This Ricky Williams story just keeps getting weirder. Now he says wants to play football again. Incredible.
A guess a month was all the traveling he really needed to do. He’s done with that now and is ready to play again. Riiiight.
We all know that this really has to do with the $8.6 million that he was ordered to repay to the Dolphins. Remember, Ricky had that really crappy contract in his first few years in the league, so he doesn’t have quite the nest egg that some other NFL stars do. He has still made quite a bit of money, but $8.6 large is nothing to sneeze at. After buying a house, some cars and lots and lots of Cheez-Its, Ricky probably doesn’t really have much more than $8.6 mil lying around the house.
It’s a whole lot easier to be a world-traveling bohemian when you know that you never need to work another day in your life. Take away that financial security, and it just ain’t as much fun. I mean, have you seen the price of weed these days? (note to my mom – I haven’t either. I’m just guessing.)
So, it turns out that while Ricky may not be the most normal guy in the world, in many ways he’s just like so many other pro athletes. He’s just in it for the cash (and the stash).