It’s hard to think of a cautionary tale as sad as Maurice Clarett’s. (Though Marcus Vick still has some time to establish himself.) A former national champion and Heisman Trophy candidate is now playing for the Mahoning Valley Hitmen, part of the six team Eastern Indoor Football League. The Hitmen’s slogan is “Get Whacked Indoors”.
The guy who refused a $413,000 signing bonus with the Denver Broncos now gets to play indoor football against teams like the Three River Rats and the Bay Shore Brawlers. If their website is any indication, the EIFL is more poorly organized than the amateur mens league that Jose Canseco was playing in in LA. But hey, for $12 you can go watch the man who challenged the NFL.
If there are any young college players who think they can coast by on talent and surrounds themselves with a sycophantic entourage, someone just show them the Maurice Clarett wiki article.
Links:
[Detroit Free Press]: Clarett back in football — well, sort of
[MVHitmen.com]: Mahoning Valley Hitmen official site
One reply on “Maurice Clarett hits a new low”
What? — You don’t find it professional for a team owner to have a hotmail e-mail address?