Nov 15, 2007 4:45 pm US/Eastern
Dolphins Say Ricky Williams Practices On Monday
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Ricky Williams At Dolphin Press Conference
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Ricky Williams will begin practicing with the Dolphins on Monday said head coach Cam Cameron. Williams did not practice with the team Thursday instead he watched practice from far away.
At a news conference at Dolphin headquarters in Davie, Cameron said, "He's obviously a member of our team. He's going to be in our locker room. He's a Miami Dolphin."
The former NFL rushing leader met with Cameron at the training complex and there the head coach decided to welcome him back to the team resuming his NFL career after a 11/2-year suspension. Williams is not allowed to play until week 12 against the Pittsburgh Steelers on Monday night.
Williams said, "I want to get my life going. I want to create a better life for myself and my family."
He added, "My time away and having a chance to reflect on my life, I guess, I'm at a place now where it's easier for me to appreciate what it means to be a football player."
Williams' suspension ended Wednesday when he was reinstated by the NFL. The announcement came only hours after Cameron decided to give the quarterback job to rookie John Beck, who will make his NFL debut Sunday at Philadelphia.
The back-to-back developments might provide exactly the sort of shakeup a winless team needs. Linebacker Joey Porter said he would love to have the 2002 NFL rushing champion as a teammate "just because we're 0-9."
"I don't care who you got, if you could run the ball like Ricky did," Porter said. "I mean, right now I'd do anything for a victory."
Williams, who has played in only 12 games since the start of the 2004 season, arrived at the Dolphins' complex to meet with Cameron.
Williams also said, "I realize that I love to play football. I love to be on the field, but I hated being a football player. I think having time to really embrace that side of myself and look at things, it's something that I think I'm more excited and better prepared to deal with."
He added, "I do have a passion for the game, and I also do have a family that I have to support."
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