Maurice Clarett believes in recovery.
I think he’s still injured from a couple of those collisions.”Rick McGee, a Youngstown native who now works in the Valley as a financial adviser, tells one, too.“He gained 475 yards and scored nine touchdowns in one game,” he said, pausing before adding, “in a blizzard!”Clarett just smiled and shook his head as he signed autographs.In his first game as a Buckeye, he had 175 yards and three touchdowns against Texas Tech. He and his wife-to-be have two children, Jayden and Titan. In December 2002, he publicly maligned OSU officials for not paying for him to fly home for the funeral of a friend and accused administrators of lying when they said he had not filed the necessary paperwork. According to At the time, Maurice accused his baby mama of biting him on the wrist and chest and of punching him in the face with a closed fist.One thing is for sure, Ashley Evans Clarett is the one who’s stuck with him through everything.

Clarett is no stranger to prison, he was Following his release, Clarett’s speaking career has taken off, especially after the 2013 release of “Youngstown Boys,” an ESPN 30 for 30 documentary about Clarett and his former Ohio State coach, Jim Tressel. Clarett's time at Ohio State University was marked by several troubling incidents. I WILL NEVER SETTLE FOR LESS, EVER AGAIN.
According to Clarett was arraigned on the latest charges on August 10, 2006 in Franklin County Municipal Court in Columbus. 13 on a white jersey — and stripped the ball away.“It’s symbolic to my life now,” Clarett said at the historic Glendale Woman’s Club. “I’m snatching my life back.”To do it, he’s become newly transparent, saying plainly that he faced drug and alcohol addiction along with mental health problems. I don’t need to slow down.”After his freshman season, Clarett was suspended. He is well kn… Contribute. We are grateful to have Clarett fighting alongside ARCHway to combat the effects of substance use and co-occurring mental health disorders. See more ideas about Maurice clarett, Ohio state, Ohio state buckeyes. The Youngstown native’s put the team on his back with the rock in his hand. Maurice Clarett, 15 years and 20 miles removed from making one of the greatest plays in college football history, watched and remembered.He saw himself streaking down the field at Sun Devil Stadium in the 2003 Fiesta Bowl. A few weeks later, he had 230 yards and two scores against Washington State, setting off a streak of five straight games with more than 100 yards.He led Ohio State to an undefeated record and the national championship game in Tempe against Miami. I have the fire in my eyes"During the 3 1/2 years in prison, Clarett shifted his attention to develop his mind by reading psychology books and as much business-related literature as he could, and managed to turn his life around. Following that impressive campaign, he The Denver Broncos gambled on Clarett in the third round of the 2005 draft and subsequently His current incident, is not much of a shocker when you think about the controversial life the former running back has lead outside the field. Maurice Clarett was an offensive force for the Ohio State’s Buckeye’s 2002 Championship run.

Maurice Edward Clarett (born October 29, 1983) is a former American football running back who played for the Ohio State Buckeyes football team. Maurice Clarett believes in recovery. In a widely unexpected move, Clarett was drafted on the first day of the 2005 NFL Draft with the final pick of the 3rd round (#101 overall) by the Denver Broncos. Many are also aware of Clarett’s substance use disorder and its impact on his life – his athletic career, overall health and behavior, and relationships. Josh Luchs, Clarett's agent, reported that Clarett was going to sign with the NFL on January 2, 2006, and was expected to be allocated to On August 23, 2010, Clarett was released from a halfway house and requested permission from Franklin County Common Pleas Court Judge David Fais to attend a tryout for the On May 17, 2013, it was announced that Clarett would make his rugby debut for the On January 1, 2006, police announced that they were searching for Clarett in relation to two incidents of Clarett turned himself in to police shortly after 9 p.m., EST, on January 2, just as the Buckeyes were defeating On February 22, 2006, Clarett pleaded not guilty to aggravated-robbery charges. Maurice Clarett was an offensive force for the Ohio State’s Buckeye’s 2002 Championship run. Maurice Clarett, 15 years and 20 miles removed from making one of the greatest plays in college football history, watched and remembered. Clarett was ordered to enter Maryhaven, a While in prison, Clarett blogged about his life there on In one post, Clarett summed up his attitude towards prison by saying "Understand my struggle so you can respect my hustle. Ashley Evans Clarett is the girlfriend of former NFL player, Maurece Clarett. And now, the former Ohio State star is trying to make sure others learn from his mistakes. Along with ARCHway, Clarett has a foundation in Youngstown, the Red Zone, dedicated to “changing a city, by changing a life.”He's off probation now and said he accepts his “role in everything.”But to help others, he wants to address big-picture issues.Poor people in Youngstown, Clarett said, need help with instability, trauma and depression that can lead to addiction.Vast urban ghettos, said Leon Dash, the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and professor at the University of Illinois, “manufacture a lot of pathology.”He said such communities are the result of “both federal and local urban policy, so what you have is intergenerational poverty that creates a permanent underclass.”Clarett’s work is “very, very needed,” Dash said. He is well-known for leading the Ohio State Buckeyes to a National Championship in 2002.