Ricky Williams

CAREER PRO BOWL SELECTIONS: 1 (2002)

FINS FACT
An avid photographer, Ricky has taken pictures at several South Florida events, including Marlins games and the Sony-Ericsson tennis tournament. On occasion, he's even shot Dolphins training camp practices in between reps.

CAREER TRANSACTIONS
Was traded by New Orleans to Miami on March 8, 2002 in exchange for a first-round draft choice in 2002 (25th overall) and a conditional third-round pick in 2003 ... That pick became a first-round selection (18th overall) when he reached the 1,500-yard rushing mark in 2002 ... In the trade, the teams also swapped positions in the fourth-round of the 2002 Draft ... Originally was a first-round draft choice (5th overall, 2nd running back) by New Orleans in 1999, with a choice obtained from Washington in a draft-day trade-up, in which the Saints surrendered their six remaining picks in the '99 draft, and first- and third-round draft choices in 2000.

PRO
2009 - For the season led the Dolphins in rushing with 241 carries for 1121 yards and 11 touchdowns and had 35 receptions for 264 yards and two touchdowns ... Ranked sixth in the AFC and tenth in the NFL in rushing and tied for fifth in the AFC and tied for sixth in the NFL in scoring among non-kickers ... Led the team in rushing ten times and in reception yardage twice this season ... Started the last seven games in placed of Ronnie Brown (IR) and played in a reserve role the previous nine games this season ... Saw limited action on Dec. 27th vs. Houston due to a shoulder injury.

WILDCAT: In his career, in the 26 regular season games where the Dolphins have run the "Wildcat" formation, Williams has 62 carries for 295 yards (an average of 4.8 yards per carry) and six touchdowns.

100-YARD RUSHING: Has four games of 100 or more yards rushing this season - once in December (108 yards on Dec. 13th at Jacksonville) and three consecutive contests in November (115 yards on Nov. 29th at Buffalo, 119 yards on Nov. 19th at Carolina and 102 yards on Nov. 15th vs. Tampa Bay) ... In those four games the Dolphins are 3-1 ... Overall in his career Williams has 36 100-yard rushing games and his teams are 27-9 in those 36 games ... Has 24 100-yard rushing games as a member of the Dolphins and the Dolphins are 20-4 in those games ... His 24 career 100-yard rushing games is a Dolphin record for most career 100-yard rushing games ... On Dec. 15, 2003 vs. Philadelphia, Williams rushed for 107 yards on 18 carries, his 16th career 100-yard game, breaking Larry Csonka's Dolphin record of 15 career 100-yard rushing games ... On Nov. 27, 2003 at Dallas, Williams rushed for 104 yards, his 15th career 100-yard rushing game, to tie Csonka's record for most 100-yard rushing games in Dolphin history. In addition, with his four games of rushing for 100 or more yards this year, he continued to be the oldest Dolphin to rush for 100 yards in team history. With his three consecutive 100-yard rushing games this season, it marked the first time he had three consecutive 100-yard rushing games since Games 10-12 in 2003 (105 yards on Nov. 16th vs. Baltimore, 107 yards on Nov. 23rd vs. Washington and 104 yards on Nov. 27th at Dallas).

TOUCHDOWNS: Has 11 rushing touchdowns this season, the second highest single season total of his career, surpassed only by his 16 rushing touchdowns in 2002 ... Has one game this season (Oct. 25th vs. New Orleans) rushing for three touchdowns and has two such games in his career ... Had two games of rushing for two or more touchdowns (Nov. 19th at Carolina and Oct. 25th vs. New Orleans) and has 13 such games in his career.

TOUCHDOWNS RUSHING AND RECEIVING: On Nov. 19th at Carolina had two rushing touchdowns (one and 46 yards) and one touchdown reception (14 yards from Chad Henne) ... It was the first time in his career he had a rushing and receiving touchdown in the same game.

1000 YARDS: With 1121 yards rushing, Williams reached the 1,000 yard rushing plateau for the fifth time in his career and the third time as a member of the Dolphins ... It marked a span of six years following his last 1,000 yard season in 2003 ... That six-year span between 1,000-yard seasons broke the NFL record for longest span between 1,000-yard seasons; five running backs have gone five years between 1,000-yard campaigns, but Williams is the first to have a six-year span. In addition, with his 1,000-yard rushing season this year, Williams became the seventh running back in NFL history to rush for over 1,000 yards in a season in which they were 32+ years old at the start of the season.

DOLPHINS CAREER: In just six seasons with the Dolphins, Williams already ranks among the top five leaders in club history in rushing attempts, rushing yards, and rushing touchdowns. On Oct. 5, 2008 vs. San Diego he passed Jim Kiick to move into second place on the team's all-time list of rushing attempts ... On Jan. 1, 2006 at New England he moved past Mercury Morris (3,877) into sole possession of second place on the Dolphins' all-time rushing list, behind only Larry Csonka (6,737) ... On Nov. 9th vs. Seattle he recorded his 34th rushing touchdown as a Dolphin to pass Karim Abdul-Jabbar (33) and move into second place on the Dolphins' all-time rushing touchdown list.

PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Was named as AFC Offensive Player of the Week for the games of November 19-23 for his efforts at Carolina on Nov. 19th ... In that contest he had 22 carries for 119 yards and two touchdowns and added two catches for 19 yards and one touchdown ... It was the first game in his career he had at least one touchdown both rushing and receiving ... It was Williams' fourth time that he won the Offensive Player of the Week Award and the third time as a member of the Dolphins ... The last time he won the award was Week 11 of the 2002 season, when he lead the Dolphins with 29 carries for 143 yards and two touchdowns and added two catches for eight yards in a 30-3 win over San Diego ... It also was the first time that a Dolphin won AFC Player of the Week honors since Chad Pennington won the award during Week 8 of the 2008 season.

GAME HIGHLIGHTS - AT TENNESSEE (DEC. 20): On Dec. 20th at Jacksonville led the Dolphins in rushing with 19 carries for 80 yards and a touchdown, coming on a one-yard run, and added three catches for nine yards ... Also scored a two-point conversion, coming with 1:34 left in the 4th quarter to complete the Dolphins' comeback from a 24-9 deficit at the start of the quarter to tie the contest at 24-24 in a game the Dolphins eventually lost in overtime 27-24 ... Williams went over 1,000 yards rushing for the season in that contest, the fifth time in his career and the third time as a member of the Dolphins he reached that plateau ... It also marked a six-year span from his last 1,000-yard season in 2003, a new NFL record for most years between 1,000-yard rushing seasons.

