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4All teams agree to play on "grass" fields.50.00%2Monk in Tibet tells him that the path to enlightenment lies between the tackles.0.00%0Voice in his head changes its mind.0.00%0Mike Ditka returns to coaching and lets him be the groom.0.00%0League expands to Amsterdam.50.00%2You are a mean one, AvengerRam.0.00%0 -
Re: What might prompt Ricky Williams to return to the NFL?
I really want to say both the "grass" fields and expansion into Amsterdm, but I am afraid that if the NFL did expand their chest into Amsterdam. Ricky couldn't play by European rules ... so those tea shops wouldn't do him much good.
So I'll go with "A" and toss in my resume for groundskeeper if the league makes somes accommodations for Ricky and goes to pot ... -
Re: What might prompt Ricky Williams to return to the NFL?
I honestly don't think Ricky wants to play anymore. From what I've heard here in Austin, he almost quit after his rookie year in New Orleans.
Remarkably to us, but it dosen't shock coming from RW, he's never had the fire in his belly for the NFL. His only goal in football was to win the Heisman.Comment
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Re: What might prompt Ricky Williams to return to the NFL?
nice poll Avenger lol
Who knows what's going on under those dreads, er....bald head. I put league goes to Amsterdam
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Williams turns down offer to serve suspension, return in '05
MIAMI - Ricky Williams rejected a deal that would have allowed him to serve a four-game drug suspension this season and return to the NFL next year.
"Ricky indicated to me that he is no longer interested in resuming his career at this time," Williams' lawyer, David Cornwell, said in a statement e-mailed to the Associated Press on Thursday.
The 1998 Heisman Trophy winner needed to let the league know by Thursday so he could be moved from the retired list to the suspended list by the deadline. He would have served the suspension for the Miami Dolphins' final four games, starting Dec. 12 at Denver.
"David Cornwell informed our office that Ricky Williams has declined to accept the terms of his reinstatement," NFL spokesman Greg Aiello said.
Dolphins spokesman Harvey Greene wouldn't comment, saying the matter is between Williams and the NFL.
Williams, 27, stunned his team by retiring shortly before Miami opened training camp in July. The Dolphins filed a lawsuit in federal court against the running back, seeking the $8.6 million an arbitrator ruled he owes the team for breaching his contract. Williams is fighting the decision.
He is now enrolled in a 17-month course at the California College of Ayurveda in Grass Valley, Calif., studying holistic medicine.
The talks to allow Williams back into the league involved a promise to return to the field next season and to re-enter the NFL drug program immediately, including being tested on a regular basis.
"The NFL sought assurances that Ricky is indeed committed to playing," Cornwell said.
Williams gave up the $5 million he would have earned this season, which would have been his sixth in the NFL, amid reports he faced suspension for substance abuse.
He rushed for 3,225 yards in two seasons with the Dolphins, including a league-leading 1,853 yards in 2002. Miami acquired him from New Orleans after the 2001 season.
But without Williams, the Dolphins have gone into a tailspin. They're 2-9 and will finish with a losing record for the first time since 1988.
Williams has social-anxiety disorder and was a spokesman for an anti-depressant. He said marijuana helped him after he stopped using the anti-depressant....-12-04-2004, 11:15 AM -
Pre-camp decision stuns Dolphins
ESPN.com news services
Miami Dolphins running back Ricky Williams has told the team he plans to retire after just five NFL seasons, The Miami Herald reported on its Web site early Sunday morning.
"He wants to get on with his life, wants to move on to bigger and better things," Herald reporter and ESPN commentator Dan Le Betard told SportsCenter.
According to the Herald's report, Williams wants to travel the world and is tired of the demands and restraints of a professional football career.
"I just don't want to be in this business anymore," Williams told the paper. "I was never strong enough to not play football, but I'm strong enough now. I've considered everything about this. Everyone has thrown every possible scenario at me about why I shouldn't do this, but they're in denial. I'm happy with my decision.
"I'm finally free. I can't remember ever being this happy."
According to Le Batard, the Dolphins are stunned by the news and members of the organization are still trying to talk Williams out of his decision, one the Herald says should be finalized this week when Williams faxes his retirement papers to the league.
Williams was scheduled to make $3.7 million in each of the 2004 and '05 seasons, and $11.25 million in 2006, ESPN.com's John Clayton reported.
Last season, Williams rushed for 1,372 yards on 392 carries, averaging 3.5 yards. He has rushed for 1,000 or more yards in four of his five NFL seasons with the New Orleans Saints and the Dolphins, tallying 6,354 for his career. Williams also had 1,806 receiving yards on 229 catches.
Williams reportedly tested positive for marijuana on Dec. 10, 2003, and faced a fine of at least $650,000 for violating the league's substance-abuse policy for the second time.
The Saints traded virtually their 1999 entire draft to move up to No. 5 overall to take Williams, a Heisman Trophy winner at the University of Texas.-07-25-2004, 12:30 AM -
Dolphins | Williams loses appeal
Tue, 25 Apr 2006 16:10:31 -0700
Jason Cole, of the Miami Herald, reports Miami Dolphins RB Ricky Williams lost his appeal of a fourth violation of the NFL substance-abuse policy and will be suspended for one year, according to a source. Williams was informed by the NFL Tuesday, April 25. Williams will now miss the entire 2006 season. He can apply for reinstatement after that.-04-25-2006, 05:21 PM -
The rams may be offering a late round pick for Ricky
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Unreal! This guy should not be allowed back! In other words he is broke and needs some cash.
Dolphins | Williams Wants to Return - from www.KFFL.com
Tue, 5 Oct 2004 14:11:39 -0700
Updating ongoing reports, ESPN's John Clayton reports retired Miami Dolphins RB Ricky Williams is looking to find out what his status is with the league in terms of where he stands in his retirement and the league's substance abuse program. According to Clayton, it appears Williams has had a "reality check" now that he's toured the world. He is looking to clarify everything to find out whether or not – and possibly when – he could return to the NFL with the Dolphins.-10-05-2004, 03:21 PM
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