scarletandgrey
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Man I wonder if I should pick him up on my fantasy team?
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OSUBasketballJunkie
Never Forget 31-0
CANTON, Ohio -- Ricky Williams wonders what all the fuss is about.
Williams, who returned to the NFL on Monday night with a mediocre performance -- 8 yards on five carries -- in Miami's 27-24 loss to Chicago in the Hall of Fame game, made it sound as if he never left the sport.
Was that one-year retirement in which he, well, dropped out, a mirage?
"It doesn't seem like I was gone, not even a week," the former NFL rushing king said. "Everywhere I go, I hear 'Welcome back.' But everywhere I have been, I have always been with myself. I'm with myself now more than ever.
"It's funny people say 'Welcome back' when I haven't gone anywhere."
He didn't go much of anywhere against the Bears, but it was the first of five preseason games and the Dolphins got their starters and second-stringers off the field pretty quickly. By the second half, Williams was relaxing on the sideline.
But Williams will need a lot more work this summer because he must sit out the first four regular-season games under an NFL suspension for violating the league's substance abuse policy. So to be a factor this season, he'll need a lot more out of the preseason than he got against the Bears.
Won't he?
"He looked fast, quick," coach Nick Saban said. "I was impressed."
He probably was in the minority. Williams never came close to breaking into the secondary. He was brought down easily when hit and slipped on one play where he had a little bit of running room.
Yet Williams thought it went well, right from the first hit.
"You always think it is going to be worse than it is," he said. "And usually when it happens, it is just a guy grabbing you. That's what it was.
"I honestly didn't feel like I had anything to get over with. To me, it was just another day."
With first-round draft pick Ronnie Brown, chosen second overall, still holding out, Williams figures to get a lot more work in the coming practices and the next exhibition game, at Jacksonville on Saturday. The Dolphins also are trying to figure out their quarterbacking situation and solidify their offensive line, so the tailback spot hardly is the only one in question.
Williams says he still has a hunger for the game.
"My passion for football will never go away," he said. "My coming back is more about a passion for life. But to be controlled by your passions, you are not going to be a very happy person. You are going to be running around chasing it. I'll try to keep my passion in balance."
Williams entered against Chicago on Miami's second series and had a 2-yard run. He had another 2-yard run and gained 2 yards on a swing pass on which he stumbled during the next possession.
In the second period, Williams had runs of 3, 2 and minus-1 yards. The blocking in front of him was shoddy.
The old Ricky might have made more out those carries, but it's early and the game didn't count in any standings. He felt the camaraderie was more important for now.
"The big thing was being on the sidelines with my teammates," he said. "It felt like I had never been away.
"My life might look complicated to others, but it's not complicated to me. Maybe it looks that way from the outside, but it isn't."
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Williams, who returned to the NFL on Monday night with a mediocre performance -- 8 yards on five carries -- in Miami's 27-24 loss to Chicago in the Hall of Fame game, made it sound as if he never left the sport.
Was that one-year retirement in which he, well, dropped out, a mirage?
"It doesn't seem like I was gone, not even a week," the former NFL rushing king said. "Everywhere I go, I hear 'Welcome back.' But everywhere I have been, I have always been with myself. I'm with myself now more than ever.
"It's funny people say 'Welcome back' when I haven't gone anywhere."
He didn't go much of anywhere against the Bears, but it was the first of five preseason games and the Dolphins got their starters and second-stringers off the field pretty quickly. By the second half, Williams was relaxing on the sideline.
But Williams will need a lot more work this summer because he must sit out the first four regular-season games under an NFL suspension for violating the league's substance abuse policy. So to be a factor this season, he'll need a lot more out of the preseason than he got against the Bears.
Won't he?
"He looked fast, quick," coach Nick Saban said. "I was impressed."
He probably was in the minority. Williams never came close to breaking into the secondary. He was brought down easily when hit and slipped on one play where he had a little bit of running room.
Yet Williams thought it went well, right from the first hit.
"You always think it is going to be worse than it is," he said. "And usually when it happens, it is just a guy grabbing you. That's what it was.
"I honestly didn't feel like I had anything to get over with. To me, it was just another day."
With first-round draft pick Ronnie Brown, chosen second overall, still holding out, Williams figures to get a lot more work in the coming practices and the next exhibition game, at Jacksonville on Saturday. The Dolphins also are trying to figure out their quarterbacking situation and solidify their offensive line, so the tailback spot hardly is the only one in question.
Williams says he still has a hunger for the game.
"My passion for football will never go away," he said. "My coming back is more about a passion for life. But to be controlled by your passions, you are not going to be a very happy person. You are going to be running around chasing it. I'll try to keep my passion in balance."
Williams entered against Chicago on Miami's second series and had a 2-yard run. He had another 2-yard run and gained 2 yards on a swing pass on which he stumbled during the next possession.
In the second period, Williams had runs of 3, 2 and minus-1 yards. The blocking in front of him was shoddy.
The old Ricky might have made more out those carries, but it's early and the game didn't count in any standings. He felt the camaraderie was more important for now.
"The big thing was being on the sidelines with my teammates," he said. "It felt like I had never been away.
"My life might look complicated to others, but it's not complicated to me. Maybe it looks that way from the outside, but it isn't."
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sandgk
Watson, Crick & A Twist
Ricky Williams Not on Same Page with Dolphins?
Well - that might be true if his most recent screw-up in Pittsburgh becomes a habit:
Well - that might be true if his most recent screw-up in Pittsburgh becomes a habit:
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Golferdow01
East-Coast Living
I heard about that on Mike & Mike this morning. They had a pretty hilarious skit prepared for it. Might wanna give the room a once-over for sandwich bags while they're at it...
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This guy is classic everytime he is in front of the mic.
