February 11
Detroit Free Press
columnist Nicholas J. Cotsonika
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Whether wide receiver Donte' Stallworth joins the Detroit Lions depends on how he looks after a yearlong suspension, what kind of contract he wants and the level of interest among other teams. Stallworth reportedly was to work out for the Lions today. But team spokesman Bill Keenist said he could not confirm a visit, and Stallworth's agent, Drew Rosenhaus, did not respond to messages. Free agents visiting the Lions often arrive in the evening. The Lions need help at wide receiver to complement Calvin Johnson. But Stallworth, 29, hasn't played since 2008, when he caught 17 passes for 170 yards and one touchdown for the Browns. His best season was in '05, when he caught 70 passes for 945 ..."
June 18
Cleveland Plain Dealer
columnist Bill Livingston
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The Browns' Donte Stallworth will spend 30 days in jail for killing a man in Miami when he drove his Bentley luxury automobile while drunk. The family of Mario Reyes, the dead man, will spend the rest of their lives without a husband and father. This is the result when Bentleys full of money meet the legal system. Sentences are moderated in severity. Incarceration becomes an inconvenience. Stallworth also lost his driver's license and faces two years of house arrest, followed by eight years of probation. Two years is a long time between access to a car so Stallworth can go pick up his laundry. But he can always hand the keys to his $179,000 car to a flunky, provided he promises to be ..."
June 18
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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The question - repeated countless times on Twitter, sportstalk radio and across the Internet the last 24 hours - goes like this: How can Donte' Stallworth get 30 days while Michael Vick got 23 months? Stallworth, the Cleveland Browns wide receiver, pleaded guilty Tuesday to DUI manslaughter for killing pedestrian Mario Reyes while driving drunk in his black 2005 Bentley in Miami. Stallworth also reached a confidential financial settlement with the family of the 59-year-old construction worker. Vick served 19 months in federal prison for bankrolling a dogfighting operation, and is under home confinement until July 20. The Falcons released their former superstar quarterback last week. The ..."
April 3
Cleveland Plain Dealer
columnist Bill Livingston
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Donte Stallworth, the Browns' wide receiver, pushes all of our hot buttons. He is a rich, young athlete. He was driving a Bentley, the premium ride for the athlete who wants everyone to know he has it made, when he struck and killed a pedestrian, a crane operator named Mario Reyes, in Miami. Tests revealed Stallworth was driving drunk. He was also speeding. He had collected a $4 million bonus from the Browns the day before. He went out to celebrate. Instead he ended one life, damaged the lives of his victim's family, and probably ruined his own life as he knows it. He has been charged with drunk driving and manslaughter. If convicted, he faces a minimum of four years in prison, a maximum ..."