo/Scott A. MillerNFL draft consultant Gil Brandt said it would be a long shot for an NFL team to bring in Maurice Clarett next year.
"His arrow is on the rise," Mueller said. "He's going to get nothing but better from here on out. I'm glad we had him."
NFL draft consultant Gil Brandt, a former Dallas Cowboys executive, said it would be a long shot for an NFL team to bring in Clarett next year.
"When you're out of circulation for a while, it takes more than a year to get back," Brandt said. "The thing that always impressed me about Clarett is that I think basically he's a good guy. I don't think what's happened with the robbery was vintage Clarett.
"But I don't think anybody will take a chance on him. Statistically, he hasn't shown enough for anyone to go overboard and take somebody who has that kind of baggage and then is 27 years old."
Clarett didn't get much playing time early in the eight-game season as he worked his way into football shape. He became a bigger part of the game plan the past couple games as top running back Ahman Green battled injury. He went into the Nighthawks' final game with just 25 carries for 85 yards and 11 catches for 92 yards.
After the season, Clarett will head back to Columbus, where he'll live with his girlfriend, Ashley Evans, and their 4-year-old daughter, Jayden. He's enrolled for the spring semester at Ohio State. He said he's two years from completing his degree in gerontology. He'll also continue working out at OSU to prepare for next season.
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=5824308&campaign=rss&source=NCFHeadlines
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OK, I was being facetious. I don't think Clarett is a dummy -- in fact, I think he's got a pretty big, functioning brain in that thick noggin of his. What I'm saying is, I don't picture him going to med school or sitting in a cubicle 40 hours a week crunching census data or charting policy, so I guess I'm just at a loss for what he plans to do with a degree in gerontology? Social worker?
Anyway, good for him!
Anyway, good for him!
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Jake
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Maurice is getting some action tonight, and just ripped off a 15 yard gain after aborting a halfback option pass play. I'm surprised the UFL can actually afford alternate jerseys but Omaha is wearing some tonight.
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Great interview, listening to him actually sounded a lot like listening to Ricky Williams in my opinion.
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