OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The commissioner of the UFL says the Omaha Nighthawks must have a support system in place for Maurice Clarett before the former Ohio State star is allowed to play football.
Michael Huyghue (HEWG) said Thursday that Clarett won’t be “thrown to the wolves.”
Clarett served 312 years in prison for having a hidden gun and holding up two people outside a bar, then spent 412 months in a community-based, lockdown dormitory.
An Ohio judge has given Clarett permission to leave the state to attend a workout with the Nighthawks. A team spokesman says the workout hasn’t been scheduled yet.
Huyghue says he doesn’t want to tarnish the league’s reputation, but added that the UFL is a league of second chances.