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Dolphins' running back said Friday that he will not miss playing football during his four-game suspension for violating the league's substance abuse policy. "I took a year off," Williams told the Associated Press on Friday. "I didn't miss it then, so I don't think I'll miss it now." Williams began serving his suspension on Friday.
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Dolphins' running back said Friday that he will not miss playing football during his four-game suspension for violating the league's substance abuse policy. "I took a year off," Williams told the Associated Press on Friday. "I didn't miss it then, so I don't think I'll miss it now." Williams began serving his suspension on Friday.
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OSUBasketballJunkie
Never Forget 31-0
Report: Ricky Williams to be fined again
[SIZE=-1]By JASON COLE[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]Miami Herald[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1][/SIZE]
<!-- begin body-content -->MIAMI - Ricky Williams' paycheck continues to get smaller and smaller.
An NFL source confirmed that Williams will be fined another four weeks of pay on top of the four weeks of pay he already has missed for the suspension he received for multiple violations of the league's substance abuse policy.
Williams had been fined the four weeks of pay in the 2004 offseason after testing positive a second time for marijuana use. Williams fought the fine, but the appeal was denied after he tested positive a third time only months later, resulting in the four-game suspension. Williams retired in July 2004.
However, the four-week fine still will be collected. Based on Williams'' base salary of $540,000 this season, which is divided over the 17 weeks of the regular season, he stands to earn approximately $285,000.
The fine will be deducted in increments over the remainder of the season. Williams eventually will be paid for the bye week, which fell last Sunday while he is serving the four-game suspension.
Williams can be reinstated by the NFL on Monday. The first game he can play is Oct. 16 at Tampa Bay.
[SIZE=-1]By JASON COLE[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]Miami Herald[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1][/SIZE]
<!-- begin body-content -->MIAMI - Ricky Williams' paycheck continues to get smaller and smaller.
An NFL source confirmed that Williams will be fined another four weeks of pay on top of the four weeks of pay he already has missed for the suspension he received for multiple violations of the league's substance abuse policy.
Williams had been fined the four weeks of pay in the 2004 offseason after testing positive a second time for marijuana use. Williams fought the fine, but the appeal was denied after he tested positive a third time only months later, resulting in the four-game suspension. Williams retired in July 2004.
However, the four-week fine still will be collected. Based on Williams'' base salary of $540,000 this season, which is divided over the 17 weeks of the regular season, he stands to earn approximately $285,000.
The fine will be deducted in increments over the remainder of the season. Williams eventually will be paid for the bye week, which fell last Sunday while he is serving the four-game suspension.
Williams can be reinstated by the NFL on Monday. The first game he can play is Oct. 16 at Tampa Bay.
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ScarletBlood31
Buckeye in Blacksburg
Report: Ricky Williams to be fined again
[SIZE=-1]By JASON COLE[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]Miami Herald[/SIZE]
<!-- begin body-content -->MIAMI - Ricky Williams' paycheck continues to get smaller and smaller.
An NFL source confirmed that Williams will be fined another four weeks of pay on top of the four weeks of pay he already has missed for the suspension he received for multiple violations of the league's substance abuse policy.
Williams had been fined the four weeks of pay in the 2004 offseason after testing positive a second time for marijuana use. Williams fought the fine, but the appeal was denied after he tested positive a third time only months later, resulting in the four-game suspension. Williams retired in July 2004.
However, the four-week fine still will be collected. Based on Williams'' base salary of $540,000 this season, which is divided over the 17 weeks of the regular season, he stands to earn approximately $285,000.
The fine will be deducted in increments over the remainder of the season. Williams eventually will be paid for the bye week, which fell last Sunday while he is serving the four-game suspension.
Williams can be reinstated by the NFL on Monday. The first game he can play is Oct. 16 at Tampa Bay.
glad to see he's on the right track.........
longhorns........
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Captain Hindsight
The Hero of the Modern Age
26 carries and 172 yards today. Can you say valuable trade bait?
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ScarletBlood31
Buckeye in Blacksburg
26 carries and 172 yards today. Can you say valuable trade bait?
no. not yet.
it was a good game, just against tennessee....
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Captain Hindsight
The Hero of the Modern Age
Haha. Maybe it was a premature comment, but the guy is averaging 4.5 ypc on the season, and Tennessee may suck, but their rushing defense isn't dreadful. Ricky is averaging just about as many yards per carry as the season where he rushed for 1,853 yards. I'm not saying he's as good as he was back then, but if you look at ypc, then this is his second best season of his career. I think you've got to give the guy credit for performing well, even if you hate him.
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ScarletBlood31
Buckeye in Blacksburg
actually i dont hate the guy, i want him to do well, even though he sold out his team. I just want to see him last through another offseason and return to the game, because he is an extremely talented RB and if he would have just committed to his career and stayed with it the whole time, he could have been remembered as one of the best. But that still isn't ruled out yet, but you can tell he is just coming back to play for the money.
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Captain Hindsight
The Hero of the Modern Age
Yeah. I didn't mean that you hated him, but I understand where you're coming from. The guy did sell out his team, and missed a year while he was in his prime (2, if you count this year with him not starting). Ronnie Brown is a great back for them, and in all honesty I think that the Dolphins should keep Ricky because they are starting to win games, and I think a lot of that may have to do with Ricky's return.
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tedginn05
Legend
If it wasn't for the huge law suit he was going to get from the Dolphins to pay the money he owed them, he wouldn't be back.
He has said before that he never wanted to play pro football. He just wanted to break the college rushing records and be done with it. But I guess when money comes around, he follows.
BTW, he needs to shave.
He has said before that he never wanted to play pro football. He just wanted to break the college rushing records and be done with it. But I guess when money comes around, he follows.
BTW, he needs to shave.
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