Intelligence in short supply....

NFL players have never been celebrated for their intellectual contributions to society, but a few players have recently shown that intelligence is not the least bit necessary to play in the NFL.

Bill Romanowski got away with cheating the NFL's steroid policy for an entire career. He picked up a few Super Bowl rings along the way and was respected for his talent and play. Not content with that, 'Romo' decided to go very public and completely destroy his reputation, and possibly cancel a trip to Canton, to brag about how he cheated.

Onterrio Smith, suspended last year for 4 games for drug-policy violations, may have literally pi$$ed away another year of football for his Whizzinator incident.

Ricky Williams gave up a brilliant career, and also a chance at the Hall, to pursue holistic medicine, pot-smoking, and sweets. By the way, does anyone besides me get a chuckle out of this line?:

"He (Williams) also enrolled at the California College of Ayurveda in Grass Valley, Calif., studying holistic medicine. "

Now he's out of money and wants back, but only if it works out ok for him.

And then there's Kellen Winslow Jr, who, after sitting out most of last season with injuries, decided to celebrate his recovery by taking a costly little joyride on a motorcycle.

It never ceases to amaze me that grown-up people with talent are so willing to throw away their futures with laziness, ego, and just plain stupidity.

But players aren't the only ones with intelligence issues. Nick Saban is apparently prepared to welcome 'Dr' Ricky back with open arms. Does he not see the endless possibilities for disaster in that?

And here is Ricky Williams' agent, Leigh Steinberg, on Ricky's return:

"I think he will come through this and be very productive as a player and be a good role model once again," Steinberg told Game Night on ESPN Radio. "We've seen so many situations in this world where people go through troubles and come back and are usually productive. There are players in the NFL who are involved in murder and involved in situations who are now doing endorsements. There are players who are involved in very serious situations where they hurt other people and somehow they are accepted. Ricky Williams was mostly destructive to himself."

Don't you feel better, now?