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	ESPN - Docs recommend delay of Williams' NFL reinstatement - NFL
		Miami Dolphins running back Ricky Williams tested positive for marijuana in April and will not be allowed to apply for reinstatement to the NFL until September, sources said.
		Williams was suspended last year for violating the substance abuse policy and was eligible to be reinstated this month, but the league's medical advisers who oversee Williams' personal rehabilitation program recently notified commissioner Roger Goodell of the positive test, sources said.
		Williams won the 1998 Heisman Trophy at Texas and the 2002 NFL rushing title with the Dolphins.
	sports.espn.go.com /nfl/news/story?id=2867381 (791 words)

	Ricky Williams applies for reinstatement - Boston.com
		Ricky Williams, the former NFL star who played in Canada last season after being suspended for a year for substance abuse, has applied for reinstatement.
		Williams' agent, Leigh Steinberg, said the running back, who will turn 30 in May, had sent a letter asking that he be allowed to return to the Miami Dolphins.
		Williams, a former Heisman Trophy winner at Texas, was originally drafted by New Orleans when then-coach Mike Ditka gave up all his picks in the 1999 draft to get his rights.
	www.boston.com /sports/football/articles/2007/04/07/ricky_williams_applies_for_reinstatement (527 words)

	RICKY'S HEISMAN PAGE
		Ricky Williams capped off his University of Texas career by helping his team win the Cotton Bowl.
		Ricky rushed for 203 yards and 2 touchdowns.
		Ricky, thanks for an unforgettable year and a remarkable four years.
	www.geocities.com /Colosseum/Midfield/2640/GAR.HTM (246 words)

	Ricky Williams - Friends of Cannabis - Marijuana Smoking Celebs
		Williams is now studying holistic medicine in the California hills outside Sacramento, where he surprisingly agreed to answer any questions 60 Minutes asked about how, at the peak of his earning power, he could just walk away.
		Williams said, however, that there were "a hundred reasons" for his retirement and that his desire to continue smoking marijuana without inhibition was merely one of them.
		Williams, who suffers from social-anxiety disorder and was a spokesperson for the anti-depressant Paxil, said marijuana helped him once he had to stop using Paxil because it didn't agree with his diet.
	www.friendsofcannabis.com /friends/02_rickywilliams.htm (2418 words)

	Esquire:Feature Story:The Runaway
		Ricky Williams is sitting in the sunshine on the land that might soon be his, and he's smiling, happy with imagination.
		Ricky wanted to be found badly enough for him to have narrowed his whereabouts to a particular notch of Australia's east coast, but not so badly to have offered up exactly where, exactly when.
		And there's Ricky Williams, son of San Diego, the winner of the Heisman trophy at the University of Texas, the man the New Orleans Saints traded an entire draft class to acquire, and the holder of nine rushing records in Miami.
	www.esquire.com /features/articles/2004/041104_mfe_ricky.html (683 words)

	Ricky Williams - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Williams was born, along with his twin sister Cassandra, on May 21, 1977, in San Diego, California.
		Williams has four children, and a fifth, with his fiancee, is on the way as of 2006.
		Williams was later diagnosed with depression and social anxiety disorder and was able to overcome most of his conditions through medication and therapy.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ricky_Williams (2679 words)

	Early Retirement for Ricky Williams
		Miami Dolphins fans were none too pleased when they learned of Ricky Williams' stunning decision to retire from the NFL at the ripe young age of 27.
		Ricky Williams rejected a deal that would have allowed him to serve a four-game drug suspension this season and return to the NFL next year.
		Ricky Williams has asked the NFL how soon he can return to play for the Miami Dolphins, the team he betrayed shortly before training camp this season with his sudden, and apparently short lived retire...
	www.suite101.com /article.cfm/sports_issues/110375 (521 words)

	The Maine Objective: Add Ricky Williams, stir and watch? - TDMMC
		William’s “Leon” persona is evident in his personal life, fathering multiple children with multiple women (and being behind in child support payments in one case while in another being forced to undergo DNA testing to prove that, yes, he indeed fathered yet another child).
		Ricky Williams is something that the chemistry professors understand the value of and begrudgingly respect, while the chemistry students wonder, “why do I need to deal with this?” Even combustible elements have value.
		Ricky Williams will eventually stop taking his medication, if he ever decides to go back on it While no one can offer proof of an item that has not yet occurred, previous traits and actions are wonderful crystal balls into the future.
	www.thedolphinsmakemecry.com /aguestcoleman033105.html (1348 words)

