Posted on 07/23/2006 5:06:54 AM PDT by mainepatsfan
Williams out indefinitely after breaking arm
Associated Press
REGINA, Saskatchewan -- Running back Ricky Williams broke his left arm in the second quarter of the Toronto Argonauts' 26-23 victory over the Saskatchewan Roughriders on Saturday night and is out indefinitely.
Argonauts coach Mike "Pinball" Clemons confirmed the injury but did not specify which bone was broken.
"He has a broken arm, so he's going to be out for a little while," Clemons said.
Williams, who was not available for interviews, left the game midway through the second quarter after a 3-yard gain when he was tackled by several Saskatchewan players, including linebacker Mike McCullough. X-rays taken at a Regina hospital revealed a broken bone.
"He was actually holding himself off the ground," Clemons said of Williams. "He was running with the ball and he was trying to hold himself up, I think. It was a pile of people and we saw him coming down.
"We knew he was hurt when he came off the field. It looked like it was his shoulder [from] the way he was leaning, but it turned out be his arm.
"You're talking about some fortitude. It's a clean break. He just came off quiet, didn't say a thing. Like, I'd have been screaming."
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I was going to say something about him not getting a break, then I realized the bad pun.
Well at least now he can use all the "pain killers" he wants.
Well, at least it's a fairly meaningless injury--it won't affect his athletic abilities, and it's not as if he was giving 100% in the CFL anyway.
What really bothers me is how Sportscenter teased the story; "if you're Nick Saban, you're kicking yourself!" Uh, why?
True. It's not like he tore his ACL.
I never watch Sportscenter anymore. It's annoying, cliched, and so in love with Barry "Big Giant Head" Bonds that it's no longer relevant. If I want scores, I can get them on the net without the bad jokes.
As for Ricky, he has a full year to heal his arm. What's the big deal?
About a month from now, I can just see the traffic stop in Toronto...
"But Officer, I thought they'd approved the medicinal use of cannabis in Canada."
"That's for cancer, Mr. Williams, not broken bones."
}:-)4
*Fog Horn*
A future Trivia Pursuit question: "Which Canadian Football League team did controversial NFL running back Ricky Williams play for only a short time?"
As long as it does not impede his ability to hold a joint, his life will be largely unaffected.
That pass that Eric Crouch threw in that games was awesome.
Best sports team logo ever. Sadly no longer in use.
That is good, but the Browns' logo is better.
It's become a parody of itself, agreed.
I rarely if ever watch ESPN as a whole anymore, with the notable exception of the World Series of Poker reruns. ESPN's goal of using MTV as a program model (according to an article in Variety Magazine a few years ago) shows what direction they are going, IMO.
hehe...yeah I forgot about that one :)
Great cartoon...thanks for posting
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