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  Bill Romanowski - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Romanowski was a pro bowl selection twice, in 1996 and 1998.
In August of 2000, Romanowski was indicted by a grand jury in Denver for allegedly obtaining phentermine, a diet drug with stimulant properties, under false pretenses; he was later acquitted of this charge, but during the trial he made statements to the media many regarded as being racially insensitive.
On August 24, 2003, as a member of the Raiders, Romanowski punched backup tight end Marcus Williams in the face during a preseason scrimmage; Williams sustained a broken eye socket and was ultimately forced to retire, leading to Williams filing a civil lawsuit against Romanowski, seeking $3.8 million in damages.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bill_Romanowski   (566 words)

  
 JCFFL History Page - Bill Romanowski
Romanowski's defense was that Stokes had insulted him -- though he conveniently left out the fact that he had grabbed the receiver's groin in a dog pile moments earlier.
Two days after Bill Romanowski seriously injured teammate Marcus Williams during a fight in practice, the Oakland Raiders' controversial linebacker was remorseful and apologetic.
Romanowski, who played for the Denver Broncos for six years until joining the Raiders last year, ripped off Williams' helmet and punched the reserve tight end in the face, breaking his left orbital bone and chipping his tooth.
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 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Romanowski said his mind-set through his 16 years as a player in the National Football League was that you gave your all in practice as well as during games.
Romanowski said the lesson of not tolerating cheap shots was a factor in his reaction that led to a fight with Williams.
Romanowski confirmed he was given a few acting tips as part of filming a remake of "The Longest Yard" with comedian Adam Sandler, but maintained he was being genuine with jurors in court Tuesday.
www.insidebayarea.com /portlet/article/html/fragments/print_article.jsp?article=2602586   (960 words)

  
 Super Bowl XXXVII: Bill Romanowski
LONE WOLF: Romanowski is loved by his teammates, except for the rookies he hazes, because he produces on many levels.
Romanowski hustles, he intimidates, he distracts opponents with his controversial remarks, such as his criticism of Broncos coach Mike Shanahan's training methods.
NOT DONE YET: Romanowski, who won two Super Bowls each with Denver and San Francisco, asked to be released from his contract with the Broncos last year when the emergence of Ian Gold, who is 12 years younger, was about to take away his job.
www.sptimes.com /2003/01/21/Bucs/Bill_Romanowski.shtml   (511 words)

  
 ESPN.com: NFL - Romanowski stays in AFC West -- with Raiders
Romanowski reached agreement on a contract with the Oakland Raiders on Wednesday.
Romanowski, 35, visited over the weekend with Kansas City Chiefs officials and it was believed that Chiefs defensive coordinator Greg Robinson, who held the same position in Denver, was pushing hard for the team to sign him.
Romanowski seriously considered reconfiguring his contract, essentially by reducing his $2.2 million base salary for 2002 and converting much of it into incentives and bonuses, but his basic competitiveness would not permit him to reconcile accepting a backup job.
espn.go.com /nfl/columns/pasquarelli_len/1341147.html   (670 words)

  
 Detroit Lions Site:   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Romanowski has missed Oakland's last four games after a series of concussions earlier in the season, which ended his streak of appearances in 243 consecutive games.
Last week, Romanowski was sued by teammate Marcus Williams for punching the second-year tight end in the face during the fight.
Romanowski has undergone dozens of tests with several teams of doctors in recent weeks to examine his health, and doctors apparently advised him against returning to the field this season.
www.detroitlions.com /document_display.cfm?document_id=130602   (400 words)

  
 ESPN.com - nfl - Romanowski acquitted after same-day deliberations
Romanowski, 35, was accused of obtaining phentermine from prescriptions written for his wife and two other people during the 1998 season.
Romanowski was charged with one count of unlawful possession of a controlled substance, one count of obtaining a controlled substance by fraud and deceit, and two counts of conspiracy.
Bill Romanowski is a two-time Pro Bowl selection who helped the Broncos win Super Bowls in 1998 and 1999.
espn.go.com /nfl/news/2001/0629/1220378.html   (375 words)

  
 Washingtonpost.com: Romanowski, Coming Clean
Romanowski said he was deeply embarrassed by all the attention and mortified by the controversy.
Romanowski is a doting father of two children, Dalton, 4, and Alexandra, 1, with pictures plastered all over his locker in Denver.
Mostly though, Romanowski admits he loves hearing people describe him as a throwback to the days when football players considered blood stains on their jerseys and a mouth full of cracked teeth to be badges of honor.
www.washingtonpost.com /wp-srv/sports/nfl/longterm/superbowl99/stories/29/afc29.htm   (1156 words)

