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Former Denver Bronco Shannon Sharpe on recovery:
"If I don't get enough rest between workouts, I don't grow. Plain and simple. Taking 24 to 48 hours to recover after a hard workout has really helped my gains in the weight room."


Former All-Pro NFL Tight End Shannon Sharpe on seeing results:
"A lot of people will stop [working out] if they don't see results in a week. Well, you didn't get that big or out of shape in a week. Give yourself the same amount of time it took you to become the way you are... the thing is, you can achieve [your goals], but you have to be willing the pay the price."



Seattle Seahawk Matt Hasselbeck on cardio:
"To make my cardio more interesting, I like to mix it up. Sometimes I run stairs or bleachers, or go for a run up the hills near my home."



Arizona Cardinal Larry Fitzgerald on gaining mass:
"Regular weight training has made a huge difference in my blocking assignments, and it allows me to recover more quickly from injury. Coming into camp, I knew I would have to put on more lean mass while keeping fat off. I used Myoplex Sport to help me put on the healthy muscle I needed to compete."



Former Heavyweight Champion Evander Holyfield on nutrition:
"Nutrition is very important. I eat around six small meals each day and drink plenty of water. If I wait too long in between meals, I don't perform well. This method works for me."



NBA Forward Wally Szczerbiak on his workout philosophy:
"I'm at the point where I want to be with my strength, but I would like to use weights to increase my speed and my explosive power. There's no real secret. it's just a matter of doing the work-the hard heavy lifts and feeling the burn. It's like anything else: you've got to put the time in."



NHL Defenseman Adam Foote on extra effort:
"Everyone did the extra work in the gym before and after practice. Even if it was just 10 extra minutes a day, we knew it was going to pay off at the end. Little things make us all better this year than we were the year before."

Two events have transpired over this past week that have led me to do some thinking. The first is the appointment of Roger Goodell as commissioner of the NFL, and the arrest of Maurice Clarett.

The two events could not have unfolded in more different ways. Goodell was holding a football with Paul Tagliabue on day two of the owner's meetings, after a unanimous vote no less. Everyone predicted success for the intern-turned-head-man. Good days lie ahead for the NFL.

Meanwhile, Clarret's life took another turn into the dark and depressing. He was arrested; his car had four loaded guns, a half-filled bottle of Vodka, and a hatchet. Getting cut jokes aside, what started out as almost an amusing, please-go-away story of another fallen athlete turned into the depressing saga that was and is Maurice Clarret's life. He owed money, he had a baby daughter, and he was making phone calls to thank those that had given him another chance to succeed. Whether it was his second, third, or fourth, people predicted that Clarett would soon fade from our consciousness and we wouldn't hear his sad story anymore.

Was it really all that long ago that Clarett was running over the Miami Hurricanes leading the Ohio State Buckeyes to a national championship? Was it that long that he starred in what some consider one of the greatest college football games ever played?

Maybe it was his ego, maybe he was actually ready, but Clarett decided to challenge the NFL's draft eligibility rule. And why shouldn't he? He had accomplished what so few had in college football history: won a national championship. Did he win the Heismann? No, but he didn't need to. He could make his millions in the NFL, get endorsement deals, and no one would ever think that he never stood up in front of the New York AthleticsÂÂ' Club.

The NFL shut the door, in what is widely considered a good move. The product on the field is great the way it is. "Look at the NBA!" the critics cried. "We don't need to be like that, teenagers on our fields." I still think the NFL was right in what it did.

But that's when it all went downhill for Clarett. He was kicked out of Ohio State, he sat out of football. It was his gift, and he couldn't show it to anyone. And so, when he did try for the NFL in 2004, the Broncos took a gamble. Who knows what they saw in him, but Denver took a chance.

At this point, we know the story. He never saw a down in the NFL, was arrested several times, the latest arrest being the biggest incident. It seems that Clarett has nowhere to go, no direction.

This is where Roger Goodell, and his league, comes in. In all the talks of what Goodell should do as the commissioner the list is the same: continue labor peace, bring a franchise to LA, and keep fans happy. None an easy task.

But, I can think of one that could be relatively easy to set-up, and would bring the league more good PR than it can handle.

The NFL should set up a fund to help its athletes get a college education. I'm not talking about sending the multi-millionaires to school. They can afford to pay their own way. But players who leave school to early, that don't last long in the league, (or don't make it at all in Clarett's case) could take advantage of it, go back to school, and get an education. There's no reason for situations like this to happen.

Consider the Clarett situation. He was already riddled with debt from his legal cases. He couldn't afford a community college. If the NFL had offered him a "scholarship" couldn't he have made something out of his life?

Maybe Clarett turns down the league's money. Maybe he doesn't want an education. But, the fact that getting an education wasn't an option doesn't help him at all.

But, Clarett is an extreme case. Obviously, not all ex-football players are arrested for robbery or other crimes, and the number that are is probably in the distinct minority. This program could be used by players who didn't have long careers. Maybe they were cut down by injury, and maybe they just couldn't cut it on an NFL field. Without contracts, they need to make a living somehow. If players like this could go back and get a diploma, they could continue to live comfortably.

When I brought up this idea in a conversation with a friend, he just laughed at me. "Why would the NFL do that?" he asked, insinuating that the league doesn't care about its former players.

The NFL should do this, because itÂÂ's the right thing to do. And even if they don't care about those players that are barely a blip in a team's media guide, it doesn't mean that they can't start now.

Who knows what Clarett could have been in the NFL. Who knows what he could have been with a diploma.

We may never know. But we don't need to know of any athlete following in his footsteps either.