Post by victor2111 on May 27, 2009 12:06:17 GMT -5
.....and I'm not talking about Michael Vick...Can you guess who it is??
Clarett: “I Want To Play Football Again”
Still in prison on armed robbery and illegal weapons convictions, disgraced former Ohio State running back Maurice Clarett says he wants a second chance in the NFL after washing out with the Denver Broncos.
In his latest blog post, per Bob Glauber of Newsday, Clarett is thinking about playing football again when he’s a free man.
And Clarett isn’t just talking about being on a team. He has lofty ambitions even though it’s extremely unlikely that he’ll ever get a shot at playing in the NFL again.
“I can’t hold these feelings in anymore,” Clarett said. “I want to play football again. I have a deep desire to play. I love the game. I have so much penitentiary aggression pinned up inside of me. I want to hit someone. I want to run the ball. I want to tackle someone. I want to play. 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.”
Of course, it’s one thing to talk a good game. It’s quite another to show it on the field.
Clarett failed to impress during a brief stint with the Broncos after being drafted in 2005. He showed up 20 pounds overweight at 248 pounds after signing an incentive-laden deal against the advice of his agents.
Clarett never played in a preseason game and was cut on August 28, 2005 before ever playing a down in the NFL.
“I am still here and I am still living,” Clarett said. “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.”
Clarett: “I Want To Play Football Again”
Still in prison on armed robbery and illegal weapons convictions, disgraced former Ohio State running back Maurice Clarett says he wants a second chance in the NFL after washing out with the Denver Broncos.
In his latest blog post, per Bob Glauber of Newsday, Clarett is thinking about playing football again when he’s a free man.
And Clarett isn’t just talking about being on a team. He has lofty ambitions even though it’s extremely unlikely that he’ll ever get a shot at playing in the NFL again.
“I can’t hold these feelings in anymore,” Clarett said. “I want to play football again. I have a deep desire to play. I love the game. I have so much penitentiary aggression pinned up inside of me. I want to hit someone. I want to run the ball. I want to tackle someone. I want to play. 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.”
Of course, it’s one thing to talk a good game. It’s quite another to show it on the field.
Clarett failed to impress during a brief stint with the Broncos after being drafted in 2005. He showed up 20 pounds overweight at 248 pounds after signing an incentive-laden deal against the advice of his agents.
Clarett never played in a preseason game and was cut on August 28, 2005 before ever playing a down in the NFL.
“I am still here and I am still living,” Clarett said. “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.”
