Sports book information tells us that Cleveland Browns wide receiver Donte’ Stallworth has been suspended for the entire 2009 season. Stallworth pleaded guilty to DUI manslaughter in Florida as sports book notes showed and was sentenced in plea agreement reached with the victim’s family and the courts. The NFL has now taken action and Commissioner Roger Goodell went further with Stallworth’s punishment, suspending him for the entire year as Internet sportsbook info indicates.
Sports book info also informs us that Goodell thought that Stallworth should receive additional punishment in addition to what the judicial system imposed. “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,” Goodell said, “In that respect, you are clearly guilty of conduct detrimental to the integrity of and public confidence in the NFL.”
Sports book notes had Stallworth being suspended indefinitely by Goodell on June 18th. That was two days after Stallworth pleaded guilty as sports book had it. Stallworth was given a 30-day jail sentence and he served 24 days of that sentence. Sports book notes that he also reached a financial settlement with the victim’s family. Sports book info records that Stallworth also received two years of house arrest, eight years of probation.
The Browns have not decided whether or not to bring Stallworth back next season as sports book tells us. Online betting new is clear as we know that Stallworth has played with the New England Patriots, Philadelphia Eagles, New Orleans Saints and Browns in his career as sports book stats indicate. Internet sportsbook says that Cleveland head coach Eric Mangini does not know what the team will do with Stallworth. “In terms of that, in terms of what the future holds, there’s really no decision that’s been made, there’s no timetable that’s been set,” Mangini said. “The focus is on what we have to do here, the players that are here and that’s really the direction we’re headed.”
Sports book stats tell us that Stallworth signed a seven-year, $35 million contract with the Browns in 2008. He will not be paid for the 2009 season as part of Goodell’s suspension as Internet sportsbook info indicates. Stallworth had an unproductive 2008 season as sports book statistics indicate, mainly due to injury.
The Browns are considered longshots in NFL betting at the Internet sportsbook this season.