Thursday, August 13, 2009

Black News: Donte Stallworth Won’t be Playing This Year

Many have felt that Cleveland Browns wide receiver Donte' Stallworth may have got off easy after killing a pedestrian while driving drunk, but the NFL aren't so lenient. While Stallworth was sentenced to 30 days in prison and is on probation for awhile, the NFL suspended Stall worth for the entire upcoming season without pay.
"Your conduct endangered yourself and others, leading to the death of an innocent man," NFL commissioner Roger Goodell wrote in a letter to Stallworth released by the league according to NFL.com. "The NFL and NFL players must live with the stain that you have placed on their reputations. As you recognized both at and following the hearing, guilt or innocence as a matter of criminal law is not the same as a violation of NFL policies."

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