AT JACKSONVILLE (DEC. 13): On Dec. 13th at Jacksonville led the Dolphins in rushing with 28 carries for 108 yards and one touchdown, coming on a one-yard run ... Also had two receptions for seven yards ... It was the fourth time this season and the 24th time in his career as a Dolphin that he ran for 100 yards ... His touchdown was his tenth rushing TD this season, the second highest single season total of his career.

VS. NEW ENGLAND (DEC. 6): On Dec. 6th vs. New England led the Dolphins in rushing with 18 carries for 75 yards and added two catches for six yards.

AT BUFFALO (NOV. 29): On Nov. 19th at Buffalo led the Dolphins in rushing with 27 carries for 115 yards and one touchdown, coming on a one-yard run ... Also was 0-1 passing with one interception, being intercepted in the Bills' end zone by Buffalo's Chris Draft off a Wildcat play ... It was the third time this season and the 23rd time in his career as a Dolphin that he ran for 100 yards ... It also was the third straight game he rushed for 100 or more yards, the first time he had three consecutive 100-yard rushing games since Games 10-12 in 2003 (105 yards on Nov. 16th vs. Baltimore, 107 yards on Nov. 23rd vs. Washington and 104 yards on Nov. 27th at Dallas).

AT CAROLINA (NOV. 19): On Nov. 19th at Carolina led the Dolphins in rushing with 22 carries for 119 yards and two touchdowns and added two catches for 19 yards and one touchdown ... The touchdown runs came on one and 46-yard TD runs, while the scoring reception came on a 14-yard TD pass from Chad Henne ... It was the first time in his career Williams registered a touchdown run and a touchdown catch in the same game ... It also was the second time this season and the 13th time in his career he had two touchdowns rushing ... It was the second time this season and the 22nd time in his career as a Dolphin that he ran for 100 yards ... Combined with his 102 yards rushing the previous game, on Nov. 15th vs. Tampa Bay, it marked the first time he had back-to-back 100-yard rushing games since December 21, 2003 at Buffalo (111 yards) and Dec. 15, 2003 vs. Philadelphia (107 yards) ... For his efforts in that game he was named as the AFC Offensive Player of the Week for the games of November 19-23.

VS. TAMPA BAY (NOV. 15): On Nov. 15th vs. Tampa Bay led the Dolphins in rushing with 20 carries for 102 yards and added two catches for five yards ... It was his first 100-yard rushing game of the season, the 21st such game as a Dolphin, and the 33rd 100-yard rushing game of his career ... His a 27-yard run with 23 seconds left in the game to Tampa Bay's seven-yard line set up Dan Carpenter's game-winning 25-yard field goal on the next play.

AT NEW ENGLAND (NOV. 8): On Nov. 8th at New England had seven carries for 33 yards and one touchdown, coming on a 15-yard TD run off an option pitch from quarterback Pat White.

AT N.Y. JETS (NOV. 1): On Nov. 1st at N.Y. Jets tied for the team lead in rushing led the team in receiving yardage with eight carries for 27 yards and two catches for 41 yards.

VS. NEW ORLEANS (OCT. 25): On Oct. 25th vs. New Orleans led the Dolphins in rushing with nine carries for 80 yards and three touchdowns, coming on runs of four, 68, and four yards ... His 68-yard run was the longest run of his career and was the sixth longest run in Dolphin history ... Williams' three rushing touchdowns also tied his single game career high, having rushed for three touchdowns on Oct. 22, 2000 at Atlanta as a member of the Saints ... His three rushing touchdowns also was tied for the third highest single game total in Dolphin history ... It was his first game of the season and the 12th of his career with two or more rushing touchdowns.

VS. N.Y. JETS (OCT. 12): On Oct. 12th vs. N.Y. Jets had 11 carries for 68 yards and led the team in reception yardage with three catches for 70 yards, including a 59-yard reception which at the time was tied for the longest reception of his career.

VS. BUFFALO (OCT. 4): On Oct. 4th vs. Buffalo had 16 carries for 85 yards and one touchdown, coming on a one-yard run ... Also added one catch for 11 yards ... Went over 8,000 career rushing yards in the contest ... He becomes the 40th player in NFL history to reach that plateau.

AT SAN DIEGO (SEPT. 27): On Sept. 27th had eight carries for 55 yards and one touchdown, coming on a 14-yard TD run ... Also added four catches for 29 yards.

VS. INDIANAPOLIS (SEPT. 21): On Sept. 21st vs. Indianapolis he had 19 carries for 69 yards and added one catch for three yards ... In that contest the Dolphins rushed for 239 yards, the most rushing yards by Miami since Dec. 1, 2002 when they rushed for 270 yards at Buffalo.

AT ATLANTA (SEPT. 13): On Sept. 13th at Atlanta had seven rushes for 39 yard and added two receptions for 19 yards and one touchdown, coming on a nine-yard TD reception from Chad Pennington.

2008 - Played in all 16 regular season games with three starts ... Ranked second on the team in rushing with 160 carries for 659 yards and four touchdowns ... Added 29 catches for 219 yards and one touchdown ... Had 16 carries for 98 yards and added two receptions for 21 yards at New England (9/21) ... Recorded 11 carries for 46 yards and one touchdown at Houston (10/12) ... Had seven carries for 16 yards and a touchdown and added two catches for 43 yards (9/26) vs. Buffalo ... Led the Dolphins in rushing with 12 rushes for 105 yards and one touchdown vs. Seattle (11/9), and added two catches for 21 yards ... His touchdown came on a 51-yard TD run off a "Wildcat" formation ... It was Williams' 32nd career 100-yard rushing game and his 20th as a member of the Dolphins ... At age 31 years and 183 days on the date of the Seahawks game, he also became the oldest Dolphin in club history to rush for 100 or more yards; the previous oldest Dolphin to have accomplished that was Lamar Smith, who was 31 years and 38 days when he rushed for 158 yards vs. Buffalo (1/6/2002) ... Williams' 51-yard TD run was the fourth longest run of his career and his longest since he had a 63-yard TD run vs. Chicago (12/9/2002) ... His touchdown was his 34th rushing touchdown as a Dolphin, moving him past Karim Abdul-Jabbar into second place on the team's all-time list of rushing touchdowns ... His rushing average of 8.8 yards per carry (12-105) was the best single game rushing average of his career, surpassing his 8.4 yard per carry mark on Dec. 1, 2002 at Buffalo (27-228) ... Had six carries for 21 yards and added two catches for 19 yards and one touchdown, coming on a 13-yard TD reception from Chad Pennington vs. New England (11/23) ... Led the Dolphins in rushing with 12 carries for 54 yards at St. Louis (11/30) ... Had 12 rushes for 34 yards and one touchdown coming on a four-yard run, at Kansas City (12/21) ... Also tied for the team lead in receptions with six catches for 50 yards ... Had ten carries for 50 yards and added one reception for three yards at the New York Jets (12/28) ... Played in a reserve role in AFC Wild Card playoff game vs. Baltimore (1/4/09) and had four carries for 17 yards and added one catch for eight yards.

