"Donte' Stallworth said all the right things.

You want to know whether he sounded contrite about the terrible accident last year that killed a Miami construction worker? To me, he did. But it's hard to look into a man's soul, isn't it? Did Tiger Woods sound contrite? Who can make that kind of judgment?

You want to know whether Stallworth seems committed to making the most of this second chance the Ravens are giving him? Well, he's at The Castle for all the workouts. He's catching passes from Joe Flacco. He's getting his ride situation squared away, because he isn't permitted to drive and needs a lift back and forth.

You want to know whether he can be the play-making wide receiver the Ravens need? He says he just wants to fit in with Derrick Mason and new wide-out Anquan Boldin, and that his role will be defined once we get closer to the season.

"I still have a little bit of speed left in me," he said. "Whatever they want me to do down the field, I will."

So that's some of what we learned about Stallworth on Thursday in his first meeting with the media since signing a one-year, $900,000 deal with the Ravens in February. He came across as poised, earnest and even charming, the exact opposite of the NFL knucklehead you might have envisioned.

I'll tell you this: The Ravens made a big mistake in not letting this guy talk as soon as they signed him - that's how well he comes across.

Here's the back story on that: It turns out Stallworth wanted to address the media right away."