Ricky Williams is discussing a comeback

By Mike Medina  |   Friday, May 20, 2005  |  Comments( 0 )

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Dolphins coach Nick Saban has repeatedly left the door open for the return of estranged running back Ricky Williams, and for the first time since his sudden retirement last July, it seems to be swinging.

"I talked to Ricky and Ricky still seems to be very, very interested in coming back," Saban revealed in a roundtable session with reporters Thursday evening.

"As I've said before, that the things that we discuss, we decided not to talk about them publicly, and I think I can safely say that you all know as much about his situation as I do.

"There are issues that need to be worked through, and we're all in the process of evaluating those issues and how they can be resolved."

Those issues have to deal with the league's reported target date Williams has to wait for before coming out of retirement. If Williams announces his decision to come back before July 28, he would be risking a one-year suspension per the NFL's substance-abuse policy.

There's the matter of an arbitrator's ruling that Williams still owes the Dolphins $8.6 million for breaching his contract.

The Dolphins would also have salary-cap issues, although they would only be on the hook for Williams' 2004 salary, which is in the range of $2.6 million to $3.4 million.
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