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Dolphins RB Williams violates NFL drug policy
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Posted on 02/20/2006 1:17:46 PM PST by Lunatic Fringe
MIAMI (Ticker) - Miami Dolphins running back Ricky Williams apparently is in trouble with the NFL again.
The Miami Herald reported on its web site Sunday night that Williams faces at least a one-year suspension from the NFL after testing positive for drug use a fourth time under the league's substance abuse policy.
According to the report, two sources confirmed a report by WSVN-TV that Williams had failed the test, although neither would say the substance he used. Williams had tested positive in the past for marijuana use.
After stunning the football world by announcing his retirement during training camp in July 2004, Williams returned to the NFL this past season and rushed for 743 yards and six touchdowns.
Williams missed the first four games of the season and was fined for the second and third violations of the substance abuse program. Those positive tests reportedly occurred in December 2003 and in the 2004 offseason.
Known for his interesting and complex nature off the field, Williams has rushed for 7,097 yards in six seasons since being picked fifth overall by the New Orleans Saints in 1999. The Saints traded eight picks to the Washington Redskins for the right to select the former Heisman Trophy winner.
In 1999, Williams' professional career also started in odd fashion when his eight-year contract was negotiated by rapper Master P's agency. The deal contained large incentives but low base salaries, including just $350,000 as a rookie.
TOPICS: Sports
KEYWORDS: drugs; drugsinnfl; druguse; fourth; fourthtime; nfl; wodlist
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What a jerk.
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To: Lunatic Fringe
Gee, I never would have imagined that in my wildest dreams. Ricky Williams smokes pot! SHAZAM!
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posted on
02/20/2006 1:19:13 PM PST
by
TravisBickle
(The War on Terror: Win It There or Fight It Here)
To: b4its2late
To: Lunatic Fringe
Pot is hardly a performance enhancer.........
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posted on
02/20/2006 1:19:24 PM PST
by
Red Badger
(And he will be a wild man; his hand will be against every man, and every man's hand against him...)
To: Lunatic Fringe
Nobody saw that coming! LOL
To: Lunatic Fringe
To: Lunatic Fringe
He's just training to be on the surreal life #47.
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posted on
02/20/2006 1:21:35 PM PST
by
in hoc signo vinces
("Houston, TX...a waiting quagmire for jihadis. American gals are worth fighting for!")
To: Lunatic Fringe
Is anyone really surprised by this? I think this is less about the typical above-the-law mentality of a lot of pro athletes and more about Ricky setting his priorities for Ricky.
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posted on
02/20/2006 1:21:52 PM PST
by
RedCell
To: Lunatic Fringe; cgk
Shocked. Who would have known.
A fourth time. Wow.
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posted on
02/20/2006 1:22:12 PM PST
by
george76
(Ward Churchill : Fake Indian, Fake Scholarship, and Fake Art)
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To: Red Badger
I know it's illegal and all that, but I don't think they should test for pot. If they get arrested for possession, that's one thing, but these guys are just trying to ease the pain a little.
Granted, Ricky is a whole different story. But smoking pot does not give a player an advantage. And I'd be really surprised if Ricky played while high.
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posted on
02/20/2006 1:23:08 PM PST
by
TravisBickle
(The War on Terror: Win It There or Fight It Here)
To: ABG(anybody but Gore); akorahil; albee; A message; andyland; Argh; b4its2late; BADROTOFINGER; ...
PING
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posted on
02/20/2006 1:23:48 PM PST
by
Ultra Sonic 007
(Hitler and Stalin have nothing on Abortion)
To: Lunatic Fringe
fourth time is a one-year suspension......ooooooooooooh.
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posted on
02/20/2006 1:25:46 PM PST
by
bigsigh
To: Lunatic Fringe
He's leaving $$$ million dollars on the table so he can go off and smoke dope!
That's what I call Reefer Madness!
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posted on
02/20/2006 1:34:08 PM PST
by
NaughtiusMaximus
(DO NOT read to the end of this tagline . . . Oh, $#@%^, there you went and did it.)
To: YanksGiants2000
That he is.....
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posted on
02/20/2006 1:35:58 PM PST
by
b4its2late
(Terrorists will either succeed in changing our way of life, or we will change theirs. - Rummy)
To: NaughtiusMaximus
"That's what I call Reefer Madness!"
That' what I would call true addict behavior. Willing or risking to throw it all away for the next high! Williams needs to admit he's an addict and enter a drug rehabilitation center.
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posted on
02/20/2006 1:49:28 PM PST
by
laceybrookesdad
(To love and be loved is to feel the sun from both sides!)
To: Lunatic Fringe
Known for his interesting and complex nature off the field, The new, PC description of what we used to call a "pothead", I guess.
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posted on
02/20/2006 1:51:22 PM PST
by
CFC__VRWC
("Anytime a liberal squeals in outrage, an angel gets its wings!" - gidget7)
To: Lunatic Fringe
I'm Shocked!
SHOCKED, I tell you!
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posted on
02/20/2006 1:52:54 PM PST
by
Dashing Dasher
(She realized that it had to look like an accident.)
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