  
 Bill Romanowski: bio and encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Bill Romanowski (full name William Thomas Romanowski, EHandler: no quick summary.
(Romanowski punched backup tight end Marcus Williams in the face during a preseason scrimmage; Williams sustained a broken eye socket and was ultimately forced to retire, EHandler: no quick summary.
Romanowski has also been linked to the BALCO steroid scandal[Follow this hyperlink for a summary of this subject].
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/b/bi/bill_romanowski.htm   (1236 words)

  
 Romo: My Life on the Edge--Living Dreams and Slaying Dragons by Bill Romanowski William Morrow - My Book Co.
Bill Romanowski's autobiography is often looped in with Jose Canseco's as party tales from the big leagues, but the two athletes really have little in common.
Romanowski from his rookie season with the 49ers.He was always intense,and fun to watch.He tells his story well.I liked his brutal honesty.
Romanowski has written from his heart and that's what appealed to me. The journey of his life so far is all about him - no bashing or tattling on others.
www.mybookco.com /r-/m-Books/b-26/a-0060758635/Default.aspx   (1540 words)

  
 Bill Romanowski Dietary Supplements Portal And Directory   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Drug policy denver bill romanowski says he he said he took supplements because he was later this month.
Bill romanowski says he stayed one step ahead of the nfl's drug policy during his 16 year career always taking nutritional supplements.
Denver broncos linebacker bill romanowski detailed monday how he romanowski also is working on a book about his life and assisting in the development of dietary supplements he says.
online-supplements-info.com /bill-romanowski-dietary-supplements.html   (1299 words)

  
 Teammate sues Romo for injury
Oakland Raiders linebacker Bill Romanowski was sued Thursday by teammate Marcus Williams, seriously injured when they fought during practice.
Romanowski instigated the fight Aug. 24 when he ripped off Williams' helmet and punched him in the face, breaking a bone around his left eye.
Romanowski has not played since a loss Sept. 22 in Denver because of a series of concussions and is considering retirement.
www.cincinnati.com /text/post/2003/10/17/nfl10-17-2003.html   (683 words)

  
 deseretnews.com | Emotions high in Romanowski's assault trial
Romanowski, who played 16 years in the NFL, is the defendant in a civil trial on an accusation he punched tight end Marcus Williams during practice, ending the 27-year-old's short-lived NFL career and causing brain damage when his eye socket was crushed.
Romanowski, 38, told jurors he did punch Williams in the face but did not remember much more about the fight.
Romanowski, a married father of two, is known for fanatical behavior during his career and has been fined more than $100,000 for headbutting, headkicking and spearing.
deseretnews.com /dn/view/0,1249,600117372,00.html   (392 words)

  
 Romanowski 53 Bill Romanowskiother Linebackersteam Roster   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Clubhouses Romanowski, 35, was accused of obtaining phentermine from prescriptions written for his wife and two other Romanowski, fighting back tears, said, "I am just so thankful to the.
Controversial Oakland Raiders linebacker Bill Romanowski was sued Thursday in civil court by Marcus Williams, a teammate who was seriously injured when the two players fought during practice.
Romanowski got banned hormone, wife told sheriff Denver -- Oakland Raiders linebacker Bill Romanowski obtained human growth hormone from the Bay Area.
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 National Football League - CBS SportsLine.com
Former NFL linebacker Bill Romanowski says he once broke running back Dave Meggett's finger on purpose, took steroids and human grown hormone and is suffering from the effects of as many as 20 concussions in a television report to be broadcast Sunday.
Romanowski says he had no regrets at the time because injuring Meggett meant diminishing the opposition's effectiveness.
Romanowski says took illegal steroids from spring 2001 to fall 2003 and got them from Victor Conte, head of the infamous Bay Area Lab Cooperative that supplied dietary supplements, including steroids.
www.sportsline.com /nfl/story/8960909   (520 words)

  
 Team News - SuperBowl.com - Official website of Super Bowl XL   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
OAKLAND, Calif. (Sept. 28, 2003) -- Raiders linebacker Bill Romanowski could be contemplating retirement after missing the first game of his 16-season NFL career because of a series of concussions.
Romanowski wouldn't give the total number of concussions he has endured this season, but it's clear the durable performer took his latest setback seriously.
In his second season with the Raiders, Romanowski made headlines in August when he punched teammate Marcus Williams in the face during a fight in practice.
www.superbowl.com /teams/story/OAK/6679235   (540 words)

