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Maurice Clarett hopes to return to the NFL
Posted on 5/28/09 at 5:43 pm
Posted on 5/28/09 at 5:43 pm
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Michael Vick does not have the market cornered on athletes-turned-convicts who would like to turn athletes again. Former Denver Broncos draftee Maurice Clarett is sitting behind bars, dreaming of playing professional football again.
According to his blog, he's in good physical shape, and he certainly sounds inspired. Here's a snippet:
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I am going to play somewhere. I cannot accept how things ended. I won’t accept how they ended. I am 220, rock solid. I am moving swift, running fast, and jumping high. My mind is right and my life is in order. I am 25 but I feel like I am 18. I am still young. Those who do support me deserve and want to see me out there playing again. I play with some pretty good athletes back here. In the penitentiary you could say basketball is football. Back here everything is aggressive. Everything is intense. I know I am an asset to someone’s locker room on so many levels. I’ve survived some of life’s worst struggles. I am not a statistic. I am still here and I am still living. I didn’t and won’t give up. I am a winner. I am optimistic. I am inspirational. I am alive. I want to play for the love and the respect. I want to play for the underdogs. I want to play because I know how to really well. Hopefully, they’ll open these gates soon and I’ll be able to get out on the field again. I am healthy mentally and physically. I am rock solid. I train hard. I go hard. I’m HERE.
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Posted on 5/28/09 at 5:44 pm to SPEEDY
How much longer does he have?
Posted on 5/28/09 at 5:44 pm to SPEEDY
He must still be drinking heavily.
Posted on 5/28/09 at 5:45 pm to SPEEDY
Posted on 5/28/09 at 5:46 pm to tigerguy121
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How much longer does he have?
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It was September of 2006 when Clarett went in, and he agreed to a sentence of seven and a half years with a possible early release after three and a half years. Assuming the early release comes through, we're about 10 months away from Clarett walking out of the joint and trying to get back into football. He'll be 26.
Posted on 5/28/09 at 5:46 pm to tigerguy121
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How much longer does he have?
10 months.
The thing is, i bet he REALLY thinks he is in football shape.
26 when he get's out. will be at LEAST 27 getting into football shape. How many teams would basically want a 27-28 year old rookie RB with past character issues, and questionable speed?
Posted on 5/28/09 at 5:48 pm to SPEEDY
i dont know if someone will take a chance on him
Posted on 5/28/09 at 5:49 pm to lsuguy13
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i dont know if someone will take a chance on him
The Bengals
Posted on 5/28/09 at 5:52 pm to SPEEDY
The problem with Clarett is that his chance didn't end because of prison like Vick. Clarett's chance ended when he was cut cause he wasn't good enough.
Posted on 5/28/09 at 5:53 pm to SPEEDY
I hope he gets things straightened out.
Posted on 5/28/09 at 5:59 pm to cwill
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He must still be drinking heavily
Posted on 5/28/09 at 6:04 pm to SPEEDY
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I am going to play somewhere. I cannot accept how things ended. I won’t accept how they ended. I am 220, rock solid. I am moving swift, running fast, and jumping high. My mind is right and my life is in order. I am 25 but I feel like I am 18. I am still young. Those who do support me deserve and want to see me out there playing again. I play with some pretty good athletes back here. In the penitentiary you could say basketball is football. Back here everything is aggressive. Everything is intense. I know I am an asset to someone’s locker room on so many levels. I’ve survived some of life’s worst struggles. I am not a statistic. I am still here and I am still living. I didn’t and won’t give up. I am a winner. I am optimistic. I am inspirational. I am alive. I want to play for the love and the respect. I want to play for the underdogs. I want to play because I know how to really well. Hopefully, they’ll open these gates soon and I’ll be able to get out on the field again. I am healthy mentally and physically. I am rock solid. I train hard. I go hard. I’m HERE.
There is no I in team Maurice........
Posted on 5/28/09 at 6:05 pm to SPEEDY
His blog is very interesting. He's probably in better shape now than at any point in his career since the end of his freshman season only because he isn't chugging vodka on the practice field, but he is clearly not ready to play in the NFL after playing one season of college ball in 2002 (I believe) and doing nothing but light workouts for the past few years.
He's a smart guy. He was a good student in high school and he seems to be taking his correspondence classes seriously. He should focus on getting his degree at Ohio University and getting a productive, regular job. Maybe he can try out for an AF-2 team or something if he really wants to play.
He's a smart guy. He was a good student in high school and he seems to be taking his correspondence classes seriously. He should focus on getting his degree at Ohio University and getting a productive, regular job. Maybe he can try out for an AF-2 team or something if he really wants to play.
Posted on 5/28/09 at 6:31 pm to Keys Open Doors
Isn't it hard to return to something you were hardly ever in??
Posted on 5/28/09 at 6:33 pm to MStreetTiger
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Isn't it hard to return to something you were hardly ever in??
How about NEVER IN??? How are ya MSTREET???
Posted on 5/28/09 at 6:34 pm to dukke v
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How are ya MSTREET???
Doing okay Peej. Had to go to the doctor today due to my first sign of decrepitude. Sciatica. Hurts like a mother.
Posted on 5/28/09 at 6:46 pm to MStreetTiger
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Had to go to the doctor today due to my first sign of decrepitude. Sciatica. Hurts like a mother.
Damn dude. I hope all goes well! I am here for ya!!!
Posted on 5/28/09 at 6:59 pm to dukke v
Thanks Peej. I appreciate that.
Posted on 5/28/09 at 6:59 pm to dukke v
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How about NEVER IN??
that's exactly what i thought when i read this topic.
Posted on 5/28/09 at 7:12 pm to tigerguy121
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The problem with Clarett is that his chance didn't end because of prison like Vick. Clarett's chance ended when he tried to enter the NFL draft after his freshman year.
Fixed.
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