Despite a rocky start to his Canadian Football League career, Dolphins running back Ricky Williams said he's open to returning to the Toronto Argonuats when his NFL playing days are done. "I was thinking it wouldn't be bad to come back up here and kind of follow the same steps as (Argonauts coach Michael "Pinball" Clemons), play here a couple years and maybe get a chance to coach up here," Williams told The National Post on Wednesday. "Because I really like Toronto, I really like this organization. You can live here, you know? You feel like you have a life.
Williams broke his left arm July 22 during a game against Saskatchewan, then two weeks later, he needed more than a dozen stitches to close a gash on one of his feet after a metal door closed on his shoeless foot. In order to prevent infection in the wound, which was near the Achilles' tendon, Williams spent several hours inside a hyperbaric chamber.
Williams is no longer wearing a cast or walking with a limp. He is expected to return to the Argos around Sept. 23.
Williams has two years remaining on his contract with the Dolphins. Argonauts President Keith Pelley said he would like to see Williams return at some point.
"Ricky is special," Pelley said. "He's a fantastic person with great morals and values. Loves Toronto, loves the Canadian Football League, loves the coach. After his NFL career is over, we would of course entertain (the idea) of him coming back."
"You realize there's good football in places other than the NFL," said Williams. "The guys here, they don't get as much recognition but they're just as good football players. They make things exciting when they touch the ball and it's a joy to watch."
Something he'll be doing a lot of in the coming months.