CAREER RUSHING: Despite having played only three full seasons and parts of two others with the club, Williams is second in team annals in rushing yards with 4,642, trailing Hall of Famer Larry Csonka by 2,095 yards ... He is second in both attempts and rushing touchdowns.

100-YARD RUSHING GAMES: Williams has accounted for 20 100-yard rushing games with the Dolphins, a franchise record ... He tied the previous mark of 15, first set by Larry Csonka, with a 104-yard effort (31 atts.) on November 27, 2003 at Dallas on Thanksgiving Day ... He surpassed the mark with a 107-yard, 1 TD performance (18 atts.) two weeks later against Philadelphia (12/15) in a Monday night contest ... In addition, he holds the two highest single-season totals in club annals ... In Williams' five seasons with the club, the Dolphins have posted a mark of 17-3 when he has run for 100 yards or more ... Overall in his eight NFL seasons, the teams for which he has played have produced a record of 24-8 in games when he has reached the 100-yard rushing plateau.

2007 - Was reinstated by the NFL on November 14 and then activated to the 53-man roster on November 26 ... Played in a reserve role in Monday night game at Pittsburgh (11/26) ... Rushed for 15 yards on six carries before leaving the game with a right pectoral injury ... Was placed on injured reserve on November 28 ... Underwent surgery on November 29 ... Dr. George Caldwell performed the surgery at Broward General Medical Center in Ft. Lauderdale.

2006 - Was suspended by the NFL on April 25, 2006 for violating the league's substance abuse policy ... Went on to play with the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League, with whom he signed a contract on May 26, 2006 ... Led the team and was eighth in the league in rushing with 526 yards and two touchdowns on 109 attempts ... Also caught 19 passes for 127 yards ... Missed two months of the season with a fractured left forearm sustained in a game at Saskatchewan on July 22.

2005 - Went on to play in the final 12 games of the year, including three starts, after serving a four-game NFL suspension to start the season for violation of the NFL's substance abuse policy ... Was second on the squad with 743 yards rushing on 168 carries ... Led team with six rushing scores ... Also caught 17 passes for 93 yards ... After being held to a combined seven yards rushing in his first two outings of the year, broke through for 82 yards (17 atts.) in a 21-6 win over New Orleans in Baton Rouge (10/30) ... Along with Ronnie Brown's 106 yards that day, it marked the first time that two Dolphins running backs rushed for 80 yards or more in the same game since October 8, 1979 when Delvin Williams had 86 yards and Larry Csonka rushed for 83 yards at Oakland ... The following week vs. Atlanta (11/6), scored his first touchdown of the season, which came on a 23-yard scamper in the second quarter, tying the game at 7-7 ... Totaled 165 rushing yards in consecutive weeks, including an 83-yard performance (13 att.) at Cleveland (11/20) and an 82-yard effort (16 att.) at Oakland (11/27) ... Broke loose for a 34-yard TD run in the Raiders game, giving the Dolphins a 30-21 lead with 3:50 to play as they went on for a 33-21 victory ... Rushed for 70 yards on 14 carries in 24-20 win over N.Y. Jets (12/18) on a Monday night ... His 23-yard TD run 1:15 into the fourth quarter tied the game at 17-17 ... It also marked the first of three straight games to close out the season that he accounted for a touchdown ... Both of his 100-yard rushing games on the year occurred over the final two weeks of the season ... Amassed 172 yards and a TD on 26 attempts in a 24-10 win over Tennessee (12/24) ... His rushing total in that game is the fifth-highest figure of his career ... His 19-yard scoring run with 1:48 remaining in the contest cemented the outcome ... In season-ending 28-26 win at New England (1/1/06), ran for 108 yards and a TD on 28 carries ... His 2-yard TD run in the first quarter opened the scoring.

2004 - Sat out the season ... Was placed on the Dolphins' Reserve/Did Not Report list on July 30 and the Reserve/Retired list on August 31.

2003 - Started all 16 games ... Became the first Dolphins running back to start every regular season game in consecutive seasons since Larry Csonka opened all 14 contests each year between 1970-73 ... Rushed for a team-high 1,372 yards and nine touchdowns on 392 attempts ... Became just the second player in team history to record multiple 1,000-yard rushing seasons, joining Csonka, who did it each year from 1971-73 ... Also caught 50 passes for 351 yards and one TD ... Rushing total was the second-highest single-season figure in Dolphins history, trailing only Williams' 1,853 yards from 2002 ... It represented the ninth 1,000-yard rushing season in franchise history ... His total in 2003 also placed sixth in the AFC and 10th in the NFL ... Reception total ranked second on the squad, while his receiving yardage figure was fourth ... Racked up 1,723 total yards from scrimmage, sixth in the conference and ninth in the league ... It also was the second-highest single-season figure in club annals, trailing only his 2,216 yards from 2002 ... Put together seven 100-yard rushing days on the year, the second-highest single-season total in franchise history, trailing only his ten from 2002 ... Accounted for 79 first downs on the season (68 rushing, 11 receiving), the eighth-highest figure in the AFC and 13th in the NFL.

SINGLE-SEASON RUSHING YARDS, ATTEMPTS & TOUCHDOWNS: In 2003, Williams established the club's single-season record for rush attempts with 392, breaking the standard that he had set the year before with 383 ... His 1,372 yards rushing marked the second-highest single-season figure in franchise history, trailing only his 1,853 yards that he compiled in 2002.

RUSHING YARDS FROM 2000-03: When Williams surpassed the 1,000-yard rushing mark at Dallas on Thanksgiving Day of 2003, he did so for the fourth straight season, joining Green Bay's Ahman Green and the Jets' Curtis Martin as the only three players to have amassed 1,000-yard rushing seasons each year from 2000-03 ... Williams' four-year rushing total of 5,470 was the second-highest figure in the NFL from 2000-03, trailing only Green, who rushed for 5,685 yards over this same span.

