The Mind of Maurice Clarett

ESPN is reporting that one of my all-time favorite Ohio State football players has a new blogging hobby (HT: Spawn reader Ron) from his jail cell. Welcome to my world of addiction Maurice, let me know if you need any cute photoshop work done.

As it turns out Inmate #A529720 does not have an internet connection in his cell at the Toledo Correctional Institution so he improvises and phones in his content to a family member and they turn around and post it. Maybe I can set up that arrangement with T9 - it certainly would help get my wife to stop bitching at me about being on the computer all hours of the night.

I spent some time reading his stuff this morning. I have to say it sounds like Maurice's time in prison has made him a more mature and reflective person. Yesterday's entry offered this:

”I was sad because I had no shoes, until I met a man who had no feet.”

You can read more from Maurice here. I am also going to add a link to our links section for easy future access. How much of his content is edited for effect I have no idea. It really is much deeper than I would have expected from a former dumb football player turned felon. But rather than mock him because he wore the enemies colors, I am willing to give him the benefit of the doubt and pray that he will emerge from this cell a productive member of society.