Donte’ Stallworth Suspended for 2009 NFL Season

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell has announced that Cleveland Browns wide receiver Donte’ Stallworth will be suspended for the 2009 NFL season after violating the league’s personal conduct and substance abuse policy.

Stallworth pled guilty to DUI manslaughter following an early morning accident on March 14 in which he struck and killed a pedestrian, Mario Reyes, while in Florida. The 28-year-old receiver had reportedly been drinking the previous evening and when police arrived at the scene of the accident he had a blood-alcohol level of .126, significantly higher than the .08 limit.

After pleading guilty to DUI manslaughter Stallworth was sentenced to a 30-day jail sentence; he actually served 24 days before being released. As part of his sentence he will be under house arrest for two years and be placed on probation for eight years.

Goodell notified Stallworth of his suspension without pay in a letter that was made public on Thursday which stated “There is no question that your actions had tragic consequences to an innocent man and his family, and that you have violated both the Substances of Abuse and Personal Conduct Policies. In that respect, you are clearly guilty of conduct detrimental to the integrity of and public confidence in the NFL. Your conduct endangered yourself and others, leading to the death of an innocent man. The NFL and NFL players must live with the stain that you have placed on their reputations.”

Stallworth had met with Goodell earlier in the week to discuss the matter and following that meeting he issued a statement in which he said, “I recognize that there is a difference between the legal standard in my criminal case and the standard to which NFL players are held. It is clear that I exercised poor judgment and caused irreparable harm to Mario Reyes, his family, the NFL, its owners, coaches, employees and to my fellow players.”

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