TOTAL YARDS FROM SCRIMMAGE FROM 2000-03: In addition to his success running the ball from 2000-03, Williams proved potent as a receiver as well ... During this four-year period, Williams also accumulated 1,634 receiving yards on 201 receptions, giving him 7,104 total yards from scrimmage ... This total ranks as the third-highest figure in the NFL over this span.

TOUCHDOWNS: Williams scored a touchdown in each of the first five games of 2003 ... Along with his touchdown in the final game of the 2002 season, he scored a touchdown in six straight games ... That tied a team record for most consecutive games with a touchdown, along with Paul Warfield, who scored a touchdown in six consecutive contests in 1972, and Mark Clayton, who scored in six games in a row over a two-year period, from 1988-89.

GAME HIGHLIGHTS - VS. HOUSTON (SEPT. 7): Led the Dolphins in rushing with 17 carries for 69 yards and added five receptions for 60 yards and one touchdown, which came on a 35-yard TD pass from Jay Fiedler ... It marked his lone receiving touchdown of the season.

AT N.Y. JETS (SEPT. 14): Led the Dolphins in rushing with 34 carries for 125 yards and one touchdown, which came on a 2-yard run . . Also tied for the team lead in receptions with four catches for 37 yards ... It was his first 100-yard rushing game of the year, and his 11th as a Dolphin, moving him past Mercury Morris into sole possession of second place for most 100-yard rushing games by a Dolphin.

VS. BUFFALO (SEPT. 21): Led the Dolphins in rushing with 42 carries for 153 yards and one touchdown, which came on a 1-yard run ... His 42 rushing attempts set a new team record for most carries, breaking the former club record of 40 rushes by Lamar Smith in an AFC First-Round playoff game vs. Indianapolis on December 30, 2000 ... It also was a new single-game career high for Williams, surpassing his former high of 40 carries, which was set on October 31, 1999 vs. Cleveland as a member of the New Orleans Saints ... His 42 carries, combined with his 34 carries in his previous game against the Jets, gave him a total of 76 rushing attempts in consecutive games, which tied an NFL record set by Earl Campbell of the Houston Oilers, who totaled 76 carries in two straight games in 1981 (37 carries vs. Cincinnati on October 4 and 39 carries vs. Seattle on October 11 that year) ... In the contest, he moved past Lamar Smith (2,107) and Benny Malone (2,129) into ninth place among the Dolphins' all-time leading rushers ... For his efforts in that contest he was named as the FedEx Ground NFL Player of the Week.

AT JACKSONVILLE (OCT. 12): Topped the Dolphins' rushing chart with 19 carries for 75 yards and one touchdown, which came on a 14-yard run ... Along with his touchdown in the final game of the 2002 season, it was the sixth straight game he scored a touchdown, tying a team record for most consecutive games with a touchdown, along with Paul Warfield, who scored a touchdown in six straight games in 1972, and Mark Clayton, who scored in six consecutive games over a two-year period, from 1988-89.

VS. WASHINGTON (NOV. 23): Led the Dolphins in rushing with 23 carries for 107 yards and two touchdowns ... Added two receptions for ten yards ... It was his fourth 100-yard rushing game of the year, his 14th as a Dolphin, and the 26th of his career ... His touchdowns came on runs of one and 24 yards, with both coming in the fourth quarter to key a Dolphins comeback ... His 1-yard run came on a fourth and goal situation with the Dolphins trailing 23-10, and his 24-yard TD run came with 4:19 left in the contest to give the Dolphins their final score in a 24-23 come from behind victory ... It was the first time in 2003 and the 11th time in his career that he had two rushing touchdowns in a game.

AT DALLAS (NOV. 27): On Thanksgiving Day, led the Dolphins in rushing with 31 carries for 104 yards and added four receptions for 41 yards ... It was his fifth 100-yard rushing game of the year and his 15th as a Dolphin, tying Larry Csonka's club all-time mark ... In addition, Williams went over the 1,000 yard rushing milestone in the contest, his fourth career 1,000-yard rushing season and his second as a Dolphin, as he became only the second player in team history (along with Csonka) to record multiple 1,000-yard rushing seasons.

VS. PHILADELPHIA (DEC. 15): In Monday night game, led the Dolphins in rushing with 18 carries for 107 yards and one touchdown, which came on a 3-yard run ... Had a season-long 45-yard run in that contest ... It was his sixth 100-yard rushing game of the year and his 16th as a Dolphin as he broke Larry Csonka's team record of 15 career 100-yard rushing games.

2002 - Started all 16 games in his first season with the Dolphins ... Became the first Dolphin to lead the NFL in rushing with 1,853 yards and 16 touchdowns on 383 attempts ... It marked just the eighth time that a Dolphin reached the 1,000-yard rushing mark in a season, and he became the sixth different player to do it ... Also caught 47 passes for 363 yards and one touchdown ... Reception total was second on the squad and yardage figure was fourth ... 2,216 total yards from scrimmage were second-most in the AFC and in the NFL, trailing only Kansas City's Priest Holmes (2,287) ... 17 total touchdowns tied for second in the AFC and third in the NFL ... Was the first Dolphins running back to start all 16 games since Sammie Smith in 1990 ... Accounted for 103 first downs on the season (89 rushing, 14 receiving), the third-highest figure in the AFC and in the NFL ... On the year, established seven Dolphins single-season records and two single-game standards in regular season play.

RUSHING YARDS, ATTEMPTS AND TOUCHDOWNS: In 2002, Williams established the club's single-season records for rushing yards, attempts and touchdowns ... His 1,853 yards broke Delvin Williams' 14-year old yardage record of 1,258, which he set in 1978 ... His 383 attempts surpassed the previous mark set by Lamar Smith, who had 313 carries in 2001 ... His 16 rushing touchdowns were one more than the total that Karim Abdul-Jabbar amassed in 1997.

NFL RUSHING LEADER: Williams became the first Dolphin to lead the NFL in rushing ... With 1,853 yards, Williams' total was 170 more than San Diego's LaDainian Tomlinson.

AMONG ALL-TIME NFL RUSHING LEADERS: Williams rushing total was the eighth-highest in NFL annals (now 12th), and the most since Denver's Terrell Davis compiled 2,008 yards in 1998 ... In addition, Williams' rushing total is the most by an NFL running back in his first year with a team after changing teams, surpassing the previous mark of 1,555 yards by Kansas City's Priest Holmes in 2001.

FASTEST TO 1,000 YARDS: Williams reached the 1,000-yard rushing mark with a 143-yard effort against San Diego on November 24 ... It was the Dolphins' 11th game of the season and he tied Delvin Williams for the fewest number of games needed to reach the 1,000-yard rushing plateau in Dolphins history.

