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Have some empathy tonight when you watch. Ricky is a seriously emotioanally troubled young man. His personality borders on mental illness but he is not quite there yet. In this date and age the media allows us to see a mental breakdown as it is happening. The 60 Minutes interview will be nothing more that a breach of privacy of a floundering mind. I hope the producers will give Ricky referrals to professionals that can help him with his problems. But most likely this will just be a spectacle at Rickys expense.

Laugh at Ricky tonight if you must, but remember somewhere his parents cry for their lost son.
 

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Yep! He's completely lost it. He sees no reason to apologized. He'll play with the Raiders or Ravens one day.
 

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I wish I could see it but the local affiliate is preparing for the Ravens game...Damn, I was looking forward to this...
 

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Sorry I dont see why you guys hate him so much, he is a polite , nice young man who does what he wants cuz he can. more power to him
 

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Ya, he does what he wants now. Seems he'll be broke soon and his tune will change when he realizes what a real employors expects and what the pay will be. I'm certain Ricky will put the bong down and get his azz back out there for another contract.
 

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Noreaga said:
Sorry I dont see why you guys hate him so much, he is a polite , nice young man who does what he wants cuz he can. more power to him

ignorant, bitter, jealous people.
 

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I'd like to see what these anti-Ricky idiots would say if someone came along and told THEM how they should live their lives. He's doing what he wants do do and anyone who doesn't like it can kiss his donkey because IT'S HIS LIFE AND NO DUMB IGNORANT SPORTS FAN CAN CHANGE THAT.
 

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The dumb, ignorant football player has every right to do whatever he feels like-- it's a free country: but a fact is a fact-- he does have serious mental issues.
 

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He has serious mental issues because... he doesn't live his life to please you and the other selfish sports degenerates who drafted him for their fantasy football teams?
 

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The fact is he'll try to get back to the NFL for the money. He's an idiot for choosing the bong over possibly a Hall of Fame career. When the cash runs dry he'll return for another payday.
 

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13 stop please insulting everyone & take the time beforehand to obtain a little knowledge so we can have a semi-intelligent and civil discussion: look up what's been said about him by his former coaches & teammates all the way back to high school level.

And you're missing the point: behaving honorably, fullfilling your word as a man, giving sufficient advance notice-- pull off that stunt at your place of employment & see how they treat you........
there is a right and a wrong way to go about everything-- that's how etiquette came to be....
 

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Insulting everyone? You mean like your "liberal stink bomb" comment? Why is it you guys from the Political Sewer downstairs have to turn everything into a liberal/conservative jello wrestling match? Ricky could've voted for Bush for all you know. Schools falling apart? Blame the commie libbers. Iraq a disaster? Blame the wingnut cavemen. Constipated? Blame Clinton for that. Why don't you guys start a Ricky thread down in your boiler room and then you can yell liberal/wingnut at each other to your heart's content while the grown ups with more than a 2 word vocabulary can debate the issue rationally.
 

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He sees no problem taking a bonus he can't pay bakc. He will have a different attitude if forced to pay back his bonus. He will be back for the cash.
 
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Blue Edwards:

Well said ... he quit on his teammates and walked away with
over 8 million he needs to pay back to the Dolphins

Good for him if that is how he wants to lead his life .. I hope the Dolphins chase his ass for the money owed to them ....

And ya wonder why a sector of society totally hates athletes? They see this stuff and hear Sprewell crying about being only offered an extension at 10 mill per year "cause I've got a family to feed"

Ya see this stuff and ya realize the best professional sports tour in the world is the PGA Tour ... all independent contractors ... outside of Tiger and the elite the majority do not have major endorsement deals ... outside of Daly none of em in trouble with the law and the PGA Tour gives more to charities than any other sports organization in the country

Ricky, give back the 8 million and go smoke pot ...
 

