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Clarett's problems overcome promise.(Maurice Clarett has spiraled downward.)(Defeat of Joe Lieberman in last week's Democratic Senate primary.)

Crain's Cleveland Business, August, 2006 by Tucker, Brian

Byline: Brian Tucker Greed is an incredibly vile and powerful force. Witness the self-destruction of Maurice Clarett. The young man who led the Ohio State University football team to its first national championship in nearly four decades has spiraled downward since his misguided and unsuccessful attempt to force the National Football League to allow him to turn pro after his sophomore year.

The latest fiasco played out last week as police arrested him in a vehicle filled with booze and assorted loaded guns, including an assault-style rifle. And, as if it could have been any worse, he was wearing a bulletproof vest. Last week, police were still sorting through the case, but early news reports said his arrest was near the home of one of the witnesses in...

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