Posted on 04/25/2006 4:33:32 PM PDT by mainepatsfan
Williams suspended one year
Associated Press
NEW YORK -- Miami Dolphins running back Ricky Williams was suspended for the 2006 season by the NFL on Tuesday for violating the league's substance abuse policy for the fourth time.
The league announced the suspension after Williams' appeal of a his latest positive drug test was denied. Williams met with NFL counsel Jeff Pash on April 10 in an attempt to have the league overturn the test.
Previous positive tests were for marijuana, which Williams acknowledged using. The latest test apparently involved a drug other than marijuana.
Williams retired and sat out the 2004 season but returned last year to play for new Miami coach Nick Saban.
Before being allowed to return, Williams served a four-game suspension at the start of the season for his third violation of the drug program. He ran for 743 yards and averaged 4.4 yards a carry while sharing playing time with rookie Ronnie Brown.
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Suspend the whole team. Cancel their season!
Well that would give the Pats two automatic divisional wins.
Give the guy a break. Everyone has personal issues.
Has anyone given the guy a hug lately?
&@#%!
That's why they drafted Brown last year.
Dumb***.
Yeah, maybe he can have a 1,200 yard season now... but this is still a serious blow, both to the team and Williams' trade value.
Damn it.
LOL, such language.
Second season in as many years, Ricky should just retire again. What a waste.
Should've known you'd be on top of this faster than Shep :-)
ha! ha!
You'll never convince me that Ricky does drugs.
There's nothing wrong with being libertarian, bucko.
Lets see, millions of dollars and a chance for a ring, or a 20 rock....hmmmm.
I'm not sure if the Dolphins can release him because of this.
Yeah, well, it's frustrating. He's a great player, but a complete idiot, and my team has to deal with this guy.
They should have kicked him off the team weeks ago. Check that; they should have never allowed him back. One strike for Saban.
Kick him off now and they might get a decent draft pick.
Never in a million years.
They can't, but you can bet management wants to get rid of him... except when he's eligible for trading, he'll be a 30 year old who's only played 12 games in 2 years and four suspensions. Not exactly the most appealing trade.
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