June 18, 200521 yr Agent considers retirement anniversary to be July 23 Associated Press MIAMI -- Ricky Williams will apply for reinstatement with the Miami Dolphins toward the end of next month. The star running back's agent, Leigh Steinberg, said Friday that Williams would file the application on July 23 or shortly thereafter. Steinberg considers that date the one-year anniversary of Williams' retirement. "As far as we're concerned, that's the date he sent the letter," Steinberg said. "The league or the Dolphins may have a date a day or two later, but that's our date." Williams, who has acknowledged that he tested positive for marijuana a third time last July, has to stay retired for a year to avoid a full season's suspension under the league's drug policy. He is still subject to a four-game ban. Normally, Williams would be reinstated to the NFL's drug program upon his return to the league. But Steinberg said NFL officials decided to put his client back in the drug program early to monitor him before his official reinstatement by the league. Williams, who turned 28 last month, rushed for 1,853 yards in 2003, his first year in Miami after being traded from New Orleans, then ran for 1,372 yards the next season. Without him last year, the Dolphins fell to 4-12 and new coach Nick Saban chose another running back, Ronnie Brown of Auburn, with the second overall pick in April's draft. The Williams saga had numerous twists, including his acknowledgment shortly after retiring that he failed drug tests and faced a suspension for testing positive three times for marijuana. A court later found Williams, a Heisman Trophy winner with the Texas Longhorns, in breach of contract by retiring, and ordered him to repay the team $8.6 million.
June 18, 200521 yr So when will he be at training camp? 815341[/snapback] A few weeks after it starts, I believe.
June 19, 200521 yr Author thats why i think we should of gotten a QB, cause ricky might of came back and he did
June 19, 200521 yr thats why i think we should of gotten a QB, cause ricky might of came back and he did 816313[/snapback] That's idiotic. Resting the hopes of your backfield on a guy that was more worried about smoking dank and learning about holistic medicine is just not a good idea.
June 19, 200521 yr Author yea, you have a point thre, and ricky probally wont last more than 1-2 years so a good young RB was a good choice
June 19, 200521 yr I will boo Ricky Williams everytime he touches the ball How quickly people forget 816846[/snapback] I applaud you and every REAL Dolphins fan who will do the same.
June 19, 200521 yr I will boo Ricky Williams everytime he touches the ball How quickly people forget 816846[/snapback] I applaud you and every REAL Dolphins fan who will do the same. 817018[/snapback] :lol yes, only real dolphin fans will boo him get off your high horse dude..... and Juanky, lets be honest... if/when Ricky breaks a 30 yard TD run, you will be cheering your head off and high fiving your loved ones
June 19, 200521 yr I will boo Ricky Williams everytime he touches the ball How quickly people forget 816846[/snapback] I applaud you and every REAL Dolphins fan who will do the same. 817018[/snapback] :lol yes, only real dolphin fans will boo him get off your high horse dude..... and Juanky, lets be honest... if/when Ricky breaks a 30 yard TD run, you will be cheering your head off and high fiving your loved ones 817022[/snapback] :lol It's a joke how you love everybody sometimes.... The man cost the Dolphins an entire season....if you cheer him, you aren't a Dolphins fan.
June 19, 200521 yr I will boo Ricky Williams everytime he touches the ball How quickly people forget 816846[/snapback] I applaud you and every REAL Dolphins fan who will do the same. 817018[/snapback] :lol yes, only real dolphin fans will boo him get off your high horse dude..... and Juanky, lets be honest... if/when Ricky breaks a 30 yard TD run, you will be cheering your head off and high fiving your loved ones 817022[/snapback] :lol It's a joke how you love everybody sometimes.... The man cost the Dolphins an entire season....if you cheer him, you aren't a Dolphins fan. 817024[/snapback] how I love everybody?.... I think I missed something anyway, real fans root for the name on the front, not on the back as long as he is producing, 95% of Dolphin fans will be cheering outloud... the other 5% will be doing it in their heads
June 19, 200521 yr I will boo Ricky Williams everytime he touches the ball How quickly people forget 816846[/snapback] I applaud you and every REAL Dolphins fan who will do the same. 817018[/snapback] :lol yes, only real dolphin fans will boo him get off your high horse dude..... and Juanky, lets be honest... if/when Ricky breaks a 30 yard TD run, you will be cheering your head off and high fiving your loved ones 817022[/snapback] :lol It's a joke how you love everybody sometimes.... The man cost the Dolphins an entire season....if you cheer him, you aren't a Dolphins fan. 817024[/snapback] how I love everybody?.... I think I missed something anyway, real fans root for the name on the front, not on the back as long as he is producing, 95% of Dolphin fans will be cheering outloud... the other 5% will be doing it in their heads 817037[/snapback] The only person I think i've ever seen you diss on here is McKeon....it's kinda strange really. And your right about cheering for the name on the front, which is why when players leave you move on, but stupidity and lack of responsibility on the part of Williams cost the Fins a whole season. I'm astonished that Saban wants him back, who knows what he will even be capable of doing (I heard his weight is now UP to 205 pounds).