	Ricky Williams -- Why Can't We Just Let Him Be? \| PopMatters Sports Features
		Ricky Williams has never been in trouble with the law; he finished college, and was one of the best running backs in the game.
		But Ricky is criticized because he relies on herb to deal with his shyness and to stay centered.
		Except that Ricky went "all out." In one fluid motion, he took what was left of his stack, got up from the table, and went out the door.
	www.popmatters.com /sports/features/050203-rickywilliams.shtml (2209 words)

	drug testing - pot smoker of month - Ricky Williams
		Williams was born to relatively young parents, who ultimately separated when Williams was six years old.
		Ricky Williams has admitted being very shy and was diagnosed with social anxiety disorder, which he struggled to cope with during his football career.
		In an interview with ESPN, Williams stated, "Marijuana is 10 times better for me than Paxil." Williams also admitted in a 60 Minutes interview that one of the main reasons for his retirement was to avoid the humiliation of his marijuana use being made public.
	www.cleartest.com /testinfo/ricky-williams.htm (685 words)

	Ricky Williams - Deadspin (Site not responding. Last check: )
		It's clear, at this point, that Ricky Williams, who was officially suspended for the 2006 season yesterday, would have had a much better life if he had just never played pro football at all.
		Ricky Williams is reportedly appealing his most recent failed drug test, which if proven true, could end his 2006 season for the Miami Dolphins.
		Ricky Williams' 2006-07 season has apparently ended before it began, as Denver TV station KDVR reported late Sunday that the Dolphins running back has either failed another drug test, or failed to...
	www.deadspin.com /sports/ricky-williams (487 words)

	Ricky Williams: From NFL to Ayurveda
		Williams gave up the $5 million he would have earned this season, which would have been his sixth in the NFL, amid reports that he faced a league suspension this year for substance abuse.
		Williams is now a month into a 17-month course at the California College of Ayurveda (pronounced I-yur-vay-da) in Grass Valley, a city of 12,000 in the Gold Country, about 45 miles northeast of Sacramento.
		Williams, who won the Heisman Trophy in 1998 at the University of Texas, said for the last 15 years he has viewed himself "the way everybody else views me in terms of things a football player should be, things that a fl person should be, things that a 27-year-old should be.
	sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2004/11/21/WILLIAMS.TMP (1812 words)

	Ricky Williams ready for football - finally
		Ricky Williams listens to fellow Heisman Trophy winner Earl Campbell, right, as they visit during a celebrity golf tournament held at Lakecliff Country Club in Spicewood on Wednesday.
		Williams' latest — and likely last — NFL comeback began last year, when he was reinstated after his fourth suspension.
		To Williams' surprise, Parcells called him into his office after the team meeting and told him he was keeping him on the team to share rushing duties with Ronnie Brown.
	www.statesman.com /sports/content/sports/stories/longhorns/05/15/0515ricky.html (957 words)

	TEAM: Roster Ricky Williams Profile - MiamiDolphins.com
		Williams’ four-year rushing total of 5,470 was the second-highest figure in the NFL from 2000-03, trailing only Green, who rushed for 5,685 yards over this same span...
		Williams’ first weekly award of his career occurred in 2001 as a member of the Saints when he was named NFC Offensive Player of the Week in the season’s fourth week as he rushed for 136 yards and a touchdown on 30 carries and caught five passes for 42 yards in a win against Minnesota...
		Williams also had 110 yards rushing in the second half of the game, becoming the first Dolphin to rush for 100 or more yards in a half since Lamar Smith had 109 yards rushing in the first half against the Jets on October 23, 2000 in New York...
	www.miamidolphins.com /newsite/team/roster/playerBio.asp?docid=9631 (7813 words)

	Ricky Williams Newsmaker: Ricky comes to Toronto \| CBC Sports Online
		Williams managed to best Campbell's freshman rushing record with 1,052 yards, despite spending most of his time as a blocker, and two years later shattered Campbell's single-season school rushing record with 1,893 yards and 25 touchdowns.
		Williams returned for his senior year in 1998 and broke one-time Dallas Cowboy Tony Dorsett's NCAA mark of 6,082 career rushing yards en route to the Heisman.
		Williams has said he was prepared to teach yoga in San Francisco until the Argos' interest grew — to the tune of a reported $500,000.
	www.cbc.ca /sports/columns/newsmakers/williams_ricky.html (1251 words)