TOTAL YARDS FROM SCRIMMAGE: Williams also shattered the club's single-season mark for total yards from scrimmage with 2,216, a figure that was 766 more than the previous record of 1,450, formerly held by Delvin Williams (1978). His total in 2002 also ranked second in the NFL, trailing only Kansas City's Priest Holmes.

TOTAL TOUCHDOWNS: Williams amassed 17 total touchdowns in 2002, including 16 on the ground and one receiving ... His 17 total touchdowns tied for second in the AFC and third in the NFL in 2002 ... In addition, his touchdown total was one shy of the Dolphins' single-season record of 18, set by Mark Clayton in 1984.

100-YARD RUSHING GAMES: Williams accounted for ten 100-yard rushing games in 2002, shattering the Dolphins single-season record of five, formerly held by Delvin Williams (1978) ... This included a season-high 228 yards at Buffalo on December 1, which represents a club single-game record ... He reached the single-season mark when he accounted for 143 yards and two touchdowns on 29 attempts in a 30-3 win over San Diego on November 24 at Pro Player Stadium, his sixth 100-yard rushing game of the year ... Williams also became the first player in club history to produce more than two 100-yard rushing games in a row, having accomplished the feat on two occasions ... He went over the 100-yard barrier in each of the first three games of the year, and put together five straight such performances in games 10-14.

200-YARDS RUSHING: Williams had two 200-yard rushing games on the season ... This included a 228-yard effort at Buffalo on December 1, marking a new career-high and establishing the Dolphins' single-game record, as he eclipsed the old mark of 209, first set by Lamar Smith in a First-Round Playoff game against Indianapolis on December 30, 2000 ... It was the first 200-yard rushing game by a Dolphin in the regular season ... The previous regular season record was 197 yards by Mercury Morris against New England on September 30, 1973 ... The following week, in a Monday night game against Chicago, he amassed 216 yards rushing ... Williams now owns each of the top two single-game rushing totals, and three of the top four regular season (three of the top five, including playoffs) marks in Dolphins history.

CONSECUTIVE GAME RUSHING TOTALS: With 228 yards at Buffalo on December 1 and 216 yards the following week against Chicago on December 9, Williams' two-game rushing total of 444 yards is the most in Dolphins history, and he owns each of the top four figures in this category in club annals ... With his performance against the Bears, Williams became just the third player, (4th time) in league history to amass consecutive 200-yard rushing games, joining Hall of Famers O.J. Simpson and Earl Campbell ... In addition, his two-game rushing total of 444 also is the fourth-highest in NFL history ... Williams' three-game rushing total of 587 yards from games 11-13 (143 yards vs. San Diego, 11/24) not only is the highest in Dolphins history, but it ranks third in the NFL record books.

LONG PLAYS: Williams erupted for numerous long plays during the course of the season, having accounted for four of the six longest plays from scrimmage by the Dolphins in 2002 ... In addition in 2002, Williams accounted for each of the four longest plays from scrimmage of his NFL career to that point, and currently five of the top ten ... Overall on the year, he had 23 runs of 15 yards or longer and two receptions of 25 yards or longer ... On the year, Williams also had seven runs of 30 yards or longer, tied for the most in the NFL, along with the Giants' Tiki Barber.

PLAYER OF THE WEEK/MONTH: During the course of the 2002 season, Williams was named AFC Offensive Player of the Week on two occasions, the second and third times in his career that he has come away with an NFL weekly honor ... His first AFC Offensive Player of the Week honor came for the games of November 24-25, following his performance against San Diego on November 24 in which he led the Dolphins with 29 carries for 143 yards and two touchdowns and added two catches for eight yards ... It marked the first time that a Dolphin was named AFC Offensive Player of the Week in the regular season since the 2000 season-opener when running back Lamar Smith earned that honor against Seattle ... He also was named as AFC Offensive Player of the Week for the games of December 8-9, following his performance in a Monday night win over Chicago on December 9, in which he rushed for 216 yards and two touchdowns on 31 carries ... He became just the third Dolphin to earn AFC Offensive Player of the Week accolades two or more times in the same season during the regular season, joining quarterback Dan Marino, who did it on five occasions (1984, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1999) and quarterback Scott Mitchell, who won the honor twice in 1993 ... Williams' first weekly award of his career occurred in 2001 as a member of the Saints when he was named NFC Offensive Player of the Week in the season's fourth week as he rushed for 136 yards and a touchdown on 30 carries and caught five passes for 42 yards in a win against Minnesota ... In addition, Williams was named NFC Offensive Player of the Month for October, 2001 as a member of the Saints, when he rushed for 411 yards and two touchdowns on 99 carries, and caught 22 passes for 157 yards in four games.

PRO BOWL: Was one of seven Dolphins selected to the 2002 AFC Pro Bowl team, the most in the AFC ... It marked his first career Pro Bowl appearance ... He became the first Dolphins running back to be named to the Pro Bowl since Andra Franklin was chosen in 1982 (Keith Byars was selected as a fullback in 1993) ... Overall, Williams became the sixth running back in team history chosen to the Pro Bowl, along with Byars (1993), Larry Csonka (1970-74), Franklin (1982), Mercury Morris (1971-73), and Delvin Williams (1978) ... In the AFC's 45-20 victory, led the squad in rushing with 56 yards and two touchdowns on 11 carries ... Added three receptions for 18 yards and a forced fumble on special teams ... For his efforts, was named the game's MVP, becoming the second player in Dolphins history to earn the honor, joining kicker Garo Yepremian, who was named MVP of the 1974 Pro Bowl.

POSTSEASON HONORS: Following the season, Williams earned All-Pro status from virtually every media outlet ... He was a first-team selection by the Associated Press, Pro Football Weekly, Football Digest, The Sporting News and College & Pro Football Newsweekly ... Also was named to the "All-Iron" Team as selected by CBS-TV analyst Phil Simms.

GAME HIGHLIGHTS - VS. DETROIT (SEPT. 8): In his Dolphins debut, rushed for 111 yards and two touchdowns on 20 attempts, marking the 13th 100-yard rushing game of his career ... Did not play at all in the fourth quarter as the Dolphins held a 42-14 lead entering the final period ... His touchdowns came on runs of one and two yards ... It marked the 12th 100-yard rushing game by a Dolphin in a season-opener and was the ninth-highest by a Dolphin on opening day ... It also was the fifth-best rushing total by a Dolphin in his debut with the team ... His two rushing touchdowns and his two overall touchdowns both were tied for the second-highest single-game total of his career.

