Williams shocked his Dolphins teammates when he retired just prior to the 2004 season at 27. Giving up $5 million in salary, Williams told a Miami paper he quit in part so he could smoke marijuana without punishment from the NFL, which reportedly was about to suspend the former Longhorn for four games for violating its substance-abuse policy. He then traveled the world from Europe to Fiji and lived on an Australian campground in a tent. He returned to study holistic healing in a small city near Sacramento. Three seasons later, Williams, who claims yoga cured him of his addiction to marijuana, was granted permission to return to the NFL.
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