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Ricky Williams Claims Text From Bill Parcells Helped Guide Him to Retirement

Found February 08, 2012 on NESN.com: Yardbarker Blogger Network
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Ricky Williams decided to retire on Tuesday, and his decision might have been influenced by one of the greatest football minds in history. Williams said in an interview with Sid Rosenberg on WQAM in Miami that a text that he received from Bill Parcells helped steer him toward retirement. "I was really excited to express to him how excited I was about football and about the way the season ended and how much I was looking forward to coming back, and his reply kind of shook me a little bit," Williams said. "He said, well, that's good to hear, he...
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