for the usual. Not much else out there in info but keep it in mind on nfl fantasy draft day.
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What a guy.
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He should be suspended for life. What a loser. Was a top 5 running back, and he throws it away. Lame.Comment -
lot of poor choices he made.....Comment -
well. pack up the tent because it's back to India!Comment -
He must love throwing away millions of dollars. What an idiot.
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that sure fvcked the fish this comming year.
heres the story:
MIAMI (AP) -- Ricky Williams will sit out another season.
The NFL suspended the troubled Miami Dolphins running back for one year Tuesday after he violated the league's substance abuse policy for the fourth time.
Williams met April 10 with NFL counsel Jeff Pash in an attempt to have the league overturn the test. He had been participating in the offseason training program at the Dolphins' complex, and he was there working out shortly before league announced that his appeal had been rejected.
"I'm disappointed with the decision, but I respect it," the 2002 NFL rushing champion said in a statement released by the team. "I'm proud of my association with the National Football League and look forward to returning to the Dolphins in 2007."
Williams also sat out the 2004 season after retiring shortly before training camp. He returned last year to play for new Miami coach Nick Saban.
Williams' previous positive drug tests were for marijuana, which he acknowledged using. The latest test apparently involved a substance other than marijuana and may have been related to his interest in holistic medicine.
Since his return last season, the NFL required Williams to undergo drug tests up to 10 times a month. He was in India studying yoga when news of his latest failed test surfaced in February.
Williams served a four-game suspension at the start of the 2005 season for his third violation of the drug program, then ran for 743 yards and averaged 4.4 yards a carry while sharing playing time with rookie Ronnie Brown.
Saban repeatedly has praised Williams' conduct and performance last season and supported him in the appeal process.
"This is a league decision, and we are disappointed in what it means for Ricky and the team," Saban said in a statement. "Ricky did an outstanding job for the Dolphins, not only as a player but also what he added as a person to the team's chemistry and to our overall success."
One sliver of good news for Saban is the timing of the decision: He now knows he's in the market for a running back in the NFL draft this weekend to back up Brown.
The suspension represents a financial blow for Williams, who owes the Dolphins $8.6 million for breaching his contract when he retired in 2004. His return last season was motivated partly by the need for a paycheck, and that may be a reason for him to return in 2007.
Attorney David Cornwell represented Williams in his appeal.
"We raised substantial and legitimate issues arising out of the application of the NFL's policy and program for substances of abuse," Cornwell said in a statement. He urged the players' union and ownership to "review the issues we raised on the appeal ... and restore the original intention of the NFL's policy to put equal focus on helping NFL players as is put on testing and suspending them."
Last season Williams laughingly described himself as weird and compared his career to a roller coaster. But he also dispelled his reputation as an aloof, selfish pothead, winning praise from teammates and winning the local media's annual postseason Good Guy Award, given to the player most cooperative with reporters.
Williams won the 1998 Heisman Trophy at Texas, and the next year, New Orleans Saints coach Mike Ditka traded his team's entire draft to acquire the running back. Williams wore a wedding dress for an infamous photo shoot with Ditka upon arriving in New Orleans, and the resulting backlash began to sour Williams' three-year stay with the Saints.
The Dolphins made their biggest trade in more than 30 years to acquire him in 2002, giving up two first-round draft picks, and he rushed for 1,853 yards that season.
Now his career could be over. If Williams does try to return next year, he'll be 30 years old and will have played a total of 12 games in the previous three seasons.
"Ricky is obviously disappointed," said his agent, Leigh Steinberg. "He'll need to work hard to get back to the league in 2007."
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I'm rooting for Ricky. He's made some bad choices, and the NFL is making an example of him this time. If he can still come back in 2007 and get his career back, it might be one of the best comeback stories of all time. Double comeback even. I think he can do it.Comment -
ricky's gotta be CFL bound most likely now. with 150,000 in child support a year, what other options does he really have.Comment -
Firstly, what kind of money could Ricky realistically command in the CFL? 500k?
Secondly, I'm sure playing in the CFL be a problem for the Dolphins, who still technically have the contract rights for Ricky.Comment -
what other options are there for him though.
i'm sure ricky would goto court over that contract issue, IF he decided to play in the CFL.
as far as the money goes. well, it really depends on what his agent could get him.Comment -
I fully expect Ricky to be back in Dolphins camp in 2007. Suspensions and "retirements" aside, Ricky is still one of the best RB talents out there. If he can keep his body and mind in tune football-wise, there's no reason to doubt him. He's already proven once that he can take a year off and not miss a beat. Why can't he do it again?
Here's what my googling turned up on CFL salaries. http://www.darrenbarefoot.com/archiv...yers-make.html
My previous guess of 500k now seems quite optimistic if he was to try the CFL. Plus, the wide-open play of the CFL rules don't really play to Ricky's strength of being a power RB.Comment -
Thats the key, and I dont think he can. I personally think we seen the last of the good Ricky Williams. Here on out will be more of the same old thing. If he plays, he wont be as great because he he dont have his mind set on football.Originally posted by slacker00
I will be surprised to see him back and being a dominate force in the back field.Comment -
As a Dolphins fan I'd be happy to never see Ricky in a Miami uniform again....He's a pain in the ass! Brown can get the job done without all the dramaComment -
As a Colts fan, I'd be drooling if they could pick up Ricky for cheap in 2007.Comment
