Ricky Williams
Ricky Williams
Errick Lynne "Ricky" Williams Jr.is a retired American football running back who played twelve seasons in the National Football Leagueand one season in the Canadian Football League. He played college football for the University of Texas, where he was a two-time All-American and won the Heisman Trophy. Williams was drafted by the New Orleans Saints fifth overall in the 1999 NFL Draft and spent three seasons with the team before he was traded to the Miami Dolphins in 2002. He...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionFootball Player
Date of Birth21 May 1977
CitySan Diego, CA
CountryUnited States of America
I think it was good enough to help us win. We need to keep it in that frame of mind. I was able to get the ball a little more. The biggest thing for the running game is rhythm. When you convert third downs, you can sustain rhythm.
It gives the defense a problem covering both of us, ... I like it.
I tell people I was a caterpillar locked in a cocoon when I was in New Orleans, but now I feel like I finally have my wings.
I talk to Ronnie two or three times a week,
might look complicated to others, but it's not complicated to me. Maybe it looks that way from the outside, but it isn't.
I was expecting to hear more boos. I was pleasantly surprised.
It felt great just to come out here and get a few more touches, being in pass situations, reading the defense and just feeling the tempo of the game. It felt real good. I am definitely comfortable with the offense. I feel like I'm coming along well. I'm looking forward to next week (against Houston).
It doesn't seem like I was gone, not even a week,
Why do you think I'll play football again?
Well, I work, I have a job now, so it will have to be dinner.
Yeah, we made a bet. I lost the bet. I lost the bet.
You know why beads were started, don't you? ... They were used to count your prayers.
When we face adversity, we don't crumble. That's what we should be excited about. Wins come when you deal with adversity well.
When he first got drafted, you heard people wonder why you'd take a No. 2 pick for a guy that didn't even start in college,