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Deion Sanders wearing a Colorado hat

Football legend believes he would be a better coach than Deion Sanders

While the on-field results wound up being underwhelming, Deion Sanders brought the focus of the college football world on Colorado last season in his first year as head coach. One football legend, however, thinks he could outdo that if given the …

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Ex-Heisman Trophy winner officially changes his name

Ricky Williams is having his Metta World Peace moment. Williams has officially changed his last name from Williams to “Miron,” which is his wife Linnea’s last name. He is now Errick Miron (his full first name remains the same). …

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Ricky Williams has Heisman Trophy-themed marijuana brand

Ricky Williams is known mostly for two things — his abilities on the football field and love for marijuana. The former NFL star has found a way to market himself using both. Williams recently launched a cannabis brand called …

Nick Saban on the sidelines

Ricky Williams offers surprising comment on Nick Saban as NFL coach

Nick Saban is arguably the greatest college football coach ever. If someone wants to criticize him — and you know there are people who love to — you really have to go back to his time in the NFL to find some ammo. Saban coached the Miami …

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Ricky Williams reveals crazy reason he started smoking heavily

Marijuana has been a huge part of Ricky Williams’ life for several years now, and the former running back has always been very open about that. He was suspended multiple times during his NFL career for violating the NFL’s drug policy, but …

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Revisiting the infamous Ricky Williams draft-day trade

Twenty years ago, the New Orleans Saints traded away their entire collection of draft picks, plus a first-round and third-round pick the following year, to get Ricky Williams. It’s widely hailed as one of the worst trades in NFL history. No …

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Ricky Williams jailed after traffic stop in Texas

Ricky Williams spent the night in jail on Tuesday evening after being pulled over in a traffic stop in Austin, Texas. KXAN in Austin reports the news on the former Heisman Trophy winner, who was stopped for not having a rear license plate. During the …

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Ricky Williams discusses incident with Tyler police

Ricky Williams was involved in an incident with police in Tyler, Texas last week while he was in town for the Earl Campbell Award ceremony. The former Longhorns running back came to support Campbell and this year’s award winner, D’Onta …

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Ricky Williams: I would be a Hall of Famer if weed were legal

Ricky Williams’ NFL career was derailed by his persistent marijuana use. If marijuana were legal, he thinks he would have been a Hall of Famer. Williams’ weed habit led to a four-game suspension in 2004, which he served in 2005, and a …

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Ricky Williams opening marijuana-friendly gym

Ricky Williams’ fondness of marijuana is nothing new, but now he’s taking it to the next level. Williams is partnering with Jim McAlpine to open what they believe will be the first cannabis-friendly gym. The gym is set to open this fall …

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Ricky Williams: People are disappointed when I turn down their weed offers

Once a pothead, always a pothead. At least, that’s what people seem to think about former NFL running back Ricky Williams. Earlier this week, Williams was asked for his thoughts about the NFL changing its marijuana rules in the new league drug …

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Ricky Williams: Richie Incognito is not a racist, maybe Jonathan Martin doesn’t belong in NFL

Ricky Williams, who played with Richie Incognito when the two were with the Miami Dolphins in 2010, provided an interesting take on the Jonathan Martin bullying saga on Tuesday. During an interview with KGMZ-FM in San Francisco, Williams refused to …

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Ricky Williams speaks out against bullying in NFL

Ricky Williams spoke out against bullying in the NFL on Sunday in the wake of the Jonathan Martin situation with the Miami Dolphins. Offensive lineman Richie Incognito, who was said to be one of Martin’s main tormentors, has been suspended …

Ricky Williams: Marijuana for me was like spinach for Popeye

Former NFL running back Ricky Williams always had question marks surrounding his off-field behavior during his professional career. He was a known marijuana user, with former teammate Channing Crowder recently revealing that Williams often smoked …

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Nick Saban offered Ricky Williams a job on his Alabama staff

Ricky Williams is in his first season as an assistant coach for University of the Incarnate Word, and it turns out he actually had an even better job opportunity he turned down. When the 1998 Heisman Trophy winner was trying to get the job at …

Channing Crowder: Ricky Williams smoked weed night before games

Former Miami Dolphins running back Ricky Williams was one of the strangest players to ever tear up the gridiron. Very few people would be surprised if you told them Williams smoked marijuana. However, some might find it interesting that he supposedly …

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