Ricky Williams Suspended

[That Guy]

Originally Posted by gibbsisgod

nick saban said he was the best TEAM player he had last year

champ bailey said taylor jacobs was our bet receiver, and gibbs at one point may have agreed.

[gibbsisgod]

Originally Posted by That Guy

champ bailey said taylor jacobs was our bet receiver, and gibbs at one point may have agreed.

yeah, that gibbs guy wouldn't know talent if it bit him in the ass.j/k

[SmootSmack]

Looks like he could be headed to the CFL

http://torontosun.com/Sports/Footbal...53129-sun.html

[TheMalcolmConnection]

Damn, Ricky would set RECORDS up there.

[That Guy]

they don't run much in the CFL... but if ricky signed up, i bet they would.

[dmek25]

do they allow doobies on the sidelines?thats the only way williams goes to canada

[That Guy]

Dolphins | R. Williams loses out on $1 million bonus
Thu, 27 Apr 2006 12:53:37 -0700

Jeff Darlington, of the Palm Beach Post, reports Miami Dolphins RB Ricky Williams' one-year suspension will cost him a $1 million bonus, as well as his $560,000 base salary.


I'm shocked that that's all he's going to lose. that's nothing. Though its more than his next contract is going to be worth ($0 to vet min).

[amorentz]

ESPN.com is saying that Williams might play the year in the CFL...he'd make back about 100k of that!

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2424348

[That Guy]

at least he'd stay in shape

[BleedBurgundy]

Originally Posted by PSUSkinsFan21

What's the technicality though? In fact his statement yesterday was that he was dissappointed by the decision, but that he "respects the decision". If it was really a false positive, I don't think he'd have pulled that quick of a 180.

The technicality in this instance would be that he took harmless supplements which merely contain trace amounts of chemicals found in illegal or performance enhancing drugs. Remember, he neither lied about nor denied using marijuana. He knew the consequences then, as he does now, and still was honest to the point of fault. You can say a lot of things about the guy, but I don't believe that anyone has any legitimate reason to knock his integrity. Many of the problems he has faced have resulted from his propensity for honesty. As far as pulling a 180, I tend to believe that he knows he already appealed the ruling and lost. There is no point in further contesting the decision. It's far better to simply come forward and say that while he doesn't agree with it, he does respect the authority of those who rendered it. The man has to realize the futility in proclaiming his innocence of a crime for which he has previously committed at least 4 times.

[PSUSkinsFan21]

Originally Posted by BleedBurgundy

The technicality in this instance would be that he took harmless supplements which merely contain trace amounts of chemicals found in illegal or performance enhancing drugs. Remember, he neither lied about nor denied using marijuana. He knew the consequences then, as he does now, and still was honest to the point of fault. You can say a lot of things about the guy, but I don't believe that anyone has any legitimate reason to knock his integrity. Many of the problems he has faced have resulted from his propensity for honesty. As far as pulling a 180, I tend to believe that he knows he already appealed the ruling and lost. There is no point in further contesting the decision. It's far better to simply come forward and say that while he doesn't agree with it, he does respect the authority of those who rendered it. The man has to realize the futility in proclaiming his innocence of a crime for which he has previously committed at least 4 times.

Ok, I understand your point, but you are still making an assumption that all he did was take harmless supplements. You're willing to believe him, I'm not. So I guess for me, it's not a technicality when you fail a drug test for the 3rd or 4th time. If you believe his story though, (even though whoever he appealed to did not), then I suppose it could be considered a technicality. Of course, that begs the question, why aren't a bunch of other guys getting suspended for the same "harmless supplements".

[That Guy]

saban said he's not allowed to join any pro football league this year or something...

[somebody509]

Originally Posted by TAFKAS

Looks like he could be headed to the CFL

http://torontosun.com/Sports/Footbal...53129-sun.html

He won't be going. He has a deal with the fin's and can't go unless they said so. Their GM declared during an interview that they had no intention of letting him go, because it would not benefit him. It wouldn't 'raise his stock' because taems wouldn't be judging him off of his success in the CFL, they would be going off of previous years. He would also risk injury, which would hurt the team as well.

P.S. Hi Drago/ John, now you'll have to deal with me hear, and in the group. =P.

[Hog1]

Bram and Company are reporting:
"ESPN reports, Ricky failed another test and is likely done"

[Rajmahal33]

Is there a link for this rumor?