	King Kaufman's Sports Daily \| Salon News
		Ricky Williams retires: A likable iconoclast turns out to be just another me-first athlete after all.
		I think if Williams really gets into the honest self-exploration he says he plans to do in his world travels, he might find that the most important people in his football life, his teammates and coaches, aren't so much "in denial" as they are pissed off.
		Williams has every right to retire even though he's played only five seasons and he might be denying himself a shot at the Hall of Fame or a Super Bowl appearance -- though in both cases that's highly debatable.
	www.salon.com /news/sports/col/kaufman/2004/07/26/monday/index.html (535 words)

	Ricky Williams , Celebrity profile, bio, biography
		Williams and Ditka posed for the cover of ESPN Magazine as a bride and a groom with the heading "For Better or for Worse." Rapper Master P. negotiated his contract.
		Ricky began seeing a counselor at school, but by seventh grade his grades began to drop.
		Ricky, a halfback and linebacker, was also the star of the football team.
	www.starglimpse.com /celebs/pages/ricky_williams/ricky_williams.shtml (933 words)

	SportingNews.com - NFL - NFL suspends Ricky Williams for one year
		Williams' previous positive drug tests were for marijuana, which he acknowledged using.
		Williams served a four-game suspension at the start of the 2005 season for his third violation of the drug program, then ran for 743 yards and averaged 4.4 yards a carry while sharing playing time with rookie Ronnie Brown.
		Williams wore a wedding dress for an infamous photo shoot with Ditka upon arriving in New Orleans, and the resulting backlash began to sour Williams' three-year stay with the Saints.
	www.sportingnews.com /yourturn/viewtopic.php?t=86517 (1059 words)

	ESPN - Williams trades demands of NFL for travel - NFL
		Williams has decided to retire at the peak of his career, stunning the Miami Dolphins and leaving an enormous void in their backfield less than a week before the start of training camp.
		Williams told the Herald marijuana tests he failed had a minor influence on his decision, but were only one of many factors.
		Williams, who is single but has three young children, was to make at least $3.6 million this season, with incentives possibly pushing that as high as $6 million.
	sports.espn.go.com /nfl/news/story?id=1846361 (1661 words)

	Ricky Williams : USAToday.com - Ricky Williams Biography from USAToday.com
		Williams' current contract expires after this season, but he wants to play one more year after that before heading off "to explore the world." For all of his obvious foibles, Ricky is a true character, and life in the NFL would be just a bit more dull without him around.
		ET Ricky Williams showed up to offseason workouts in "tip-top shape" and indicated he thinks the Dolphins will use a committee at running back this season.
		Williams tore the muscle in late November and was originally given a five-month timetable for rehab.
	fantasyfootball.usatoday.com /content/player.asp?sport=NFL&id=1312 (321 words)

	Ricky Williams Forum
		Ricky Williams may return from India to help h...
		Ricky Williams Joins Familiar Faces in the CFL...
		Ricky Williams' NFL future on the line in Mond...
	www.topix.net /forum/nflplayers/ricky-williams (210 words)

	ESPN - Williams starting process to return to NFL - NFL
		Running back Ricky Williams, exiled for the entire 2006 season because of a fourth violation of the NFL substance abuse policy, has triggered the process that could end his one-year suspension and lead to his reinstatement by the league.
		Williams was suspended by the NFL last April 25 and spent last fall playing for the Toronto Argonauts of the CFL.
		Williams returned for 2005 and, despite serving the four-game suspension, rushed for 743 yards and six touchdowns as the backup to first-round tailback Ronnie Brown that year.
	sports.espn.go.com /nfl/news/story?id=2820270&campaign=rss&source=NFLHeadlines (889 words)

	JockBio: Ricky Williams Biography
		Ricky's modest numbers were welcome news to John Mackovic and his assistants at the University of Texas.
		Ricky had accepted a scholarship from UT with the idea that he might challenge the records of Earl Campbell, who was one of his football heroes.
		Ricky has reportedly come to grips with the anxiety disorder that has affected his relationship with the rest of the world since childhood.
	www.jockbio.com /Bios/Williams_Ricky/RWilliams_bio.html (6308 words)

	Ricky Williams - Deadspin
		It's clear, at this point, that Ricky Williams, who was officially suspended for the 2006 season yesterday, would have had a much better life if he had just never played pro football at all.
		Ricky Williams is reportedly appealing his most recent failed drug test, which if proven true, could end his 2006 season for the Miami Dolphins.
		Ricky Williams' 2006-07 season has apparently ended before it began, as Denver TV station KDVR reported late Sunday that the Dolphins running back has either failed another drug test, or failed to show up for one.
	deadspin.com /sports/ricky-williams (1182 words)

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