ESPN News: Supreme Court Rejects Clarett's appeal

talking about it on ESPN News.

also: Mike Williams withdraws his appeal/case

So how will this affect the draft? Will it put us at an advantage or a disadvantage?

Clarett was expected to go in the 2nd or 3rd round, so it really doesn't have any impact.

This is probably a dumb question but could an NFL team rule circumvent this ruling by signing Clarett as a free agent and maybe sending him to NFL Europe, for example ,this summer then maybe putting him on the practice squad?

Well I really wasn't talking about Clarett, I was thinking more of Mike Williams.

This is probably a dumb question but could an NFL team rule circumvent this ruling by signing Clarett as a free agent and maybe sending him to NFL Europe, for example ,this summer then maybe putting him on the practice squad?

i'm pretty sure he'd still have to qualify for the 3 years out of high school rule. does anyone know when that'd be for him? if so i could see the raiders r buccaneers possibly doing it.

He will have been out of high school for three years next year. Hes a true sophmore right now, so next " Season " would have been his Jr. Season, making him him eligable.

Clarett totally screwed up in college and now he's having to pay for it. I hope Williams gets his eligibility back, even though he's an enemy in the Pac 10. He doesn't deserve to get screwed.

There is a rumor that Al Davis will draft Mike Williams in the final round of the draft and then Davis will sue the NFL to get the rule declared out of bounds.

This would not be the first time Davis has sued the league. In fact, Davis has probably sued everyone on the planet directly or indriectly at one time or another.

There is a rumor that Al Davis will draft Mike Williams in the final round of the draft and then Davis will sue the NFL to get the rule declared out of bounds.

This would not be the first time Davis has sued the league. In fact, Davis has probably sued everyone on the planet directly or indriectly at one time or another.

how could he draft someone who's not a valid choice? that's like saying u want to draft your best friend or the beer guy or something, lol. doesn't a draft hopeful have to be somehow recognized by the nfl as a participant for him to be chosen?