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I HAVE TO REALLY HAVE TO SAY THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST STORIES I’VE ACTUALLY HEARD THIS YEAR, TO SEE HOW THINGS HAVE TURNED OUT FOR MAURICE CLARETT WHEN SO MANY HAD COUNTED HIM OUT AND DISMISSED HIM AS A GREAT BUCKEYE BUST. NOT ONLY DID HE USE THAT NEGATIVE ENERGY AND FEED OFF OF IT BUT HE ALSO USED IT AND TURNED INTO A POSITIVE. I TELL YOU NOW BECAUSE I ACTUALLY HAD A CHANCE TO SEE HIS GROWTH FIRST HAND FROM THE BUCKEYES TO JAIL TO THE NFL TO BEING A GREAT FATHER,ROLE MODEL,AND MOTIVATOR. NOT HAS HE TURNED HIS LIFE AROUND BUT BECAUSE HE STILL GOES AND TALK TO YOUNG MEN IN PRISON AND IN COLLEGE HELPING THEM THROUGH TOUGH DECISIONS AND HELPING THEM MAKE BETTER DECISIONS. AND NOW HE HAS OPENED RECOVERY CENTERS HERE IN COLUMBUS AND HIS HOME CITY OF YOUNGSTOWN CALLED THE REDZONE.

“We all want the fame of stardom but not the responsiblity,” Clarett shared with ABC-6 Monday in Marion where he was meeting with the school’s future superintendent about adopting his services.

MARION — During Maurice Clarett’s well-documented struggles as a young star from a tough background he was offered counseling services by Ohio State. He did not value the service and declined to participate.

“We all want the fame of stardom but not the responsiblity,” Clarett shared with ABC-6 Monday in Marion where he was meeting with the school’s future superintendent about adopting his services. Clarett has 135 employees on staff, serving over 1,500 in Ohio. He sees a real application for mental health counseling as once elite athletes must cope with their pro dream eluding them. “That’s mental anguish…a crushing blow.”