Interesting article:
Clarett wants to prove he's worthy of first-round money (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2119064&CMP=OTC-DT9705204233)
Good for him. Too bad he'll never see that money.
He's got confidence, I'll give him that.
He's got, what, two quality RBs in front of him? And heck, right now old Ron Dayne's ahead of him in the depth chart. :-D
What a tool
Good for him. Imagine how much more exciting the NFL would be if ALL contracts were based on accomplishment.
Of course, that would be the end of team goals.....
lol, might work on another team, but I the Broncos would have to have a lot of injuries for Clarett to even touch the ball that much.
bold move, putting his money where his mouth is.
BOOOO! DOESNT HE KNOW HE'S RISKING HIS LIFE!!!
You know Ricky Willliams signed this type of contract when he first entered the league...
...and Williams, drafted at that spot, was borderline retarded for signing that deal. In his defense, we know what he was, in fact, smoking.
Quote from: Larry on July 29, 2005, 02:00:32 PM
You know Ricky Willliams signed this type of contract when he first entered the league...
...and was demanding it be renegotiated as part of any trade, and the Dolphins did just that.
Quote from: Zanshin on July 29, 2005, 02:01:52 PM
...and Williams, drafted at that spot, was borderline retarded for signing that deal. In his defense, we know what he was, in fact, smoking.
Instead of hiring an agent, didn't Ricky let one of his friends negotiate the deal? Even dope doesn't make you that dopey. He's a straight up stone cold loon.
No he had a first time agent...forget who it was, but he was a highly-educated young guy, as I recall...who was overwhelmed.
I think Master P did Ricky's first contract...
Correct Phreak. Ricky hired Master P as his agent coming out of college.
Make 'em say uhhhhhh! Na na-na-na.
LOL,he gets to 990 yards,he will not see another snap this season,
dumbass
guess who is hurt (http://www.nfl.com/teams/story/DEN/8720787)
probably mad he didn't take a signing bonus
Serves him right for being stupid. He played one year of college football and was hurt during it. Now when he finally gets to the NFL he signs a contract without a signing bonus on a team so loaded with RBs he's the 5th option. This kid's a farging genius.
QuoteCLARETT WANTS TO BE CUT
As it turns out, T.O. isn't the only guy who might be faking a groin injury.
A league source tells us that Broncos rookie running back Maurice Clarett's groin injury is, in reality, a response by Clarett to the fact that he was stuck at the bottom of the depth chart at tailback.
Mo-Clo's reasoning (tortured as it may be) is that he can't earn the incentives in that stoopid no-bonus contract if he isn't getting touches on Sundays, and that he can't get touches on Sundays in September and beyond if he isn't getting reps with the ones in training camp and preseason.
So his grand plan, per the source, is to cajole the team into cutting him, in the hopes that he'll end up somewhere else . . . as the starter.
If Clarett were to be released, he'd first pass through waivers, giving every team a crack at picking up the rights to his current contract. So in order to get paid beyond his $230,000 salary, he'd have to get to the top of the depth chart in his new town.
But that presumes he'll even get out of Denver. As our own Len Lasagna reported on Thursday, the Broncos eventually will put Clarett on injured reserve, squirreling him away for the 2005 season.
Whether that means Clarett gets a chance to win the starting gig in 2006 remains to be seen. We're hearing that Clarett is even more turdish in camp than the run-of-the-mill Bronco turd-jobs, and our guess is that the team eventually will tire of his routine.
When they do, of course, they'll be acknowledging that Coach Teflon's propensity for finding diamonds in the dregs of the draft had temporarily gone on hiatus when they handed in the card at the last pick in round three with Clarett's name on it.
If PFT is right here, Clarett might be as brain-dead as TO...what a dumbass.
QuoteWe're hearing that Clarett is even more turdish in camp than the run-of-the-mill Bronco turd-jobs, and our guess is that the team eventually will tire of his routine.
Turd.
NFL Network reporting that the Broncos are going to cut Clarett.
:-D :-D
1. Clarett is a dumbass for accepting no signing bonus. If he had one on the books he'd have a job. Now the Broncos have no SB proration to worry about.
2. Shanahan is a fleshpopbag for wasting a 3rd round pick on him. I hate Shanahan so I find this funny. Good pick, Mike.
Dumbest pick in the history of football.
Couldn't they have had Fason?
He's done (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2145372).
Quote from: TexasEagle on August 28, 2005, 06:09:10 PM
He's done (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2145372).
:-D :-D :-D
Oh man, KFFL Eagles message board. I think I just threw up a bit in my mouth reading this:
http://www.kffl.com/forums/showthread.php?t=136312
Some of these guys are on another planet from normal people, I swear.
Get Clarett! He's way more better than Westbrook.
They needed room to sign another Cleveland lineman....
But he's slower than Mahe. ;D
QuoteBill Williamson, of the Denver Post, reports former Denver Broncos RB Maurice Clarett went unclaimed off the waiver wire Wednesday, Aug. 31, after his official release from the Broncos on Tuesday, Aug. 30.
Whatdya think? Will anyone even bother signing him to a practice squad?
Quote from: rjs246 on September 01, 2005, 02:37:18 PM
Whatdya think? Will anyone even bother signing him to a practice squad?
No. He's farged unless someone loses a RB early in the season and even then it's a slim chance someone picks him up. In fact, I'd be shocked if he made a PS this year.
What a dumbass.
I bet he'd never have cleared wavers if he hadn't pulled that shtein trying to break into the NFL without putting in his due time. Kid farged himself big time.
He wouldn't have farged himself if he were any good.
He's slow, injury-prone, and not that powerful for an NFL back. For a college back, he was a bruiser.
QuoteAccording to two sources, Clarett is already $1 million in debt from legal fees for his fight with the NFL and other costs. According to associates, Clarett even turned down a traditional signing bonus of $413,000 in his original contract with Denver because Kenner wanted incentives that would pay Clarett if he became a star.
That all backfired after a series of off-field events resulted in Clarett being cut. He reported to training camp at 248 pounds (at least 20 pounds overweight), was slow to return from an injury, had run-ins with coaches and was even found drinking alcohol in the team's weight room. :-D
When contacted by The Herald, Kenner said: ''I'm not at liberty to discuss any of those matters. But thank you for the call.'' Kenner then hung up.
''It's a joke,'' said a person close to Clarett who declined to be identified. ``It's ridiculous how badly this thing is screwed up. In the minds of the people around Maurice, he was going to walk in and be a superstar. They kept filling his head with that idea, and he thought he was already the man before he did anything.''
link (http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/sports/football/nfl/miami_dolphins/12575349.htm)
reminds me of chevy chase with fame getting to your head, except he didnt have any success
clarett signed with the eastern indoor football league whatever the hell that is
it's better than McDonald's
i suppose
http://www.mvhitmen.com
is that really only a 3 team league? :-D
Clarett is confused and thinks he's signing with an actual group of hitmen.
Looks like they're adding a team in Maryland to increase it to four teams. Progress!
Looks like the team is having some troubles. (http://www.wytv.com/news/sports/3242511.html)
And seriously, who names their team the Hitmen and has a logo of a mobster with a gun, complete with organized crime pictures and gunshot sound effects on the website? Was the name Mahoning Valley Serial Rapists taken?
They were going to be the Petty Criminals, but someone thought the name too girly for a football team.