REGINA, Saskatchewan – Running back Ricky Williams broke his left arm in the second quarter of the Toronto Argonauts’ 26-23 victory over the Saskatchewan Roughriders on Saturday night and is out indefinitely.
Argonauts coach Mike "Pinball" Clemons confirmed the injury but did not specify which bone was broken.
"He has a broken arm, so he's going to be out for a little while," Clemons said.
Williams, who was not available for interviews, left the game midway through the second quarter after a 3-yard gain when he was tackled by several Saskatchewan players, including linebacker Mike McCullough. X-rays taken at a Regina hospital revealed a broken bone.
"He was actually holding himself off the ground," Clemons said of Williams. "He was running with the ball and he was trying to hold himself up, I think. It was a pile of people and we saw him coming down.
"We knew he was hurt when he came off the field. It looked like it was his shoulder [from] the way he was leaning, but it turned out be his arm.
"You're talking about some fortitude. It's a clean break. He just came off quiet, didn't say a thing. Like, I'd have been screaming."
Williams finished with 17 yards on four carries, including one run of 16 yards. He entered Saturday's game sixth in the league in rushing with 214 yards on 53 carries with one touchdown in four games.
Williams is playing in the CFL after he was suspended by the NFL for one year after violating the league's substance abuse policy for a fourth time. He is still under contract with the NFL's [Miami Dolphins](http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/clubhouse?team=mia).
Any games Williams misses will be the first he sits out due to injury since a broken left ankle forced him to miss the last six games of the 2000 NFL season, when he was with the New Orleans Saints.
the point is he threw away millions of dollars and a secure life of being a multimillionaire baller so that he could go find his chi or whatever the fuck he was doing while in nepal or wherever he was.
i dont care that he smokes pot.
however, i think it is funny to look at what he threw away.
williams FUCKED HIMSELF by WALKING OUT ON HIS TEAM for marijuana
if his knees are so bad, why is he playing in the CFL? i understand why he HAD to come back to the NFL (8million reasons a year to be exact), but if he is SUSPENDED, why is he still playing for a club with NO AFFILIATION to miami or the rest of the NFL when he could be quietly toking away back home?
and joe, you’re a nub for not realizing the pot reference…no reason to “404 not get it”…ricky williams life is ruined because of pot and he should be looked down upon for his monumental failure
not saying pot is bad nor do i condone it, but ricky williams is a fuckup and i opt to laugh at him…greatly and often…and he makes it easier by doing this…
he still has money, the ability to get more money, and im sure he’ll live.
He probably wanted to #1 stay in game shape so hes not out of a job next year when hes allowed to come back, and #2 keep his name out there when hes looking to catch on with a team next year.
even lawrence phillips got another contract after kicking ass in NFL europe, and that dude sucked at life.
lol, no team will ever want him after his latest “bust” since i think his next bust means hes out of the league…i think the NFL’s three strike policy is that way
but maybe thats his intention…hrm…
the dolphins are hanging on to him to so they don’t lose out on their 8 million that they love dangling in from of him, b/c if he tries to leave, they are going to make him pay them back a la the whole reason he “unretired”