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I'm surprised nobody else posted this yet, since y'all seemed to care when he announced his retirement: Quote:
MIAMI (AP) -- Maybe Ricky Williams is tired of traveling. Maybe he has run out of books to read. Or maybe he doesn't want to pay the $8.6 million he owes the Miami Dolphins for breach of contract.
Whatever the reason, Williams wants to rejoin the Dolphins and has asked the NFL how soon he can return, his agent said Tuesday.
It's unclear whether the 2002 NFL rushing champion must serve a suspension the rest of this season for repeated violations of the league drug program. He has asked the league for a hearing to clarify his status, but no date has been set.
A Dolphins source speaking on condition of anonymity said the team's understanding is that Williams can't play this year because of the violations.
Williams left the Dolphins reeling when he retired just before training camp in late July, and they're off to an 0-4 start, their worst since 1966. His agent, Leigh Steinberg, declined to discuss Williams' change of heart.
``All I can tell you is that Ricky has asked me to explore and to try to facilitate his return,'' Steinberg said. ``He's excited and in good shape and misses football.''
One likely factor for Williams' reversal: On Sept. 24, an arbitrator ordered him to repay more than $8.6 million to the team for breaching his contract.
Steinberg and the Dolphins declined to say whether there have been recent conversations between the two parties.
``This is an issue between the player, his representative and the league,'' Dolphins general manager Rick Spielman said. ``Accordingly, we don't have a comment on the matter.''
Last week, coach Dave Wannstedt said he hadn't talked to Williams in about a month.
NFL spokesman Greg Aiello declined to comment on the situation.
Since retiring, Williams has traveled to Asia and Australia, but Steinberg said he's now in the United States.
``He's in excellent shape,'' Steinberg said. ``He has been working out regularly and looks great.''
Williams and the Dolphins traded long-distance barbs in the days after he quit. But the Dolphins' poor start would likely make them more inclined to take him back.
The 27-year-old running back has given many reasons for retiring. He expressed a desire to travel, read and continue smoking marijuana. He said he was unhappy about his contract, a workload he considered excessive and Miami's new offensive coordinator Chris Foerster.
He acknowledged testing positive for marijuana three times. Under league rules, a player in the NFL's drug program faces suspension if he returns in the calendar year after he announces his retirement. If he returns after a year, he faces a lesser suspension.
The Dolphins might be headed toward their first losing season since 1988. They have scored only two touchdowns in four games without Williams, who rushed for 3,225 in two seasons after being obtained in a trade with New Orleans.
And that's terrible.
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Ricky just don't wanna pay back $8MM....
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He CAN'T pay it back, he smoked it all away in the last two months! 
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He wants more and his credit card is maxxed out! 
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as bad as the williams-built dolphins are now ... i wouldn't rehire him. and, integrity-wise, i'd hope other teams'd do the same.
this guy just flat out quit on them, for stupid personal reasons. they spent a fortune building their team around him, to support his progress, and he screws them all by walking away, not even allowing for a trade or anything.
he fucked over his team, his coach, his fans... just poor, poor moves.
amazingly taltented guy, and i'd still never sign him.
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You actually think the Dolphins are going to do the smart thing?
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He fixes the cable?
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Not that it matters. He failed drug test #3. Even if he did "come back", he's suspended for the season. Fuck him.
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Oh, somebody will take him. Raiders, definitely. Maybe Tampa. They'll just pay him minimum wage and incentives.
"You kind of get tired giving the other team credit. At some point you've got to look in the mirror and say 'I sucked.'"
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I know it looks like a selfish move, but I'm not sure it's fair to say Williams left for "stupid personal reasons".
The guy...has problems. Fairly serious problems. Beyond the anxiety disorder, I think. The marijuana may have be the final straw, but I'm not so sure there weren't other factors.
I'm not saying that he should be let back into the NFL and have his slate wiped clean, but in life there are more important things than football.
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in life, sure. you could take that stance on anything.
but in football, there's nothing more important than football, and there's no "ricky" in "team" (i checked).
he didn't stop and own up to his problems and apologize to his team or his fans or whomever. he didn't stick it out during his punishment or accept his mistakes. he didn't give the team an opportunity to replace him. he fucked up, then took the easy road out.
life should see past that. football should not, and clearly his team mates do not.
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Quote:
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amazingly taltented guy
Which is why some team in the NFL would be interested in him regardless of the integrity issues.
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of course. and thats what i hate about it. like all the hot girls in life, getting away with murder 
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Seriously, I've lived with anxiety disorder. It's really easy to fall into self-medication, be it pot or alcohol. I didn't realize that was an issue for him. Was that why he left NO?
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No, New Orleans traded him after drafting Deuce McAllister. Ricky was productive for the Saints, but he had some injury problems, and after Mike Ditka left the team, he fell out of favor with the new coaching staff because of it.
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"You kind of get tired giving the other team credit. At some point you've got to look in the mirror and say 'I sucked.'"
Alex Rodriguez, after the NY Yankees were eliminated from the 2006 ALDS by the Detroit Tigers.
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......why is he being interviewed by the Monopoly guy?
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Rich Uncle Pennybags has fallen on some hard times.
His microphone's not even connected to anything.
And that's terrible.
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