Miami Dolphins running back Ricky Williams has been reinstated by the NFL and could play again as soon as week 12 against the Steelers... should we care?
The Dolphins are 0-9 this year and have absolutly zero chance of making the playoffs. Williams may be a better option than Jesse Chapman, but the Doplphins season is lost and "would be" pro-bowl back Ronnie Brown will be ready to go by the start of next season.
Although the Dolphins are 26-17 with Williams and 12-34 without him since they traded for him prior to the 2002 season, Williams has not seen NFL speed for almost two years. He was in the Canadian Football League last year, but the talent is uncomparable to the NFL. Williams did not even make a CFL all-star team (comparable to the NFL's pro-bowl).
Williams would at the very best be the number two back next year behind Ronnie Brown, and no one can be certain that Williams will not test positive for some type of drug for the sixth time since 2004 between now and next season. Williams obviously didn't learned his lesson from his first exit from the NFL as his attempted return to the league was delayed when he tested positive for marijuana last spring.
Williams is also now 30 years old. If he had never left the NFL, this would probably be about the time he started to fade from stardom. With other talented young running backs taking over the league, there will probably be no place for Williams in the future.
So why is this even news anymore that Williams is being reinstated? My prediction is that Williams will be suspended from the NFL again before the kickoff of the 2008 season. If Williams has finally learned that you can't smoke marijuana and play in the NFL at the same time, he may survive another year or two before he has to leave the league on his own. I can assure you one thing: Ricky Williams is a thing of the past.
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