NFL legend Ricky Williams lauds league’s lax hashish guidelines, remembers Mike Leach as ‘an icon’

For not less than one evening, Ricky Williams was again on the soccer discipline and fortunately he didn’t should put on a helmet and pads to get to play the game he dominated for some time.

Williams was on the Los Angeles Chargers’ “Battle of the G.O.A.T.S” celeb flag soccer recreation at SoFi Stadium on Monday evening.

Dolphins operating again Ricky Williams rushes to midfield Dec. 28, 2003, at Pro Player Stadium, Miami, Florida.
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The former Miami Dolphins star, who now runs the hashish firm Highsman in addition to an astrology firm LILA, lauded the NFL’s lax guidelines round marijuana consumption. Williams was notably suspended throughout his enjoying days for failing drug checks however has since turned the unfavorable right into a optimistic.

“I believe it’s nice,” Williams informed Fox News Digital. “Lots of guys are just about secure to devour and care for their our bodies. It’s not allowed but however the NFL is just about permitting guys to care for themselves. It’s undoubtedly progress.”

Williams continues to be maintaining a tally of the 2022 season as six groups, together with the NFL’s finest Philadelphia Eagles, have clinched playoff spots with three weeks left.

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Miami Dolphins operating again Ricky Williams runs the ball towards Panthers linebacker James Anderson at Bank of America Stadium on Nov. 19, 2009, in Charlotte, North Carolina.
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“The phrase that I’ve heard so much this 12 months is parity,” he mentioned. “And I believe it’s a beautiful factor within the NFL, the place everyone seems to be aggressive, so it’s been an thrilling season. The individuals we anticipate to be on prime usually are not and those we didn’t anticipate are doing nice. I’m actually loving watching the Eagles this 12 months. It’s sort of the Cinderella story.”

The Heisman Trophy winner touched on the demise of Mississippi State head coach Mike Leach, who died final week after struggling a well being subject at his house. Leach was an assistant for Kentucky in 1997 and 1998 when Williams was ending up his final two seasons with the Longhorns.

Head coach Mike Leach of the Mississippi State Bulldogs arrives for the Arkansas Razorbacks recreation on Nov. 6, 2021, in Fayetteville, Arkansas.
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“I knew him a little bit bit however I undoubtedly knew of him,” Williams informed Fox News Digital. “An icon within the recreation and actually modified the sport. If you watch faculty, NFL you’re gonna see issues that he put into soccer.”