Commentary; Clarett's Case Raises Concerns

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Black males already graduate at a lower rate than any other group in America (43 percent) and 12 percent of Black men between the ages of 20-34 (an athlete's prime years) are incarcerated. Unless they simply spend more time in weight rooms or practice fields, young Black men who might give less attention to an education because they feel, no matter what, at age 18 they can "turn pro," may be more susceptible to getting into trouble and, unless they are real superstars, once tainted they become less acceptable to the moguls of pro sports who want to improve their image for marketing reasons. Beyond this there is the reality of what happens to an athlete who is poorly educated and lacks social refinements after his playing days. We've all seen and heard about the players that just couldn't cut it in life after sports. Unfortunately, a large number of them look like me and the reasons are basically that they didn't complete their education and learn to fit into mainstream society.

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Commentary; Clarett's Case Raises Concerns

Some day sooner or later, there will be some final resolution to the case of Clarett vs. National Football League. Hopefully, Maurice Clarett will prevail simply because the NFL is wrong, but there ...

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