J-Unit

lol woudnt be surprised...considering pacmans friends got busted for a huge drug bust

Professor

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/f...dolphins-front

Dolphins to decide today on Ricky Williams' CFL status

By Alex Marvez
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Posted May 8 2006, 1:40 PM EDT

The agent for tailback Ricky Williams expects to know today whether the Dolphins will grant permission for the suspended running back to play in the Canadian Football league this season.

Williams is being courted to play by the Toronto Argonauts, but he needs permission from the Dolphins to play in the CFL. Dolphins coach Nick Saban is seemingly lukewarm to the idea.



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"I think that it will come to some resolution today, meaning we'll either be able to begin exploring with Toronto what they might be willing to do with Ricky or simply allow the opportunity to pass," Steinberg said.

vikingsfan2006

if ricky goes yo canada he will be so good people will say that he will be a good back again in the nfl but thr reality is that he will be average at the best

Davey

I dont think anything is average about ricky, not on the field or off the field.

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Theres no stoppin' us, no holdin us back. This is the trick of our trade, this is exactly what we do best!

Professor

Ricky isn't old, but he isn't getting younger and by the time he plays in the nfl again he will be over thirty. He has already shown by the choices that he has made already that he not the most dedicated individual, so it is not a given that he will ever play again.

Professor

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2439167

Williams may face more drug tests if he signs with CFL
ESPN.com news services

TORONTO -- Ricky Williams may have to take a drug test if the running back wants to play for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League.

The NFL suspended Williams for a year last month for his fourth violation of the league's substance abuse policy. Since the suspension, Williams' agent Leigh Steinberg has indicated that the 1998 Heisman winner is seriously interested in playing in the CFL.

Williams will continue to participate in the NFL's substance-abuse program, meaning he is subject to up to 10 random tests a month and must remain under the supervision of a medical adviser.

The CFL has no formal drug testing policy, but Toronto president Keith Pelley said the team could conduct its own tests if the Miami Dolphins allow Williams to play for the Argonauts.

"It's something that we've talked about internally. ... Certainly, it would be an area that we would at least discuss," Pelley said during a conference call.

Pelley cautioned that the team isn't yet discussing drug testing and other contract demands with the 28-year-old Williams because he still needs permission from the Dolphins to speak directly with Argos officials.

Pelley said he expected to hear soon -- possibly by the end of the week -- on whether permission will be granted. He said the Dolphins are debating whether they would benefit if Williams kept playing while he sits out the 2006 NFL season, or whether the injury risk is too high.

Pelley said both Williams and Steinberg "thoroughly understand and appreciate" their requirement that Williams not only stay clean, but also promote a drug-free lifestyle to Toronto youth. The team has made conscious efforts in recent years to highlight their players as community role models, Pelley said.

"It is absolutely crucial that before we would proceed with Ricky Williams that he is prepared to be absolutely clean and more importantly, educate the youth of Toronto to say no to drugs," Pelley said. "If he's not prepared to do that, we would not sign him, even if he was prepared to play for free."

J-Unit

wouldnt be surprised if he fails that one too.

Professor

I don't think that it matters, really. I just posted this as further showing that he could play in the CFL. Like it was stated above, Ricky would still have to take 10 tests a month while in the drug program for the NFL, so what difference would it make have an extra one from toronto added on.

J-Unit

Not much. But if he stays clean, I think it shows Saban that Ricky might be committed to football by playing in Canada, and that he has put the past behind him.

Professor

he has to do something to get back. I think there is a real chance that he never makes it back.