June 19, 200521 yr I will boo Ricky Williams everytime he touches the ball How quickly people forget 816846[/snapback] I applaud you and every REAL Dolphins fan who will do the same. 817018[/snapback] :lol yes, only real dolphin fans will boo him get off your high horse dude..... and Juanky, lets be honest... if/when Ricky breaks a 30 yard TD run, you will be cheering your head off and high fiving your loved ones 817022[/snapback] :lol It's a joke how you love everybody sometimes.... The man cost the Dolphins an entire season....if you cheer him, you aren't a Dolphins fan. 817024[/snapback] how I love everybody?.... I think I missed something anyway, real fans root for the name on the front, not on the back as long as he is producing, 95% of Dolphin fans will be cheering outloud... the other 5% will be doing it in their heads 817037[/snapback] The only person I think i've ever seen you diss on here is McKeon....it's kinda strange really. And your right about cheering for the name on the front, which is why when players leave you move on, but stupidity and lack of responsibility on the part of Williams cost the Fins a whole season. I'm astonished that Saban wants him back, who knows what he will even be capable of doing (I heard his weight is now UP to 205 pounds). 817058[/snapback] He has plenty of time to put some weight back on... and if you think McKeon is the only person I diss, you are mistaken... and Im not even a Dolphins fan, I just know that they will root for Ricky though this is America... everyone gets a 2nd, 3rd, 49th chance
June 20, 200521 yr I like how people blame Ricky for last year. How many games did Ricky lose the Dolphins last year? ZERO. Zach, Jason, Chris, Jay, AJ, etc. etc. lost those games. Ricky was not even in the same state as most of those games I don't think. Hell maybe not even in the same country. Did Ricky do something selfish? Yeah but doesn't he have the right to? I mean he didn't do anything illegal by retiring for a year. Its his money, his life and he can do with it as he wants.
June 20, 200521 yr I will boo Ricky Williams everytime he touches the ball How quickly people forget 816846[/snapback] I agree 100%. I wouldn't even allow him back on the team.
June 20, 200521 yr Well, he breached his contract, which is why he owes the Fins over 8 million dollars...he can't do as he pleases when he is under contract... I'm with Juanky here...I'll be at the first home game when he gets back from the suspension, and IF he plays I'm booing. If he scores a touchdown, I'm still booing! I don't like Ricky Williams.
June 20, 200521 yr and he has to miss the first 4 games, good thing we have ronnie brown 815371[/snapback] Ronnie Brown will be starting all year. Ricky is a waste of a roster spot.
June 21, 200521 yr I like how people blame Ricky for last year. How many games did Ricky lose the Dolphins last year? ZERO. Zach, Jason, Chris, Jay, AJ, etc. etc. lost those games. Ricky was not even in the same state as most of those games I don't think. Hell maybe not even in the same country. Did Ricky do something selfish? Yeah but doesn't he have the right to? I mean he didn't do anything illegal by retiring for a year. Its his money, his life and he can do with it as he wants. 817679[/snapback] Breach of contract is illegal, Dazzler. That's why the Dolphins sued his ass. Also, saying Ricky didn't cost us the season would be like saying the departures of Jordan, Pippen, and Rodman didn't have an affect on the Bulls.
June 27, 200521 yr anyway, real fans root for the name on the front, not on the back as long as he is producing, 95% of Dolphin fans will be cheering outloud... the other 5% will be doing it in their heads Rooting for the name on the front (figuratively of course, damn football jerseys) is the exact reason why Ricky Williams is a turd face. And no, I won't clap a 30 yard Ricky TD run just like I don't cheer a diving catch that made necessary because the fielder who made it was being lazy and didn't run.
June 27, 200521 yr I like how people blame Ricky for last year. How many games did Ricky lose the Dolphins last year? ZERO. Zach, Jason, Chris, Jay, AJ, etc. etc. lost those games. Ricky was not even in the same state as most of those games I don't think. Hell maybe not even in the same country. Did Ricky do something selfish? Yeah but doesn't he have the right to? I mean he didn't do anything illegal by retiring for a year. Its his money, his life and he can do with it as he wants. 817679[/snapback] Breach of contract is illegal, Dazzler. That's why the Dolphins sued his ass. Also, saying Ricky didn't cost us the season would be like saying the departures of Jordan, Pippen, and Rodman didn't have an affect on the Bulls. 818486[/snapback] A breach of contract is exactly that. Illegal things cause you to wind up in jail. He broke his contract so he has to make amends on that. Yeah he had an affect on the team by leaving for the year, but its not his fault the team went 4-12. Would you have rather him of played 16 games lazily, because he didn't care anymore? It might just be me buuuuut I don't think he would have put up that great of numbers if he just showed up. Let alone if he left in May or June of last year instead, how much of a difference would it have made? Maybe signed a FA RB, maybe have a chance to draft one. The Dolphins did not go 4-12 because they didn't have the running back as a starter that they thought they would enetering June. And I didn't realize you equate Ricky to 3/5ths of a championship starting team on his lonesome. Kinda pathetic that those other 50+ guys in 2003/2004 couldn't make up 2/5th. I mean I might be wrong here but didn't the Dolphins fair better under the Lamar Smith era than the Ricky Williams one?
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