Talk:Ricky Williams

message: http://www.uiwcardinals.com/roster.aspx?path=football
>that roster does not show him on the coaching staff at uiw. 98.234.153.226 (talk) 18:51, 19 August 2015 (UTC)
thread_title: Article improvement

message: * http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/articles/ricky_williams_opening_marijuana_friendly_gym/s1_127_20993932?mb_edition=5815&linksrc=mb_story_main_head_1_20993932
Not sure how to blend that news from May 2016 into the article. Go for it. Rauterkus (talk) 15:18, 28 May 2016 (UTC)
thread_title: Update with new venture, gym catering that permits weed

message: Even though the drug that caused the failure of the test has not been stated, the news has come as a surprise to many close to Ricky Williams. The report caught Ricky Williams' mother out of surprise and was quoted that she'd "bet my life he's not smoking marijuana." 
It is known that the NFL has a list of nearly a dozen so-called supplements that are banned. To an extreme that even too much water in a urine sample can trigger a positive test result because it can be deemed a masking agent for drugs. Since his reinstatement into the NFL Williams has been in the NFL's drug treatment program, and that would not include testing for alcohol.
The Dolphins have to obviously be frustrated because of the bubble over Williams after he had resurrected his reputation last season. The latest drug-test failure practically ends Miami's chances of trading the player. If the appeal were to get denied, Williams would completely miss the 2006 season and practically end any chance of landing himself a job for the 2007 season. The Denver Broncos had begun to inquire about the availability and asking price for Ricky Williams, but now that this report has leaked the media there has to be a small chance their interest will continue.
http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/sports/13921386.htm — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.171.63.52 (talk • contribs) 04:25, 22 February 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Failed drug test 

message: I have changed this statement --"On May 11, 2007, league medical advisors revealed that Williams tested positive for marijuana in April. This is expected to delay Williams' application for reinstatement to the league until at least September", to reflect the facts that are known. The 'Ricky failed ' reports are based on an anonymous source, thus not fact. As of May 13, there is no solid proof Ricky Williams failed a 5th drug test. The changes I made are fact. I don't know how to link to articles, s if someone can help with that I'd be fine. BUT...do NOT claim that it IS fact until the anonymous source is proved correct. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Nanaharas (talk • contribs).
:I have re-added the statement, since that assertion is stated in the referenced article. I have also restored that reference, which was inadvertently deleted in the course of the edits. However, I have added "sources say" or similar language to indicate the nature of the information. All things considered, it is correct to point out that these are allegations against Williams and not facts, especially in light of allegations made recently (and retracted) toward Barry Bonds. However, omission of the allegations would, IMHO, be a gross omission right now. Of course, if the allegations prove false, all reference to them should be deleted from the article. —C.Fred (talk) 06:50, 13 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Well, the article still reads pretty much as I changed it, but the part where Ricky asserts he is clean was deleted. I am adding it back.As I said, I don't know how to site links, but the FULL statement is as written, and appears in the Palm Beach Post and Sun Sentinel. I've added a source to the references part, but I can't figure out how to get it on with a number. Nanaharas 19:44, 13 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Two paragraphs of the quote are in the ESPN article I've already cited. I'm showing the third as from that source also. If it's not, just put the raw link in the Talk page and I'll format it up with the  template. —C.Fred (talk) 20:51, 13 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Well I don't know if I did it, or if someone did it for me, but I figured it out. I just looked at what the other guy did, and it ended up at 24 somehow. I wish wiki would make it clearer how to do these things. Nanaharas 21:06, 13 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Like I said, worst case, just put the link in either inline or inside ref tags, and somebody else can come behind and clean it up. It's not that difficult a format to use, I don't think, though I admit that I had to look up to check the parameters when I started with it. Incidentally, I never saw the new reference get saved onto the page, so it seems something didn't quite go right when you added it. :( —C.Fred (talk) 21:00, 13 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Maybe we I added it right as you were adding the ref to your link and there was a burp. When I hit save page, it showed up, then I came back to reply here, and your 23 was there. Prob timing. Anyway....glad to know of this template page...that's part of the prob, there's no explaination as to what these symbols mean. Nanaharas 21:06, 13 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: No proof of drug relapse

message: Williams was never a spokesperson for Paxil.  GSK, which manufactures Paxil, started a social anxiety disorder campaign with Williams as the star, ostensibly to raise public awareness about the disorder.  Although GSK used underhanded advertising techniques to mislead the public into thinking that Williams was endorsing Paxil, in strict fact he never did so.  67.170.212.250 (talk) 02:47, 24 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Paxil 

message: I was watching that blockbuster trade in NFL.com, but who were the actual players that the Saints gave up to reel in Ricky Williams? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 202.180.119.61 (talk) 02:52, 16 December 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Their entire draft pick set.►Chris NelsonHolla! 02:53, 16 December 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: The Blockbuster trade

message: Why is there a link to List of doping cases in sport under "See also" in this article? I was under the impression that "doping" referred to performance-enhanced drugs. Not smoking dope, which is what Ricky Williams actually did. 24.214.230.66 (talk) 07:29, 5 December 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Doping? 

message: He said he has avoidance disorder; did he mean avoidant personality disorder? Jim Michael (talk) 23:25, 8 November 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Mental illness 

message: The article says that he has a Superbowl ring for 2012 with the Ravens. This is incorrect. Multiple sources show that he wasn't on the team that year, and that he retired after the previous season. GregCovey (talk) 07:10, 2 January 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  2012 Superbowl 

message: The lede mentions minor league baseball but it is not mentioned anywhere in the article that I could find? -KaJunl (talk) 11:52, 16 July 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Baseball