NEW YORK (AP) -- Miami Dolphins running back Ricky Williams was suspended f
or the 2006 season by the NFL on Tuesday for violating the league's substanc
e abuse policy for the fourth time.
The league announced the suspension after Williams' appeal of his latest pos
itive drug test was denied. Williams met with NFL counsel Jeff Pash on April
10 in an attempt to have the league overturn the test.
Previous positive tests were for marijuana, which Williams acknowledged usin
g. The latest test appare