AT INDIANAPOLIS (SEPT. 15): Accounted for back-to-back 100-yard rushing games with 132 yards on 24 carries ... Also caught two passes for a team-high 62 yards ... This included a season-long 52-yard reception and a 10-yard TD pass from Jay Fiedler ... It marked the first time a Dolphin posted consecutive 100-yard rushing games since 1994 when Bernie Parmalee had two straight 100-yard rushing games on October 16 (150 yards vs. the L.A. Raiders) and October 30 (123 yards at New England) ... It was the tenth time in team history a Dolphins running back had back-to-back 100-yard rushing games ... His receiving touchdown, along with Rob Konrad's 9-yard scoring catch from Fiedler, marked the first time two Dolphins running backs had at least one touchdown reception in the same game since December 12, 1988 against Cleveland, when Jim Jensen and Lorenzo Hampton each caught a touchdown pass from Dan Marino.

VS. N.Y. JETS (SEPT. 22): Rushed for 151 yards and a touchdown on 24 attempts, and caught two passes for 23 yards in the Dolphins' 30-3 victory ... It marked the 15th 100-yard rushing game of his career as he became the first Dolphin in club history to rush for 100 yards in three consecutive games ... His 53-yard run in the game was the longest of his career to that point and now is the third-longest ... Coupled with his 132 yards rushing the previous week at Indianapolis, his 283 yards rushing in those two contests was the most by a Dolphin in back-to-back games to that point, breaking the former team record of 273 yards rushing in consecutive games that was set by Bernie Parmalee in 1994 (150 yards rushing on Oct. 16, 1994 vs. L.A. Raiders and 123 yards rushing on Oct. 30, 1994 at New England) ... Williams also had 110 yards rushing in the second half of the game, becoming the first Dolphin to rush for 100 or more yards in a half since Lamar Smith had 109 yards rushing in the first half against the Jets on October 23, 2000 in New York.

VS. BALTIMORE (NOV. 17): Rushed for 102 yards on 26 attempts and two touchdowns ... Led the Dolphins in receiving as well with five catches for 28 yards ... It was his fifth 100-yard rushing game of the season (17th of career), as he tied Delvin Williams' club single-season record for most 100-yard rushing games first set in 1978 ... His touchdowns came on runs of two and four yards ... The two rushing touchdowns and his two overall touchdowns both tied for the second-highest single-game total of his career ... It was the third time on the season and the sixth time in his career that he had two rushing touchdowns in a game ... For Williams, it began a streak of four straight games with a pair of rushing touchdowns.

VS. SAN DIEGO (NOV. 24): Rushed for 143 yards and two touchdowns on 29 carries and caught two passes for eight yards ... His touchdowns came on runs of one and 12 yards ... It was his sixth 100-yard rushing game of the season (18th of career), as he eclipsed Delvin Williams' team single-season record of five, which had been set in 1978 ... In addition, Ricky Williams went over the 1,000 yard rushing mark for the season in the contest, reaching that plateau in 11 games, tying Delvin Williams for the fewest games in a season to reach 1,000 yards rushing; Delvin Williams reached 1,000 yards rushing in 11 games in 1978 ... His two rushing touchdowns and his two overall touchdowns both tied for the second-highest single-game total of his career ... It was the fourth time on the season and the seventh time in his career that he had two rushing touchdowns in a game ... For his efforts in that contest, Williams was named AFC Offensive Player of the Week for games of November 24-25.

AT BUFFALO (DEC. 1): Turned in the most prolific rushing day in Dolphins history with 228 yards and two touchdowns on 27 attempts ... His rushing total represents the highest single-game rushing total of his career, breaking his former single-game best of 179 yards rushing on 40 carries on October 31, 1999 against Cleveland as a member of the New Orleans Saints ... It also was a new Dolphins record for most yards rushing in a single game, breaking the overall club record of 209 yards on 40 carries, set by Lamar Smith on December 30, 2000 against Indianapolis in an AFC First-Round Playoff game, and breaking the Dolphins' regular season single-game rushing record, set by Mercury Morris with 197 yards rushing on 15 carries on September 30, 1973 against New England ... It also was the second-highest single-game rushing total in a loss in NFL history, surpassed only by O. J. Simpson's 273 yards rushing on November 25, 1976 as a member of the Buffalo Bills in their 27-14 defeat at Detroit ... Williams also set a new Dolphins single-season rushing record, breaking Delvin Williams' former club record of 1,258 yards that he set in 1978 ... In that contest, Ricky Williams had 121 yards rushing in the first half, marking the second time in 2002 that he surpassed the 100-yard rushing mark in one half ... He then had 107 yards rushing in the second half of the game, marking the third time in '02 that he recorded 100 or more yards rushing in a half ... In addition, his total of 224 yards rushing after three quarters is the highest rushing total in NFL history after three quarters of play ... It was his seventh 100-yard rushing game of the season and the 19th of his career ... His touchdowns came on a 45-yard run on the Dolphins' first play from scrimmage and a 55-yard run in the third quarter ... The 55-yard run is the second-longest run of his career and the 45-yard scamper is tied for the fourth-longest ... It marked the fifth time in 2002 and the eighth time in his career that he had two rushing touchdowns in a game.

VS. CHICAGO (DEC. 9): In a Monday night win over Chicago, rushed for 216 yards and two touchdowns on 31 carries, marking his second consecutive 200-yard rushing performance and the fourth straight game in which he posted a pair of rushing scores ... His touchdowns came on runs of 15 and 63 yards ... The 63-yard run marked a career-long ... His rushing total represents the second-highest single-game rushing total of his career and the second highest single-game total in Dolphins history ... It was the second-highest single-game rushing figure in Monday Night Football history, surpassed only by the 221 yards by the Raiders' Bo Jackson on November 30, 1987 at Seattle ... It also was the most yards rushing by an individual against the Bears in that team's history ... It was his fourth straight 100-yard rushing game, setting a new club record for most consecutive 100-yard rushing games ... Overall, it was his eighth 100-yard rushing game of the season and the 20th of his career ... It was the sixth time in '02 and the ninth time in his career that he had two rushing touchdowns in a game ... For his efforts, Williams was named AFC Offensive Player of the Week for the games of December 8-9.

VS. OAKLAND (DEC. 15): Put together his fifth consecutive 100-yard rushing game by compiling 101 yards on 27 attempts ... It was his ninth 100-yard rushing game of the season and the 21st of his career ... Also had five receptions for 39 yards ... In the contest, surpassed Lamar Smith as the club's single-season leader for most rush attempts, which Smith had set in 2001 with 313 ... Did not have a touchdown, snapping his string of four straight games with a score.

