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Miami Dolphins running back Ricky Williams is out for the year after six carries and 15 yards.

If you saw that dreadful Monday night game against Pittsburgh -- I did -- Williams fell to the ground, fumbling in the process and in the scramble for the ball, a Steeler stepped squarely on the back of his right shoulder. The camera caught it clearly and the slo-mo replay made you wince. He has a torn chest muscle -- one would assume as a result of that play. He came back for another carry but left, obviously favoring that side of his body. 

Everyone knows about Williams' career and the fact that he was playing so soon after coming back from a 1 1/2-year suspension was surprising. On his first carry, he muscled his way to a first down. After that, he found the going tough. And that was no shock given the horrible condition of a saturated, soft field. And that Williams fumbled was also no surprise. Before the game, Emmitt Smith predicted it, talking about Williams' unfamiliarity with carrying the ball, roughly in Smith's words, in traffic.

Hopefully, this will somehow work out to Williams' advantage. He's shown his commitment to resuming an athletic career and he can continue to work on his return, now with the support of an NFL organization.

*  In the NBA, Cleveland slowed down the Celtic express, 109-104, in OT. It was just the second loss for Boston in 13 games. LeBron James had 38 points for the Cavs.