Apparently, Ricky Williams prefers the NFL over the CFL. But the question is, does the NFL want another 'colorful' player who has a habit of causing more off the field headlines than on the field headlines.
Free spirited Ricky Williams has applied to the NFL for reinstatement in hopes of giving the NFL life one more chance.
Williams, who turns 30 in May, was suspended under the NFL's substance abuse policy for one year has sent a letter to the NFL asking the league to let him rejoin the Miami Dolphins. During his one year suspension, Williams was playing football for the Toronto Argonauts in the Canadian Football League ( CFL ).
The Miami Dolphins have yet to comment on Williams request to rejoin the team because they are still waiting to see if the NFL will approved Ricky's reinstatement request.
Williams, a former Heisman Trophy winner at Texas, was originally drafted by New Orleans when then-coach Mike Ditka gave up all his picks in the 1999 draft to get his rights. He was traded to Miami for two first-round draft picks after the 2001 season and rushed for 1,853 yards for the Dolphins in 2002 and 1,372 the next season.
While with the Dolphins, Williams suddenly decided to retire at the start of the 2004 NFL season, but he came back to play a back-up role to Ronnie Brown in 2005.
Williams was suspended by the NFL on four other occasions because his drug test came back positive for marijuana, a substance Williams freely admits to using. The last failed drug test which caused Williams to be suspended for one year was for a substance other than marijuana, and may have been linked to Ricky's interest in holistic medicine.
Ricky's agent, Leigh Steinberg, said Ricky has been teaching yoga in California since his return from the CFL.
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