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==== Marcus Williams incident ==== In 2003, Romanowski attacked and injured one of his teammates, tight end [[Marcus Williams (tight end)|Marcus Williams]], during a scrimmage. Williams was forced to retire after Romanowski crushed his eye socket with the punch.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=1976461|title=Injured ex-Raider raises issue of ' 'roid rage'|date=January 27, 2005|access-date=July 18, 2024|archive-date=August 17, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240817060118/https://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=1976461|url-status=live}}</ref> Williams sued for damages of $3.4 million, arguing that Romanowski had been suffering from "[[roid rage]]" when he attacked him. Williams was awarded $340,000 for lost wages and medical expenses by a jury.<ref name=":1">{{cite web|title = Williams sought millions but pleased with verdict|url = https://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=2019325|website = ESPN.com|date = March 23, 2005|access-date = February 8, 2016|archive-date = October 1, 2024|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20241001231150/https://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=2019325|url-status = live}}</ref> Williams was quoted as saying he and his lawyers "just wanted to prove what was right and wrong about football".<ref name="sfgate">{{cite web |url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2005/03/23/ROMO.TMP |title=Romanowski dodges big payout / $340,000 verdict instead of millions ex-teammate sought |website=www.sfgate.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050324072827/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2005/03/23/ROMO.TMP |archive-date=2005-03-24}}</ref> Williams' attorney said he was very pleased with the verdict.<ref name=":1" />
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