Repayment ruling upheld in Ricky Williams case

By Alex Guzman  |   Tuesday, February 15, 2005  |  Comments( 0 )

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MIAMI - An arbitration ruling that ordered Ricky Williams to repay the Miami Dolphins $8.6 million was upheld by a federal judge, who rejected arguments that the award disregarded Florida law and was excessive.

U.S. District Judge James Cohn ruled arbitrator Richard Bloch was "well within the scope of his authority" in his interpretation of the case.

Williams breached his contract when he retired abruptly last July. Bloch ruled in September that under the terms of the contract, he was required to repay the Dolphins $8.6 million in bonus money he had received.

Jeffrey Kessler, representing the NFL Players Association, argued at a hearing February 12 in Fort Lauderdale that the ruling should be vacated. He didn't immediately return a phone call seeking comment on the ruling.

Williams, whose retirement sent the Dolphins reeling to a 4-12 season, has been studying holistic medicine at a small college near Sacramento, California. He recently said he's enjoying retirement.

Kessler said last week he didn't know whether Williams had the money to repay the Dolphins.
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