Breaking News: Donte Stallworth Suspended For 2009 Season
by Robert Littal | Posted on Thursday, August 13th, 2009
I have no problem with that suspension length. I would have done 12 games, but I have no real issue with it.
This was first reported by our friends at Profootballtalk.com:
“A league source tells us that Browns receiver Donte’ Stallworth has been suspended for the entire 2009 season.
The suspension comes in the wake of Stallworth’s guilty plea to felony DUI manslaughter in Florida.
Stallworth previously had been suspended indefinitely by Commissioner Roger Goodell, pending a full review of the case.
UPDATE: The league has confirmed the suspension, via a press release. Stallworth will be reinstated after the Super Bowl.”
hes lucky hes not still locked up
Very light punishment compared to what the family of the dead man is going through.
Stallworth is very fortunate his punishment from the league isn’t longer. NFL players, especially the brothers in the league, have to understand that Goodell means business with the personal conduct policy. Vick was a huge star in the league when he was dinged for dogfighting. It didn’t stop Goodell from indefinitely suspending him without pay. Stallworth is losing a year’s worth of salary. That is a huge penalty. We can debate whether or not the judicial system should have punished him with a longer jail sentence than he got, but he has felt the wrath of Commissioner Goodell. Maybe Donte will learn next time that stepping beyond the law has devastating consequences, both professionally and personally.