[cwstech]

ESPN.com is reporting that Ricky Williams will not return this season due to a torn chest muscle.

Did any of you happen to see the replay of when he was stepped on by a defender?

ESPN - Report: Injury ends Ricky Williams' 07 comeback - NFL

[Bette]

Yes, I did see it, and I asked in another thread if there was any chance it was deliberate.

[cwstech]

Originally Posted by Bette

Yes, I did see it, and I asked in another thread if there was any chance it was deliberate.

I'm not sure if it was deliberate. Either way it looked painful.

[alex83]

wow that last long...come back...plays a few downs and now out for the season, bet the Fin's Fans are happy he is back

[bears9]

Look here is a new a rule for everyone to live don't expect anything from Ricky and you might be right, God knows you won't if expect something

[Racer Duck]

I saw it the first time and nearly came out of my chair 'cause a flag wasn't thrown (the ref was standing right there and watched it happen!!!) and then in greater detail when they started all the replays. Williams was definitely on the ground and whether you saw the fumble or not, there was no reason to come at him feet first. In fact you can clearly see in one replay Williams' whole body move at least a foot, no pun intended, and then the foot twist as it was about to be removed. Luckily Williams pads kept his back from being torn by the guy's cleats.

my opinion: it was definitely on purpose. players don't use other players for berm .. the offender knew full well what he was doing. Maybe it might be called an accident if the offender had come back to check on Williams, especially when he saw the damage he'd done but I didn't see it and I don't think anybody else did either.

there's a lot of nastiness that goes on in pileups, but this was over the top.

I'm not a Williams fan and don't think he should have come back. but I think intentionally trying to maim a player is wrong and the offender, ID'd in the ESPN article as Steelers linebacker Lawrence Timmons, should be banned from the NFL for life.

I also think the ref who witnessed it happen right next to him without a flag for unnecessary roughness should be sanctioned.

I was particularly appalled the announcers glossed over the incident, until the umpteenth replay when, by then, it was clear to every eyeball watching the TVs and jumbo-trons what happened. then they only said his being stepped on "apparently" caused the injury. Let a 300 pound lineman roll up a runner's leg and we get the gory details, but because of Williams notoriety and the low regard most people in the NFL have for him, it was barely mentioned.

but then I'm not surprised anymore by the callousness of the players nor the other "actors" in the NFL. most of them are only concerned about themselves and it shows in the way they play and report the game. after all, Ricky Williams was not the story they wanted to focus on, just the "terrible conditions" these poor players had to play in...

so they got their wish. Williams is out for the rest of the season after a few plays, so now they don't have to care about him 'till next year, if he decides to try again, that is.

[Gotham Dark Knight]

Originally Posted by Racer Duck

I'm not a Williams fan and don't think he should have come back. but I think intentionally trying to maim a player is wrong and the offender, ID'd in the ESPN article as Steelers linebacker Lawrence Timmons, should be banned from the NFL for life.

I got to agree with that...there is no room for some sort of vigilante justice...if that is wha it was meant to be.

[Seahawker 562]

So thats why hes out, because of being stepped on? I dont think it was intentional. It was very wet and slippery