COLUMBUS, Ohio - Maurice Clarett filed an emergency appeal with the U.S. Supreme Court Tuesday to try to force his way into this weekend's NFL draft.

Clarett's attorney, Alan Milstein, asked for a stay of a decision by the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals preventing the former Ohio State tailback from entering the draft.

Monday's federal appeals court decision put on hold a lower-court ruling that said the NFL can't force players to wait three years after high school before turning pro.

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg will handle the case.