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Down at the end of the dirt road that is Ballantree Lane and leads to the Sivananda Ashram Yoga Farm near Grass Valley, Calif., it looks like yogi-and-sometimes-running back Ricky Williams is going to have to cancel the special programs he had scheduled for July 16 to 21.
That was when Williams, a qualified yoga instructor, was going to run a “Yoga and Sports†program for guests at the ranch-style complex, which sits at the end of a dirt road off a series of winding paved roads in the Sierra foothills.
With its bright-yellow buildings, wind chimes and signs that post rules forbidding weapons, drugs and non-vegetarian food, this place is about as far from professional football as it gets.
It’s also pretty far from the responsibilities that Williams continues to miss as he now appears headed on a road north to Toronto and the Canadian Football League.
As of late this week, the Dolphins were in the midst of working through the CFL rules to make sure Williams, who stands to make roughly $300,000 in Canadian dollars, would be able to get out of a contract with Toronto after one year. The standard CFL contract is for one year and an option with a six-week window in January and February for players to sign with NFL teams.
That might not leave enough time for Williams to get reinstated to the NFL after he’s eligible to apply after next season is complete. Williams has to file paperwork with the NFL to show he should be allowed back in.
Still, the notion that Williams would get stuck in Canada is a bit far-fetched.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12889464/
That was when Williams, a qualified yoga instructor, was going to run a “Yoga and Sports†program for guests at the ranch-style complex, which sits at the end of a dirt road off a series of winding paved roads in the Sierra foothills.
With its bright-yellow buildings, wind chimes and signs that post rules forbidding weapons, drugs and non-vegetarian food, this place is about as far from professional football as it gets.
It’s also pretty far from the responsibilities that Williams continues to miss as he now appears headed on a road north to Toronto and the Canadian Football League.
As of late this week, the Dolphins were in the midst of working through the CFL rules to make sure Williams, who stands to make roughly $300,000 in Canadian dollars, would be able to get out of a contract with Toronto after one year. The standard CFL contract is for one year and an option with a six-week window in January and February for players to sign with NFL teams.
That might not leave enough time for Williams to get reinstated to the NFL after he’s eligible to apply after next season is complete. Williams has to file paperwork with the NFL to show he should be allowed back in.
Still, the notion that Williams would get stuck in Canada is a bit far-fetched.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12889464/
