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I'm glad I was again stuck with Deuce McAllister as my first pick in the BG News' fantasy draft. I'm glad my name isn't Mike Metzger. I'm glad of many things. I'm glad I'm not a Dolphins' fan!

Ricky Williams reportedly called coach Dave Wannstedt and said he was retiring at the old age of 27—simply five years in the league.

I'm sure the man has lots of reasons to retire. I'm sure I could come up with about five hilarious ones, but four of them are most likely integral subplots from the short-lived drama "Playmakers."

It takes a big man to turn down a lot of money to play a game. He is one of the league's most reliable workhorses. He could touch the ball 40 times on any given day and put his team in a position to win.

This story was first reported by the Miami Herald's own Dan Le Batard (my second favorite Herald columnist, please I hope you know who the first is), and it appears in today's edition of the paper.

Le Batard wrote, "He wants to study, learn, search, travel, question, write, meditate, read, wander, find himself, climb mountains, take pictures of waterfalls and be Dad without being interrupted by another 8 a.m. meeting to dissect film."

It's a punishing game—especially for running backs—and I can't disrespect a man who values his knees.

- posted by Suss @ 2:12 AM | Permanent Link To This Post