I'm not saying I'm wrong, but...

So I jumped the gun on accusing Ricky Williams of having pot in his system. Now I regret that. You have to admit, though, it was a fair assumption to make. It was still wrong to make the assumption, but it was logical.

I have said this before about other athletes (most recently Rafael Palmiero), and I'll say again that these people should take more care in paying attention to the substances going in their bodies. When they have a list of chemicals they're not allowed to have, they should check ingredient lists on dietary supplements. If they have already flunked three drug tests, they should take extra care to keep those chemicals out of their bodies. Yes, there's a chance that whatever the substance is, it entered his body unbeknownst to him. I still maintain, though, that it's his responsibility to pay attention.

Now it may turn out to be some ingredient in Ricky's Propecia, or some ingredient in his Paxil. Or maybe even too much water in the urine. All they're saying now is "a drug other than marijuana". But we all remember how quickly the "it was Propecia" news followed the "Jose Theodore tests positive" news.

Again, I'm making an assumption here, but I think that they would have already told us about it rather than maintaining a silence about it.

Actually, this information should have never been made public since there are still some unknowns. But football fans need something to talk about, and this is certainly selling newspapers. Especially in Miami and Denver.