After 3 and a half years in prison, Maurice Clarett was released from prison and joined the Omaha Nighthawks. The Omaha Pro Football Team accepted him in the hopes for a good showing by him. Maurice Clarett had led the Buckeyes to the 2002 championships, but was caught for taking inducements and having a hidden gun outside a bar and he was sent to prison.
When at his hearing, the Ohio state coach Jim Tressel had written a letter asking if Maurice Clarett could join the Omaha Nighthawks Pro Football Team. While in Ohio state this summer, Clarett worked out so that he was in top shape for tryouts. Clarett was allowed to try out for the Omaha Pro Football Team, and made it. He states that "starting off was a little difficult, but he is improving as time goes on".
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He has carried only five times for 12 yards, and has one catch for 6 yards. He is listed on the Nighthawks' depth chart as the third-team tailback behind NFL veteran Ahman Green and Shaud Williams.
Clarett states that he continues to follow college football even though he has joined the Omaha Nighthawks Pro Football Team. He was an amazing player at Ohio State starting as lead tailback before he had even attended his first college class.
Maurice Clarett states that he is "taking things day by day" and hopes to get his football career back on track with the Omaha Nighthawks.