Am I the only one who thinks that the dreads helped make Ricky Williams more marketable? Pretty much every NFL fan would recognize Ricky Williams on the street. However, how many people would recognize other productive backs such as Jamal Lewis, Deuce McAllister, and LaDainian Tomlinson? None of them are as recognizible as Ricky, and all are very good players. None of them have their own Visa commericial, or are on the cover of a video game. I think cutting the dreads may make Ricky less marketable. I know there are many players without dreads who are more marketable than Ricky, but many people associated Ricky with his dreads and now they are gone, and it might have a negative affect on him.