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A league source tells us that the Miami Dolphins presently intend to welcome back running back Ricky Williams.

Williams was reinstated on Wednesday by NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, at a time when some league observers doubted that Ricky would get a chance to return.

The Miami Herald reports that Williams has been invited to visit with the team on Thursday. Agent Leigh Steinberg told the Herald that the team has not said unequivocally that it will take him back, but that the team has said nothing to the contrary, either.

Dolphins coach Cam Cameron previously had been noncommittal about a potential return from Williams. Because the trade deadline has passed, the team's only options are to bring him back or to cut him.

If released, Williams would be required to pass through waivers, and then would become a free agent.

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