Maurice Clarett

Maurice Edward Clarett (born October 29, 1983 in Youngstown, Ohio[1]) is a former American college football player. During his freshman year at Ohio State University, he had what is considered one of the greatest freshmen seasons in NCAA Division I-A history, and helped to lead the Buckeyes to a national championship. He is well known for unsuccessfully challenging the NFL's rule that a player must have been out of high school for three years to be eligible for the entry draft, and for his tumultuous life in and out of the courtroom afterwards. Clarett attended the same preschool as Ken Dorsey (quarterback for the Miami Hurricanes), whom he would later run into in the 2002 national championship game. Since the national championship game that made him a household name, Clarett has not played another game of football. The former tailback is currently serving prison time after accepting a plea deal amid charges of robbery, carrying a concealed weapon without a permit, and resisting arrest.

Personal

Maurice Clarett is the son of Myke Clarett Sr. and Michelle Renee Clarett (now divorced). His father is a businessman, who once worked as a Regional Representative for the Secretary of State in Ohio. His mother worked as a senior administrator for the Youngstown City Clerk of Court. He has an older brother named Marcus A. Clarett who was a Defensive Tackle for the University of Buffalo and another older brother, Michael Graham Clarett Jr.

Maurice has a daughter, born July 16, 2006, with girlfriend Ashley Evans. Clarett also has a cousin Vince Charles Marrow who played as a tight end in the NFL, XFL and NFL Europe; Marrow also was an Offense Assistant/Tight Ends coach for NFL Europe's Berlin Thunder. Another of Clarett's cousins, Walter Reyes, was a star running back at nearby Struthers High School and at Syracuse University, and played on special teams as an undrafted free agent for the Tennessee Titans.