Where Did You Go Ricky Williams?

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He spent two seasons forcing his way through NFL defenses with little help from the passing game.  Wannstedt’s offense was as predictable as a monkey with a banana and Williams was his work horse.  Every opponent lined up expecting him to run at them and they were never wrong.

After 775 carries, Williams wanted a break. Everyone knows the rest of the story. 

Ricky failed three drug tests and found a loop-hole out of his contract. He left the Dolphins and the city of Miami. It was an ugly separation that continued even after Dave Wannstedt and his bushy mustache left town.

When he returned, the dreadlocks were gone and the Dolphins had moved on. Ronnie Brown was the new runner and, if not for a knee injury in 2007, Ricky would have been forgotten. Last year both saw plenty of action as a tandem and Williams still shows flashes of his younger days.

With the reduced workload, he will no longer be a feature running back. But he doesn’t seem to mind.

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