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The Dolphins have welcomed back Ricky Williams, who is expected to begin practice next week and could play against the Steelers in a Monday night game on Nov. 26.

Wonderful. Now there's at least a reason to tune into this game other than to watch Ben Roethlisberger make mincemeat of the woeful Dolphins. More on that later.

In the meantime, here's what Williams had to say about his passion for the game, and why we think he is full of it when he talks about his newfound love for football:

"'I hated being a football player before,'' he told reporters yesterday. "Someone asked me a question. They said, `Do you like playing football?' I thought about it and I thought about it and I thought about it. And the next day, I was doing this exercise and I was writing down my ideal paradise moment. And when I really thought about it, it was playing football.

"I realized that I love to play football and I love to be on the field. But I hated being a football player.''

What?!?!?!?!

Look, you either love to play football, and you don't. Ricky Williams doesn't, and the real reason he's attempting a comeback at age 30 is for the dough. After all, if he really loved the game, don't you think he'd have figured that out long ago? Before he decided to make reefer a regular part of his training regimen?

Please.

As for Williams' return date, noted football guru Adam A. suggests there might be a conspiracy theory attached to it. He wonders if the league set the reinstatement now so that Williams would be available for the Pittsburgh game, which would potentially boost ratings for an ESPN game that would otherwise have few redeeming qualities ... unless you're a Steelers fan, of course. And we are well aware of our stature as the adopted blog site of our avid Steelers supporters like Black N Gold and Big Ben is Back!

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Williams: Sincere in his comeback? Or just another phony baloney? Your call, people.