Williams, who tested positive for marijuana in December 2003 and faced a $650,000 fine and a four-game suspension for violating the NFL's substance-abuse policy, retired from football in August of 2004.
Ineligible to play for the 2004 season, he studied Ayurveda (the ancient Indian system of holistic medicine) and "found himself," before returning to the Fins in 2005.
At the premier of Run Ricky Run: Hard to Tackle, Harder to put a Finger On in South Beach on Tuesday night, Williams said: "I’m not sure [of 2010 being his final NFL season]. There’s a very good chance it could be, but I’m not sure. My body is probably the single biggest factor in the decision. Football is a game, especially the way I play, where if you can’t be 100 percent, you can’t do it."
What should be the caption for this photo? Leave your suggestion in the comments section below.
"I looked over at the dugout a couple of times and thought [Terry Francona]
might come out because I glanced up at the board and saw I was over 105
pitches. I'm glad he
left me in. I felt good and felt that I had more in the tank."
–Clay Buchholz, on the Red Sox' 2-1 win Tuesday night
"Manny" and "smart" in the same sentence? Yup, you've read it here first on NESN.com
"I was saying this last year. The topic of this article is WHY Manny
Ramirez is gone. His greatest dislike of Boston was how Theo was
turning the whole team into a bunch of suits. Manny isn't the smartest
guy in the world, but apparently he's smarter than most of the guys
left on this team. You will NEVER reach your athletic potential if you
play like you're too tight, or forget how much you loved the game….."
—Paul
This is how all goal celebrations should be.
Got a suggestion? Send it to the Daily Blend mailbag.