District Court Decision on Clarett Will be Altered Next Month

If there is consensus among legal observers about last month’s district court ruling allowing Maurice Clarett to enter the National Football League draft, it is this: the district court opinion will be altered when the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals gets its chance at the plate later this spring.   Federal court judge Shira Scheindlin’s decision to throw out an NFL rule requiring athletes to be three years removed from their senior year in high school before they can be eligible for