Ricky Williams (official thread)

[LoKyBuckeye]

Idiot. Didn't he return to the league because he was nearly broke?

he wasn't broke but if he didn't come back he would owed the Dolphins $8 million from his contract.... then he would have been broke.

 

[sandgk]

If he tested positive then Rickie is plain dumb, weak-willed isn't even close to describing matters.

If he missed the drug screening (itself a violation) then that is also plain dumb.

Sum and substance, Rickie comes off as plain dumb.

 

[buckeyefool]

Everything I've read said the Dolphins were unlikely to bring him back next year. After this, I seriously doubt he gets another chance in the NFL.

He was going to be back, but they were trying to trade him. Not like they were just dumping him and getting rid of Him.

 

[Steve19]

More harmless then several legal drugs...

But nonetheless harmful.

 

[OSUBasketballJunkie]

You would have thought he would have learned the last time......

 

[sandgk]

FWIW, the radio news has this confirmed as a positive test result, not a failure to present himself for testing.

Broncos have likely closed any deals and talks of going after Williams as a trade.

RW's career appears to be toast.

 

[tedginn05]

FWIW, the radio news has this confirmed as a positive test result, not a failure to present himself for testing.

Broncos have likely closed any deals and talks of going after Williams as a trade.

RW's career appears to be toast.

If the Broncos took Williams...They would be the stupidest team ever.


Oh wait...They did draft Clarett.

 

[NFBuck]

Hey Ricky, have you ever played football..............on WEED?

 

[tedginn05]

Hey Ricky, have you ever played football..............on WEED?

I'm going to take a guess and say yes.

 

[BuckWrestler141]

Haha, if the Broncos picked up Ricky, I think i'd have to get both Bronco Clarett and Williams jerseys and frame them to be put up in my future bar room.

 

[barlow1802]

But nonetheless harmful.

i'd have to say cigarettes are more harmful...

and yes i understand its illegal, however its becoming more acceptable and laws are starting to change. Marlboro has already purchased a shit load of land for when it does become legal here in the united states.. im not a hardcore stoner but just some fun facts

 

[OSUBasketballJunkie]

Dispatch

2/21/06

Dolphins’ Williams will appeal failed drug test, source says

Tuesday, February 21, 2006


FROM WIRE REPORTS

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Ricky Williams is appealing a positive drug test that could force the Miami Dolphins running back to sit out the 2006 season, a person familiar with the case said yesterday.


If the positive test result is upheld, it would be Williams’ fourth violation of the NFL’s substance-abuse policy, meaning at least a one-year suspension.

Previous positive tests were for marijuana, which Williams acknowledged using. But the latest test involved a drug other than marijuana, said the person, who spoke on condition of anonymity because league policy is to keep test results confidential.

The Miami Herald reported yesterday that two sources said Williams failed a test for a substance not publicly known.

A ruling on the appeal isn’t expected until April. Williams is in India studying yoga and holistic medicine.

"Ricky Williams has been in outstanding behavioral mode for the past six months. No one should jump to any conclusions," said Williams’ agent, Leigh Steinberg.

The Dolphins and the NFL declined to comment, citing the private nature of the league’s drug program.
Williams retired and sat out the 2004 season. He owes the Dolphins $8.6 million for breaching his contract, and motivated at least partly by the need for a paycheck, he returned last season.

 

[cincibuck]

Don't worry, the Redskins will probably give him a chance and give him a nice 4 year, 30 million dollar deal.

Redskins, Raiders, Cowpokes, 49ers, Lions... let's face it, if you can rush for a thousand yards and block now and then some team will find a reason to give him "a second chance." Can you say Darryl Strawberry? ... how about Steve Howe? Maybe Chris Henry?

 

[AJHawkfan]

Word I heard is that he tested positive for a prescription drug that was not previously approved by the NFL. Hence his appeal. I'm guessing they will investigate this unapproved drug and make some sort of ruling. I wouldn't be too surprised if he was cleared of any wrong doing (this time, at least) though.

 

[sandgk]

Word I heard is that he tested positive for a prescription drug that was not previously approved by the NFL. Hence his appeal. I'm guessing they will investigate this unapproved drug and make some sort of ruling. I wouldn't be too surprised if he was cleared of any wrong doing (this time, at least) though.

That wrinkle puts an entirely different tack to this story. One report had it as a "legal supplement." Which, if true might mean a false positive. Another had it as an NFL-listed item, though how Ricky gets away with that scenario is more difficult to imagine.