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Thursday, July 29, 2004
Dolphins To Enforce "Penalty Clause"?
From ESPN
The Miami Dolphins may demand the return of $8.6 million from former RB Ricky Williams based upon "penalty clauses" included in the two-year old revision to Williams' contract and triggered by Williams' abrupt retirement. However, the NFLPA has threatened to file a grievance on Williams' behalf if the Dolphins do make such a demand, on the grounds that the New Orleans Saints (and not the Dolphins) actually paid out some of the disputed money.
Williams was traded from the Saints to the Dolphins prior to the 2002 season, and the Saints paid Williams $3.3 million of the $8.6 million the Dolphins are seeking. The remainder of the money was paid via incentive clauses in the contract.
For its part, the NFLPA asserted that "penalty clauses . . . are unenforceable, depending on state law."
Williams, meanwhile, has posted a journal entry to his hand-designed, personally maintained website saying that he has "decided to tackle some more of the issues" in his life.
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