Blue Jeans Posted February 20, 2006 Share Posted February 20, 2006 Should be all over the news tomorrow morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plax 4 Prez Posted February 20, 2006 Share Posted February 20, 2006 Should be all over the news tomorrow morning. :evilgrin: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Jeans Posted February 20, 2006 Author Share Posted February 20, 2006 (edited) Updated: Feb. 19, 2006, 11:21 PM ET Miami Dolphins running back Ricky Williams has violated the NFL's substance abuse policy for a fourth time and is facing a one-year suspension for the positive drug test, Denver television station KDVR reported on Sunday. Ricky Williams Running Back Miami Dolphins Profile 2005 SEASON STATISTICS Rush Yds TD Rec Yds TD 168 743 6 17 93 0 The Miami Herald, citing two sources of its own, confirmed the station's report that Williams had failed the test, but neither media outlet would say which substance Williams used. An NFL spokesman told ESPN that the NFL had no comment on the report. Williams has tested positive for marijuana three times and served a four-game suspension when he returned to the NFL last season following a one-year retirement. Dolphins coach Nick Saban told ESPN he was not aware that Williams had tested positive and he was not allowed to comment, citing the confidential nature of the league's substance-abuse policy. Dolphins spokesman Harvey Greene declined to comment when reached by the Herald on Sunday night. "Because of the confidential nature of the league's substance abuse policy, we can't comment on any aspect of that program," Greene told the newspaper. Williams was also fined the equivalent of four weeks' salary after his second and third violations of the NFL policy, in December 2003 and the 2004 offseason. Williams abruptly retired from the NFL in July 2004 and the Dolphins fell apart, losing their first six games and finishing 4-12 -- their worst season since the 1960s. At the time of his return, Williams was ordered to pay the Dolphins $8.6 million for breaching his contract, although there has been no financial resolution between him and the team. He was scheduled to be paid the league minimum of $540,000 last season, but was docked four games' pay due to his league-mandated suspension and was fined another four games in pay, reducing his take to $285,882. Williams' base salaries for the two coming seasons are $545,000 and $670,000, the minimum for a player (he entered the league in 1999) of his NFL tenure. Motivated partly by the need for a paycheck, he accepted Saban's offer to return for the 2005 season. When he reported at the start of training camp, Williams publicly apologized for the impact caused by his retirement and teammates unanimously embraced his return. The Dolphins finished the 2005 season 9-7, winning their last six games. Williams gained 743 yards and scored six touchdowns. Williams won the Heisman Trophy, the Maxwell Award, the Walter Camp Award and the Doak Walker Award following his senior season at Texas, in 1998. The New Orleans Saints traded away all their picks in the 1999 NFL draft in order to get him. In six seasons with New Orleans and Miami, Williams has 7,097 yards on 1,757 carries -- four yards per carry -- and 47 rushing touchdowns. His best season was in 2002 with Miami, when he gained 1,853 yards in 383 carries and ran for 16 TDs. LINK Edited February 20, 2006 by Blue_Jeans Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plax 4 Prez Posted February 20, 2006 Share Posted February 20, 2006 what an idiot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickeef2 Posted February 20, 2006 Share Posted February 20, 2006 Now that's a dude who loves his weed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeMesiS Posted February 20, 2006 Share Posted February 20, 2006 Moron... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randoff Posted February 20, 2006 Share Posted February 20, 2006 It's comin'..... ...the 'Let's give Ricky a shot to becoming a Giant, Tiki only has 2 more good years left...' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fringe Posted February 20, 2006 Share Posted February 20, 2006 Unconfirmed sources say he didn't fail it, he missed it. (which is the same as a failure in this case). He supposedly is in India Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeMesiS Posted February 20, 2006 Share Posted February 20, 2006 Unconfirmed sources say he didn't fail it, he missed it. (which is the same as a failure in this case). He supposedly is in India That's what I hear too. I hope to GOD he doesn't waste that talent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EGG Posted February 21, 2006 Share Posted February 21, 2006 But, the NFL hasn't confirmed it yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gateb Posted February 27, 2006 Share Posted February 27, 2006 Any updates? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EGG Posted February 27, 2006 Share Posted February 27, 2006 Any updates? like i said the NFL hasn't confirmed it yet, plus i dont think this guy is that much of an idiot.. i think he just missed it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torn084 Posted March 4, 2006 Share Posted March 4, 2006 ricky did fail the test but he is appealing it and will most likely win, so the fins will b able to trade him for something. even if he wins the appeal, fins dont get him either way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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