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First, I want to say 'Thanks' to the fans of other teams that have stopped by to express their concerns about this. There have been some very well-spoken people on with insightful comments, and many from division rivals that we may only see in smack forums otherwise...
I think that Ricky has done a great deal of bridge burning here and will find it hard to come back from. I expecially think this paragraph in the Herald will cause issues:
If there is, in fact, a special liquid, I'm sure other players and the league itself does not want it to be public knowledge. The NFL takes pride in its substance abuse policy, while other sports (MLB especially) are struggling to come up with a policy that has the necessary teeth. Williams' admission to smoking pot will almost certainly cause problems with the league office were he to play again.
In the short term, I expect the league to try and ignore the problem or push it aside with veiled comments on Ricky's mental state. But it will be interesting to see if anything comes of it in the long term.
I also agree that RW owes me (a fan) absolutely nothing, but he certainly owed his teammates something -- especially after his comments to the players in June. I think the whole team is going to take it to a new level to show him, and everyone else that this team is bigger than Ricky Williams.
I think that Ricky has done a great deal of bridge burning here and will find it hard to come back from. I expecially think this paragraph in the Herald will cause issues:
If there is, in fact, a special liquid, I'm sure other players and the league itself does not want it to be public knowledge. The NFL takes pride in its substance abuse policy, while other sports (MLB especially) are struggling to come up with a policy that has the necessary teeth. Williams' admission to smoking pot will almost certainly cause problems with the league office were he to play again.
In the short term, I expect the league to try and ignore the problem or push it aside with veiled comments on Ricky's mental state. But it will be interesting to see if anything comes of it in the long term.
I also agree that RW owes me (a fan) absolutely nothing, but he certainly owed his teammates something -- especially after his comments to the players in June. I think the whole team is going to take it to a new level to show him, and everyone else that this team is bigger than Ricky Williams.