What team does Ricky Williams play for?
Errick Lynne Williams, Jr. (born May 21, 1977 in San Diego, California) is an American football running back for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League. He was drafted by the New Orleans Saints fifth overall in the 1999 NFL Draft. He played college football at the University of Texas, where he was a two-time All-America (1997 and 1998) and won the 1998 Heisman Trophy as the best player in college football. Early life Williams was born, along with his twin sister Cassandra, in San Diego, California. He was born to relatively young parents, who ultimately separated when he was six years old. His mother was awarded custody of Williams and his siblings, Cassandra (Cassie) and Rebecca (Nisey). In San Diego’s Patrick Henry High School, Williams primarily played baseball and football while running track and wrestling. On the football field, Williams gained 2,099 yards and scored 25 touchdowns. He was named “Offensive Player of the Year” by the San Diego Union-Tribune.[1] [edit] Hi
Ricky Williams played for the CFL Toronto Argonauts. On August 31, 2008, ESPN’s Chris Mortensen reported the Miami Dolphins had signed Ricky Williams to a one-year contract extension. He was now under contract through the 2009 season. As of September 6, 2008, Williams has been named as the starting Dolphins running back for the 2008 season opener against the New York Jets. As of December 3, 2008, Ricky Williams has played in all 12 games for the Miami Dolphins sharing duties with Ronnie Brown. The highly exciting “wildcat” formation which allocates Ronnie Brown at the QB position with the choice to hand the ball to a motioning Williams has produced good results for the offense. So far Ricky Williams has rushed for 512 yards on 120 carries averaging 4.3 yards per carry, to go along with 19 receptions for 153 yards. As of May 21 2009, Ricky was offered a contract by the Dolphins for $4.35 million, for the 2010 season. and more on
