Just read a Sports Illustrated article this morning where the reporter went and hung out with Ricky.TerryTate said:Okay guys did someone else beat me to the story again?
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/columns/story?columnist=clayton_john&id=1936875
Ricky Williams' career as a football player may be over after he decided not to accept a proposal to re-enter the NFL and serve a four-game suspension for violations of the drug policy, according to his attorney, David Cornwell.
Williams is currently on the league's reserve retired list and needed to make a decision by Friday to try to be reinstated into the league. The league requires players on the retired list to be reinstated 30 days before the end of the season.
Williams met with Cornwell Wednesday night and Cornwell couldn't talk him into seeking reinstatement. More than a week ago, Cornwell worked out a proposal that would have allowed Williams to return this week and be suspended for the final four games of the season.
"Ricky is going to stay on the retired list and I have to conclude that his career is over," Cornwell said.
I agree, I have been on the fence with Ricky all season but Its time to forget him and move on.NJFINSFAN1 said:I've been saying he won't come back for weeks, everytime he talked he said he was going to finish his 17 course and football did not make him happy. He also said the lawyers want him back because they want to get paid!
Now we can move on and forget all about him!
GazPhin said:...without going to work?
This is good news - at least nobody will be in any doubt about the need to look for a top back in the offseason now. No more threads about Ricky's trade value.
Bye bye 4 good.
RIP a promising football career.
maybe he can work at a carwash and pay it back a little at a time. i don't think any company will try to get his endorsement on anything. maybe rotorooter! :) :D :roflmao:Noodle Arm said:Well it sucks since now we can't trade him. I hope he has the 8.6 million saved up somewhere though.