Maurice Clarett cut from Denver (and I'm not surprised)!!!

Everyone and their uncle, including Clarett himself, knows that he will not be a Denver Bronco for much longer (if he hasn't been cut already). Although it appears unfair that he hasn't had the opportunity to really showcase himself because of a groin injury, which has kept him out of all three of Denver's preseason games, there has been talk by some of his teammates that Clarett has not been making a concerted effort to rehab his injury. This is the sort of thing that kept 31 other teams from drafting him before Denver took a chance and selected him with the 101st pick (the final pick of day one) in the 2005 Draft. Head Coach Mike Shanahan played off Clarett's past problems and was hoping that like many other RBs before him, that Clarett would become one of the more productive backs not only in the Broncos organization, but in the league. Well, as the old adage goes, "a leopard never changes his spots", and in Clarett's case, this could not be more true. This guy knew that he was basically living on borrowed time and that if he did not change his ways, that his NFL lifespan would be cut short before it even began. Unlike Jason White, who had the werewithall to call it quits because he knew that it wouldn't work out for him, Clarett seems to be a glutton for punishment. He already has a good idea that he's going to be cut, but has not admitted obvious defeat. On top of that, his agent has even said that the market isn't looking too good for his client and, as a result, Clarett will most likely spend at least the 2005 season out of football, just as he has each of the last two years. If (and only if) Clarett were to re-dedicate himself to first, recovering from his injury, secondly, getting his weight and attributes into check and third, readjusting his attitude, then perhaps he will have a descent chance at making a football roster for 2006. Otherwise, his only real connection to football will be what he sees on Sundays in the fall.