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http://www.wsvn.com/news/articles/sports/MI137127/
Monday, November 23, 2009

Ricky Williams a workhorse once again
DAVIE, Fla. (AP) -- Ricky Williams is having his best season since retiring.
That was in 2004, when a marijuana habit drove Williams out of the NFL. The following year he began a comeback that proceeded fitfully because of Miami Dolphins coaching changes, a season-ending injury and an 18-month suspension.
The Dolphins stuck with Williams, and now he might just save their season. Picking up the slack for injured starter Ronnie Brown, the 32-year-old Williams totaled 221 yards rushing in two games over a five-day stretch, and Miami (5-5) won both to reach .500 for the first time this year.
"It puts us on the right track," Williams said. "We have been trying to get here all year, and we finally got here. It's just the next step to where we want to go."
Williams is leading the way. Making his first start of the year in Thursday's 24-17 victory at Carolina, he rushed for 119 yards and two scores and added a 14-yard touchdown catch. It was his second three-TD game this season, and the first time in his career he scored rushing and receiving in the same game.
"I was really impressed with Ricky," coach Tony Sparano said Friday. "He did a tremendous job. He ran the ball hard, really hard."
Williams scored once as Brown's replacement taking the snap in the wildcat. He scored on a 46-yard dash to seal the win, outrunning the Panthers' secondary to the end zone. He carried 22 times -- not a lot for a back who once had 392 attempts in a season, but his highest total in four years.
The 100-yard game was Williams' 22nd with Miami, extending his franchise record. He's the oldest 100-yard rusher in team history.
"He's not 32, I don't care what he says," rookie receiver Brian Hartline said. "He definitely doesn't look 32 out there, and he definitely has a lot of gas left in his wheels."
Williams never fit the mold of the typical NFL player, and that's still the case. Last spring he agreed to a contract extension for 2010 without an agent or negotiations. Working toward a college degree, he wants to become an osteopath. He's so particular about his diet that Sparano laughingly speaks of "Ricky food."
And Williams remains skittish with the media.
"I don't like talking about myself," he said after Thursday's game.
Instead, teammates gushed about him. Younger players seemed especially tickled to see him trample Panthers.
"He has been here for a long time, and he knows what he's doing," receiver Ted Ginn Jr. said. "When he sees something, he was just trying to run through. That was what he was taught to do as a young 'un."
Sparano said he's confident Williams can handle a starter's workload the rest of the season, and the Dolphins really have no choice but to rely heavily on their only thirtysomething offensive player.
Brown underwent season-ending surgery Friday on his broken right foot. Williams' backup, second-year pro Lex Hilliard, had his first career rushing attempt Thursday night. And the passing attack ranks third-worst in the league.
That means Williams, seven years removed from his NFL rushing title, will try to carry Miami to the playoffs.
"It's hard to replace Ronnie Brown," Hartline said. "But Ricky Williams is still Ricky Williams."
Even with limited playing time this season, Williams is on pace for his first 1,000-yard season since 2003. He's averaging a career-best 5.3 yards per carry. And he ranks among NFL leaders with 10 touchdowns.
At Charlotte, Williams thrived behind a patchwork front. Four Miami offensive linemen left the game with injuries, and the Dolphins used three centers, including one moved from tackle who had not practiced snaps.
"It's tough," Williams said. "Guys are dropping like flies."
"We were down to me going in the game," said Sparano, a former center. "I've never seen anything like it."
Sparano provided no update Friday on the severity of the injuries. Players have the weekend off before beginning preparations to play the Buffalo Bills on Nov. 29.
"We'll get a chance to heal up," Sparano said. "Right now the boys need a bit of rest."
Even Williams "got a little bit dinged" in the fourth quarter but was expected to be fine, Sparano said. The most serious injury appeared to be to nose tackle Jason Ferguson, who hurt his right knee and underwent an MRI.
Despite the heavy toll, Sparano was in a cheerful mood Friday. After winning three games in the first 63 days of the season, the Dolphins won twice in five days, and they're only one victory behind AFC East leader New England.
"There's a lot of football left," Sparano said.
Look for lots of handoffs to Williams in the weeks to come. Over the years the Dolphins are 19-3 when he rushes for 100 yards.
"Hopefully he can rest up these next 10 days," teammate Jason Taylor said, "and do it again next week."
(Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
 

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