Ricky Williams Wishes He Had Been on Cedric Benson's Boat: 'I Have a Calming Influence'

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TWO LONGHORNS WEIGH IN ON BENSON
Published 5/15/2008 by Josh Alper at ProFootballTalk.com
Two of Cedric Benson’s fellow UT alums weighed in with their thoughts about Benson’s arrest while boating on Lake Travis in Texas. Ricky Williams told the Austin American-Statesman that he was invited to go along with Benson on the ill-fated voyage. He regrets passing up on the trip because “I find I have a calming influence on people I’m around.” I think Ricky may be guilty of using some transitive reasoning about what calms people when he’s around but at least he’s not condemning Benson before his day in court. That task is left to Earl Campbell. He told ...

Ricky Williams' Presence Means Every Little Thing Gonna Be Alright [This Is Your Brain On Drugs]
Published 5/15/2008 by DAULERIO at Deadspin
... pretty clear that if Williams had attended the boat party, the atmosphere would've been much, much different. Instead of a bumpin', drink guzzlin' boat jam, it would've been more like a floating yoga party, with jugs of pomegranate juice being passed around and sporadic yelping sessions in an attempt to communicate with sperm whales. The cops wouldn't be anywhere near that party. Ricky Williams Ready For Football — Finally [Austin American-Statesman] Ricky Williams Wishes He Had Been On Benson's Boat [AOL Fanhouse] ...