After 11 long seasons in the NFL playing the game he loved, Ricky Williams is finally calling it quits at the tender age of 34. He will be remembered for his five 1,000+ yards season, as well as his off field antics and his love for marijuana. The veteran running back was coming off a season with the Baltimore Ravens where he had the primarily role of backup, but still managed to rack up more than 500 total yards and two touchdowns.

His best game came in the week 13 win against the Cleveland Browns, where he rushed for 76 yards on 16 carries and scored a touchdown as well. Williams career as a professional started just as interesting, when then New Orleans Saints coach Mike Ditka traded his entire NFL Draft class in order to move up and pick the Heisman Trophy winner No. 5 overall. ESPN Magazine later staged an infamous photo depicting Williams in a wedding dress getting married coach Ditka.

His on-the-field career did not start as well, and he had a somewhat disappointing rookie season in which he rushed for 884 yards. But he followed that up with four straight 1,000-yard seasons that included a 1,853-yard, 23-touchdown season with the Miami Dolphins. Williams tested positive for marijuana after the 2005 season and opted to retire, rather than serve his suspension. But he came back in 2007 and posted his fifth career 1,000-yard season in 2009, scoring 15 touchdowns to boot.

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