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imarocker
10-05-2004, 04:22 PM
Ricky want s a hearing to see if he can play for the Dolphins...lmaooo
GuitarPLYR
10-05-2004, 04:24 PM
LOL!!!!
How typical. I hope that they don't let him back in and tell him to PAY UP!!!
Unfortunately, with the state that the Dolpins are in, they will probably take him back in a heartbeat.
imarocker
10-05-2004, 04:26 PM
im crying
imarocker
10-05-2004, 05:12 PM
Williams wants NFL to clarify his eligibility
ESPN.com
Ricky Williams has sent a letter to the National Football League, requesting a hearing for the purpose of clarifying his eligibility to return to playing status with the Miami Dolphins this season, sources have told ESPN's Hank Goldberg.
An NFL spokesman confirmed Tuesday that the league has received such a letter from Williams, but declined comment on the matter. The sources said the league received the letter earlier this week and has yet to act on it, and no timetable for a hearing has been set.
When contacted, a spokesman for the NFL declined comment.
An arbitrator ruled last month that Williams owes the Dolphins $8.6 million for violating the terms of his contract after his abrupt retirement just before training camp in July.
"This is an issue between the player, his representative, and the league," Dolphins general manager Rick Spielman said in a statement. "Accordingly, we don't have a comment on the matter."
When he retired, Williams was facing a four-game suspension for violation of the NFL substance-abuse policy, his third such violation as a pro. After he announced his retirement, Williams officially advised the league that he was retiring so that he no longer was subject to random drug tests from the league. In doing so, the league requires that he remain retired for at least a year. Returning before a year counts as a positive test in the league's substance-abuse policy. A return in less than a year theoretically would be Williams' fourth violation of the substance abuse policy, which would mean an indefinite suspension -- usually a minimum of one year.
Williams is trying to get a hearing to clarify his eligibility to play again.
To retain his rights and potential trade value, the Dolphins would have to take Williams back if he decided to unretire. They could release him, which would make him a free agent.
The Dolphins would not have to pay Williams for any time during which he was suspended.
LMFAOOOOO
bigdaddysmak
10-06-2004, 02:53 AM
Can he pass a drug test??? He's doing it for the $$$$$$$$.........
macca
10-06-2004, 02:43 PM
Of course..... it all went "UP IN SMOKE".
Ricky wants to give the Dolphins another 1000 yard year as a
TOKEn of his appreciation for letting him back.
lol!
bigdaddysmak
10-08-2004, 08:37 AM
Basically hat I read in the USAToday is that 1) His teammates really dont want him back and 2) Ricky wants less of a workload for more money.
bigdaddysmak
10-09-2004, 08:33 AM
Now he says he only wants to play one more year......what a doofus!
If he didn't lose the arbitration case and owe the Dolphins $8.5 million he'd still be on permanent vacation.
macca
10-12-2004, 04:15 PM
If everybody uses their common sense(and brains) HE WILL BE
bigdaddysmak
10-12-2004, 09:13 PM
Latest story is he severly behind in child support payments. They went "up in smoke" I guess.
macca
10-13-2004, 10:52 AM
confiscate his grass hut in the islands(or wherever he's staying now).
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