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Maurice Clarett\\xa0is a former\\xa0American football\\xa0running back.\\xa0During his freshman year at\\xa0Ohio State University\\xa0in 2002, he helped lead the\\xa0Buckeyes\\xa0to a national championship. In a widely unexpected move, Clarett was drafted on the first day of the 2005 NFL Draft with the final pick of the 3rd round (#101 overall) by the Denver Broncos. He is well known for unsuccessfully challenging the\\xa0NFL\'s draft\\xa0eligibility rulesrequiring a player to be three years removed from high school and for his tumultuous life outside of football, including his dismissal from\\xa0Ohio State, several arrests, and later, imprisonment.