Ricky Williams

This is why you don't make a trade for a guy known to have a screw loose.

I've argued against this idea in a couple venues. Guessing now the whole notion will die completely.

 

I never saw much on here that I took seriously. A guy without his baggage, with those skills, makes it easy to get why people overlook the baggage. Oh well, it's his life. Bet my shit's as good as his anyway

 

just heard that he was on the verge of being traded to Denver right before this happened.

 

he didnt want to come back anyways....

 

I'm curious... they said they wouldn't identify what he'd tested positive of. I'm curious if it was steriods this time. I mean if you remember how damned small he was before his return, he needed SOMETHING to bulk up fast.

 

I just read that he didn't fail but missed a test. Same thing at this point though. I have no pics or links.

 

He's supposedly been in India for a while now, so maybe the NFL scheduled a test and he refused to come back for it.

 

Dolphins | Suspension could end Williams' career
Mon, 20 Feb 2006 07:09:01 -0800

Armando Salguero and Barry Jackson, of the Miami Herald, report if Miami Dolphins RB Ricky Williams is indeed suspended for the 2006 season, his NFL career could be over. It is not certain that the Dolphins won't have Williams. He can appeal and would be able to play should he win that appeal. ''There is an appeal process so you can't write him off right away,'' said agent Drew Rosenhaus, who represents several Miami players and was instrumental in winning an appeal for former Dolphins RB J.J. Johnson. However, Rosenhaus and others noted, if the 29-year-old Williams doesn't appeal or loses an appeal, his career is all but finished. He would be 30 and would have missed two of the past three years if he can't return to the league until 2007. ''It's very unlikely he would ever play again or anyone would take a chance on him again,'' Rosenhaus said. The Dolphins had been exploring trading Williams and it is believed the story first surfaced in Denver based on the Denver Broncos' continued study of Williams. ESPN NFL reporter Chris Mortensen said Miami would have lost a ''decent'' bargaining chip, but there's a chance Williams could win an appeal.


Dolphins | Williams' mom believes he's not smoking marijuana
Sun, 19 Feb 2006 2123 -0800

Jeff Darlington, of the Palm Beach Post, reports Miami Dolphins RB Ricky Williams' mother does not believe her son is smoking marijuana. His mother, Sandy, said her son is currently in India, and she has not spoken to him. She said she feels like she has spent enough time with her son to believe he no longer smokes. "I'll bet my life he's not smoking marijuana," Sandy Williams said Sunday night, Feb. 19. "He's so particular about what he puts in his body now. I would just be shocked. I just don't believe he's smoking weed. I'm thinking maybe it was one of his (legal) supplements for his yoga school. I really just don't believe he's smoking weed."


Dolphins | More about Williams
Sun, 19 Feb 2006 2056 -0800

Jason Cole, of the Miami Herald, reports Miami Dolphins RB Ricky Williams faces at least a one-year suspension from the NFL after a fourth violation of the league's substance abuse policy. Two sources confirmed a report that Williams had violated the policy, although neither would say whether Williams had failed a drug test or if he had missed a required test, which also is a violation. Williams has spent much of the offseason in Northern California studying yoga and had planned to go to India for further study. Williams can appeal a violation to the league and had made it through the season despite being tested 10 times a month. "Because of the confidential nature of the league's substance abuse policy, we can't comment on any aspect of that program," Dolphins spokesman Harvey Greene said. Williams missed the first four games of the 2005 season and was fined an additional four weeks of salary.


Dolphins | R. Williams fails fourth drug test
Sun, 19 Feb 2006 1806 -0800

Jason Cole, of the Miami Herald, reports Miami Dolphins RB Ricky Williams has failed a fourth drug test and faces a one-year suspension from the NFL. The team has declined to comment on the drug test.

 

RICKY MIGHT HAVE A DEFENSE

It's now well know that Dolphins running back Ricky Williams missed a drug test, supposedly because he is in India.

But the fact that Ricky's trip to the land of the Dell computer call center staffers caused him to apparently miss one of his unannounced tinkle tests doesn't make his case open and shut.

A league source tells us that the testing process becomes complicated when a player travels outside of his home territory. The player has an obligation to advise the league of his precise travel plans. The league then has the responsibility to ensure that the player is properly notified as to the location of the testing facility to which he must report, if he ultimately is required to submit to testing while on the road.

If a player like Williams fails to show up under such circumstances, it might have happened because of something the player failed to do -- or it might have happened because of something the league failed to do. If, for example, the league accidentally tried to contact Williams at a number other than the number he had provided, Williams wouldn't have known about the testing obligation, and his failure to report for testing wouldn't be his fault.

Under the NFL substance abuse policy, Williams has the right to appeal the alleged violation to the Commissioner for a hearing. As part of the preparation for the hearing, the timeline and other nuances regarding the ultimate responsibility for the snafu will come to light.

Per the source, it wouldn't be the first time that a player who initially was found to have failed to show up for a test was later exonerated.

We're not suggesting that Williams definitely will be off the hook. Instead, we're saying that Ricky might be able to show that the failure to report for the test was the result of a mistake made by the NFL, not by him.

PFT

 

he'll be back when he runs out of doritos and cheerwine