  
 Calvin College - Spark - Fall 2001 - Romanowski
Bill was more interested in a trailer for "Planet of the Apes," however, asking Tara if she'd like to see the movie re-make with him when it came out in theatres in late July.
Romanowski has been on location at that gilded mecca countless times now for teaching and speaking, flying out there almost every year.
Stephanie Sandberg, a colleague who has taught that course with Romanowski, said it is representative of what her "mentor" has brought to the college as a whole.
www.calvin.edu /publications/spark/fall01/romanowski.htm   (1959 words)

  
 ESPN.com - NFL - Romanowski admits steroid use while playing in NFL   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
NEW YORK -- Bill Romanowski used steroids and human growth hormone supplied by Victor Conte, the former NFL linebacker tells CBS' "60 Minutes" in an interview to be broadcast Sunday.
Romanowski played linebacker for the San Francisco 49ers, Philadelphia Eagles, Denver Broncos and Oakland Raiders in a 16-year career that ended in 2003.
Romanowski retired that year, having played in the Raiders 48-21 Super Bowl loss to Tampa Bay in January 2003.
sports.espn.go.com /nfl/news/story?id=2190441   (447 words)

  
 Injured Romanowski might call it quits   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Raiders linebacker Bill Romanowski is openly contemplating retirement after sustaining three concussions in the past four weeks, and sources within the organization don't expect the 16-year NFL veteran to play another game.
According to medical sources familiar with Romanowski's diagnosis, the damage lies primarily in the rear of his skull, the brain-stem reticular formation that controls balance and equilibrium.
Romanowski said he has been experiencing headaches, fogginess, irritability and nausea since the beginning of the season- "All of the symptoms that go along with concussions,'' he said - which has alarmed him and his family.
www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/chronicle/archive/2003/09/29/SPGG220M5R1.DTL   (505 words)

  
 SignOnSanDiego.com > Sports -- Raiders' Romanowski sued by teammate after August fight
OAKLAND – Oakland Raiders linebacker Bill Romanowski was sued Thursday by teammate Marcus Williams, seriously injured when they fought during practice.
The 37-year-old Romanowski is known for fanatical behavior during his 16-year NFL career.
Romanowski and Williams fought at the end of a running play during a 9-on-7 drill.
www.signonsandiego.com /sports/nfl/20031016-1722-fbn-raiders-fight.html   (368 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Williams says Romanowski smashed his face   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
OAKLAND — Marcus Williams relived for jurors Wednesday the face-smashing punch teammate Bill Romanowski leveled on him during a practice drill that ended the former Oakland Raiders tight end's career after two seasons.
Williams said after he blocked Romanowski during a running drill, Romanowski grabbed his helmet and then ripped it off before the crushing blow was delivered.
Romanowski said it was a legitimate fight resulting from Williams pushing him in the back.
www.usatoday.com /sports/football/nfl/2005-03-09-raiders-trial-day2_x.htm?csp=34   (555 words)

  
 ESPN.com - NFL - Bill Romanowski - Oakland Raiders - Player Card
Bill Romanowski has not been involved in any transactions this season.
Former NFL linebacker Bill Romanowski used steroids and human growth hormone supplied by Victor Conte, he tells CBS' "60 Minutes" in an interview to be broadcast Sunday.
A jury ordered Bill Romanowski to pay former Raiders teammate Marcus Williams $340,000 in damages for smashing the tight end's face with a punch during a practice drill in 2003.
sports.espn.go.com /nfl/players/profile?statsId=1787   (96 words)

  
 Bill Romanowski: bio and encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Bill Romanowski (full name William Thomas Romanowski, born April 2, 1966 in Vernon (Vernon: vernon is a town located in tolland county, connecticut....
In 1989, while with the 49ers, he brawled with offensive tackle Harris Barton after Barton had taken exception to a hit Romanowski had made on wide receiver Jerry Rice (Jerry Rice: jerry rice (born october 13, 1962 in starkville, mississippi) is an american...
In August of 2000, Romanowski was indicted by a grand jury in Denver (Denver: The state capital and largest city of Colorado; located in central Colorado on the South Platte river) for allegedly obtaining phentermine (phentermine: phentermine is a drug that was part of the fen-phen anti-obesity drug, the other...
www.absoluteastronomy.com /reference/bill_romanowski   (708 words)

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