AT NEW ENGLAND (DEC. 29): Rushed for 185 yards and two touchdowns on 31 attempts ... Added two receptions for seven yards ... His 185 yards rushing is the fourth-highest single game rushing total in Dolphin history (fifth, including playoffs) ... It was his tenth 100-yard rushing game of the season and the 22nd of his career ... The ten 100-yard games in a career tied him with Mercury Morris for the second-most ever by a Dolphin ... In the game he set a new Dolphins club record for most rushing touchdowns in a season ... He tied the mark of 15, first set by Karim Abdul-Jabbar in 1997, with his 8-yard run in the first quarter ... He set the record with a 14-yard TD in the second quarter ... It was the seventh time in ‘02 and the tenth time in his career that he had two rushing touchdowns in a game.

2001 - Started all 16 games in which he played with the Saints ... Rushed for 1,245 yards and six touchdowns on 313 carries, and caught 60 passes for 511 yards and one score ... It marked the seventh 1,000-yard rushing season in Saints history, and the first time it had been achieved in back-to-back seasons ... He joined George Rogers (1981, 1983) as the only players in Saints history to rush for 1,000 yards two times (now th hree) ... Rushing total was the fourth-highest single-season total in Saints history at the time (now sixth) ... It also ranked fourth in the NFC and eighth in the NFL in '01 ... Was third in the NFC and fifth in the NFL with 1,756 total yards from scrimmage ... Reception total was the second-most by a running back in Saints history, trailing only the 74 catches by Tony Galbreath in 1978 ... Reception figure also tied for 19th in the NFC and tied for sixth among conference running backs ... Totaled 77 first downs on the year (58 rushing, 19 receiving), fourth in the NFC and tied for eighth in the NFL ... Rushed for 136 yards and a touchdown on 30 attempts and caught five passes for 42 yards vs. Minnesota (10/7) in the Saints' 28-15 victory ... For his efforts, was named the NFC Offensive Player of the Week for the first time in his career ... The following week at Carolina (10/14), compiled 147 yards rushing and a score on 31 carries, and tallied four receptions for 31 yards in a 27-25 win ... Had a season-long 46-yard run in the game ... Score came on a 1-yard TD run as time expired to provide New Orleans with the winning margin ... Had 51 yards rushing on 21 carries while tying a career-high with nine receptions for 65 yards vs. Atlanta (10/21) ... In four games during the month of October, totaled 411 yards rushing and two touchdowns on 99 attempts (4.2 avg.) and caught 22 passes for 157 yards ... For his performance, was named NFC Offensive Player of the Month ... Rushed for 121 yards on 24 carries and had three receptions for 52 yards at San Francisco (11/11), as he surpassed Mario Bates for sixth on the club's all-time rushing list ... Ran for 120 yards, including a 14-yard TD, on 28 carries, and had four receptions for 48 yards the week afterwards vs. Indianapolis (11/18) ... Rushed 27 times for 102 yards and had four receptions for 72 yards, including a season-long 42-yard catch, vs. Carolina (12/2), as he moved ahead of Tony Galbreath into fifth on the Saints' career rushing chart.

2000 - Started all ten games in which he played ... Missed each of the final six games of the year with a broken left ankle ... Rushed for 1,000 yards and eight touchdowns on 248 attempts and caught 44 passes for 409 yards and one score ... It marked the sixth 1,000-yard rushing season in Saints history, and he became just the fifth different player to accomplish the feat ... Rushing total ranked 12th in the NFC and 23rd in the NFL ... At the time of his injury, with six games still to play, his 1,000 rushing yards were second-most in the NFC while his 1,409 total yards from scrimmage also were second in the conference ... At San Diego (9/10), rushed for 50 yards on 24 attempts and caught four passes for 27 yards, including a 13-yard TD catch from Jeff Blake for his first NFL touchdown reception ... Rushed for 107 yards on 23 carries the following week at Seattle (9/17), commencing a string of five games in a row in which he reached the 100-yard rushing mark ... Matched a team mark with his third straight 100-yard rushing performance as he compiled 128 yards and a touchdown on 30 carries at Chicago (10/8), tying George Rogers (1981), Wayne Wilson (1983) and Dalton Hilliard (1989) for that honor ... In addition, the Bears game marked the first of five in a row that he tallied a rushing touchdown ... Rushed 38 times for 144 yards and two touchdowns, and had three receptions for 35 yards vs. Carolina (10/15), as he established the club record for consecutive 100-yard rushing games at four ... Also had a 34-yard completion to Keith Poole in the Panthers contest, his first NFL completion ... The week afterwards at Atlanta (10/22), ran for a season-high 156 yards and three touchdowns on 29 carries, as he registered his fifth straight 100-yard rushing game ... The three rushing touchdowns tied a club record that had previously been achieved by six others, most recently by Mario Bates at L.A. Rams on December 4, 1994 ... Although the streak ended the following week at Arizona (10/29) with 54 yards rushing and a TD on 21 attempts, turned in the best receiving day of his career with nine catches for 92 yards ... Rushed for 81 yards and a touchdown on 27 carries vs. San Francisco (11/5) ... The score came on a 1-yard run in the second quarter, marking the fifth straight game in which he had a rushing touchdown, tying the club record first set by Hilliard in 1989 ... Compiled 93 yards on 16 attempts at Carolina (11/12) ... Final carry was a 2-yard run in the fourth quarter as he reached 1,000 yards rushing for the season ... Sustained a broken left ankle on the play and was inactive each of the final six regular season games and NFC First-Round Playoff game vs. St. Louis (12/30) ... Saw limited action in a reserve role in Divisional Playoff contest at Minnesota (1/6/01) ... Had six carries for 14 yards and one reception for two yards.

1999 - Started all 12 games in which he played as a rookie ... Rushed for 884 yards and two touchdowns on 253 attempts and caught 28 passes for 172 yards ... It stands as the third-best rushing figure by a rookie in Saints history, trailing only the 1,674 yards by George Rogers in 1981 and the 1,353 yards by Rueben Mayes in 1986 ... It was the tenth-highest rushing total in the NFC and 20th in the NFL in 1999 ... It was the most by a rookie in the NFC and third-most among NFL rookies, trailing only Indianapolis' Edgerrin James (1,553) and Denver's Olandis Gary (1,159) ... First career 100-yard rushing game occurred in his sixth NFL game when he rushed for 111 yards on 25 attempts at N.Y. Giants (10/24) ... In the process, became the first Saints rookie to rush for 100 yards since Mario Bates had 141 yards on 22 carries vs. Atlanta on November 13, 1994 ... Followed up that performance by registering 179 yards on 40 carries vs. Cleveland (10/31), marking the third-highest single-game rushing total in Saints history and the second-best by a rookie ... His 40 attempts represented a new club single-game best, as he surpassed the previous mark of 35, held by both Earl Campbell (at Minnesota, 11/24/85) and Dwight Beverly (at St. Louis, 10/11/87) ... Became the first Saint since Bates in 1995 to account for 100 rushing yards in consecutive games.

COLLEGE
Started 46 of the 48 games in which he played during his four-year career for the Longhorns (1995-98) ... Played fullback his first two years before shifting to tailback for his final two seasons ... Rushed for 6,279 yards and 72 touchdowns on 1,011 carries and caught 85 passes for 927 yards and three scores in his career ... Finished his collegiate career as the owner of 20 NCAA rushing records, including most rushing yards (6,279), all-purpose yards (7,206), highest average per carry (6.2), rushing touchdowns (72), total touchdowns scored (75), 200-yard rushing games (11; tied Marcus Allen of Southern California (1978-81) for points scored (452), games with a touchdown (33) and games with two or more scores (21) ... Also finished with 44 school records ... Rushing total now ranks second in NCAA history, trailing only former University of Wisconsin star and current Houston Texan Ron Dayne (6,397) ... Averaged 182.5 yards rushing a game over his final two seasons ... Had at least one reception in 41 of 46 career regular season games ... As a senior in 1998, rushed for a career-best 2,124 yards and 27 touchdowns on 361 attempts ... Was a unanimous All-America and All-Big 12 Conference first-team choice ... Was the recipient of the Heisman Trophy, Maxwell Award, Walter Camp Foundation Player of the Year Award, the first-ever Associated Press National Player of the Year Award, Football News' Offensive Player of the Year Trophy and The Sporting News Player of the Year Award ... Became the first player to earn back-to-back Doak Walker Award honors (given to nation's top running back) in 1998 ... Also was named the conference's Offensive Player of the Year ... Became the eighth player in the history of college football to rush for more than 2,000 yards in a single season ... Rushing total ranked fifth on the Division I-A season-record list ... His 27 TDs ranked third on the NCAA season-record list ... Set NCAA records with two 300-yard rushing games, and 668 rushing yards and 11 TDs during a two-game period ... Reached the 200-yard rushing mark five times during the regular season in addition to the Cotton Bowl ... Against Rice, ran for 318 yards and six TDs (31, 16, 17, 29, 27 and 41 yards), adding 32 yards on four catches ... Followed with 350 yards on 37 carries with five scores, including a 68-yarder, against Iowa State ... To honor former Heisman Trophy winner Doak Walker, Williams chose to wear uniform No. 37 on October 10, 1998 against Oklahoma at the Cotton Bowl ... Williams rushed for 139 yards and two touchdowns on 31 carries in the Longhorns' 34-3 victory over the Sooners ... Ran for 1,893 yards and 25 touchdowns on 279 attempts and had 20 receptions for 150 yards as a junior in 1997 ... Was a consensus All-America and All-Big 12 Conference first-team choice ... Was the winner of the Doak Walker Award ... Finished fifth in voting for Heisman Trophy ... Was the Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year ... Led the nation in rushing (172.1 yards per game), and scoring (13.8 points per game) ... Ranked second in the country with an average of 185.7 all-purpose yards per game ... Rushing total set the school's single-season mark formerly held by Earl Campbell (1,744 yards in 1977) ... Attained the 1,000-yard rushing mark on just his 168th carry, reaching that plateau faster than any back in Longhorn history ... Rushed for 200 or more yards in a game on six occasions ... Compiled 1,272 yards rushing and 12 touchdowns on 205 carries, and caught 25 passes for 291 yards and a pair of scores in 1996 ... Was a first-team All-Big 12 Conference pick ... As a freshman in 1995, rushed for 990 yards and eight touchdowns on 166 carries and tallied 16 receptions for 224 yards ... Broke Earl Campbell's Texas freshman rushing record (928 yards in 1974) ... Was an All-Southwest Conference second-team pick ... Shared SWC Offensive Newcomer of the Year honors with teammate Shon Mitchell ... Majored in elementary education.

PERSONAL
Has two daughters, Marley and Asha, and a son, Prince ... Was a USA Today All-America honorable mention selection and "Best of the West" pick by the Long Beach Press-Telegram as a senior at Patrick Henry High School in San Diego, Calif ... Was named the Offensive Player of the Year by the San Diego Union-Tribune as a senior, as he rushed for 2,099 yards and 25 TDs, en route to adding All-State accolades ... Also played linebacker ... Concluded his prep career with 4,129 yards and 55 TDs ... Was an All-State and All-League pick as an outfielder in baseball ... Batted .340 with 26 stolen bases as a senior and .333 with 31 stolen bases as a junior ... Wrestled in the heavyweight division and also ran track, where he qualified for the state finals in the 400-meter relays ... Following high school, was selected in the eighth round of the 1995 draft as an outfielder by the Philadelphia Phillies ... Taken in the 1998 Rule V Draft by the Montreal Expos, who then sold his rights to the Texas Rangers ... Played four years (1995-98) at the Class A level in the Phillies' minor league system ... At the University of Texas, earned academic accolades from the Big 12 Commissioner's Office and Texas Athletic Director's Honor Roll ... Was a member of the American Football Coaches Association "Good Works" Team ... Has a twin sister, Cassie, who graduated from Texas in May 2000 ... During the 2003 offseason, had a small role in the Farrelly brothers movie "Stuck on You", which was filmed in Miami ... Part of the "All-Community Team" in which he donates 20 tickets for every home game to various South Florida charities ... Worked with the Cooperative Feeding program ... Visited Sunland Park Elementary and participated in the Kids and Fins Publix Shopping Spree ... During the week prior to Super Bowl XXXVII, coached a Pop Warner Football team in San Diego against a team coached by rap star Snoop Dogg ... Enjoys photography and yoga in spare time ... Has signed autographs at the Dolphins' annual Draft Day Party while also having taken part in events for the team's charity fishing tournament ... In 2005, along with Vonnie Holliday, was a co-winner of the Dolphins Chapter PFWA "Good Guy Award" for his cooperation with the media ... Full name is Errick Lynne Williams, born May 21, 1977 in San Diego, Calif.