Stallworth suspended indefinitely by NFL

[Chrispy]

Cleveland Browns receiver Donte' Stallworth was suspended by the NFL indefinitely without pay following his guilty plea to DUI manslaughter in the death of a pedestrian, the league announced Thursday.

Stallworth was sentenced in a Miami court Tuesday to 30 days in jail, a controversial ruling that drew a great deal of criticism.

Commissioner Roger Goodell wrote a detailed letter to Stallworth explaining the stiff penalty levied by the league.

"The conduct reflected in your guilty plea resulted in the tragic loss of life and was inexcusable," Goodell wrote. "While the criminal justice system has determined the legal consequences of this incident, it is my responsibility as NFL commissioner to determine the appropriate league discipline for your actions, which have caused irreparable harm to the victim and his family, your club, your fellow players and the NFL."

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[Kuzzy Powers]

Saw this coming. He probably wont be reinstated until his house-arrest is done.

 

[Vinsane]

lol @ Goodell

Fuck him. No reason to suspend Donte, if he killed a man or not.

Donte could of fought the legal system and made this bigger deal than what it was. Instead he did the right thing and put in a guilty plea, made a deal with the local DA and got his sentence. He's already being punished but Goodell being the asshole he is decides that's not good enough?

 

[MRN]

lol @ Goodell

Fuck him. No reason to suspend Donte, if he killed a man or not.

Donte could of fought the legal system and made this bigger deal than what it was. Instead he did the right thing and put in a guilty plea, made a deal with the local DA and got his sentence. He's already being punished but Goodell being the asshole he is decides that's not good enough?

Guessing you're a Browns fan?

 

[Kuzzy Powers]

lol @ Goodell

Fuck him. No reason to suspend Donte, if he killed a man or not.

Donte could of fought the legal system and made this bigger deal than what it was. Instead he did the right thing and put in a guilty plea, made a deal with the local DA and got his sentence. He's already being punished but Goodell being the asshole he is decides that's not good enough?

Was this whole post sarcasm? If not.. wow.

 

[Vinsane]

Guessing you're a Browns fan?

Correct.

Was this whole post sarcasm? If not.. wow.

Partly. I can see where Donte did wrong off the field but when has off the field shenanigans resulted in on field suspensions (other than Pacman)? I guess I don't see where Goodell has grounds to suspend Stallworth?

 

[Maestro]

Correct.



Partly. I can see where Donte did wrong off the field but when has off the field shenanigans resulted in on field suspensions (other than Pacman)? I guess I don't see where Goodell has grounds to suspend Stallworth?

Michael Vick.


I guess killing someone isn't enough.

 

[Vinsane]

Michael Vick.


I guess killing someone isn't enough.

Don't bring that Mike Vick crap in here. That's comparing Apples to Oranges. Vick was busted by the feds. Not some local county sheriff. Granted killing dogs and killing people are two different things but accidents happen. People kill others by accident all the time, they don't lose their jobs over it. Their boss doesn't take their paycheck away because their actions were detrimental to the company...please.

 

[Kuzzy Powers]

Correct.



Partly. I can see where Donte did wrong off the field but when has off the field shenanigans resulted in on field suspensions (other than Pacman)? I guess I don't see where Goodell has grounds to suspend Stallworth?

Vehicular manslaughter isnt enough for you to suspend someone? Thats pretty mindblowing man.

I mean.. Leonard Little was suspended 8 games for a similar incident a few years back. But Goodell has already shown he doesnt play around when it comes to suspending players.

I feel bad for Goodell a little bit.. I mean hes pretty much been forced to be his own court room. Hes handed out sentences to far more players than a commish ever should have to.

 

[Maestro]

Don't bring that Mike Vick crap in here. That's comparing Apples to Oranges. Vick was busted by the feds. Not some local county sheriff. Granted killing dogs and killing people are two different things but accidents happen. People kill others by accident all the time, they don't lose their jobs over it. Their boss doesn't take their paycheck away because their actions were detrimental to the company...please.

Usually they do because they spend more than 30 days in jail.

 

[dave]

Don't bring that Mike Vick crap in here. That's comparing Apples to Oranges. Vick was busted by the feds. Not some local county sheriff. Granted killing dogs and killing people are two different things but accidents happen. People kill others by accident all the time, they don't lose their jobs over it. Their boss doesn't take their paycheck away because their actions were detrimental to the company...please.

He was legally drunk!

This wasn't a simple accident.

 

[Esjay]

Good. Not even going to get into this discussion again because it actually pisses me off.

 

[Rayman]

Vehicular manslaughter isnt enough for you to suspend someone? Thats pretty mindblowing man.

I mean.. Leonard Little was suspended 8 games for a similar incident a few years back. But Goodell has already shown he doesnt play around when it comes to suspending players.

I feel bad for Goodell a little bit.. I mean hes pretty much been forced to be his own court room. Hes handed out sentences to far more players than a commish ever should have to.

Leonard Little should have been kicked out of the league or at least suspended for a year.

Ten times worse than Stallworth because he actually did it twice.

 

[Kuzzy Powers]

Leonard Little should have been kicked out of the league or at least suspended for a year.

Ten times worse than Stallworth because he actually did it twice.

Indeed. But Stallworth deserves the same.

 

[Prodigal Son]

Leonard Little should have been kicked out of the league or at least suspended for a year.

Ten times worse than Stallworth because he actually did it twice.

Little killed the woman before Goodell. That was Tagliabue's call. During his tenure, I'm pretty sure he would have let Rae Carruth come back.

 

[bringbackjimmy]

Don't bring that Mike Vick crap in here. That's comparing Apples to Oranges. Vick was busted by the feds. Not some local county sheriff. Granted killing dogs and killing people are two different things but accidents happen. People kill others by accident all the time, they don't lose their jobs over it. Their boss doesn't take their paycheck away because their actions were detrimental to the company...please.

Your a complete dumbass! He killed a person, because he was drunk celebrating his 4.5 MILLION roster bonus. something tells me he could drop 20 bucks on a fucking cab. Stallworth desrves more than 30 dys in jail he deserves to be shot by a firing squad for murder. driving drunk and killing someone is murder not manslaughter, because they made a choice to drive drunk when they left the house to go get drunk(JMHO).

Goodel has every right to suspend him. He didn't suspend vick, because he was hosting dog fights. he didn't suspend pacman for getting arrested. He suspened them because their actions were detrimental to the image of the NFL.

 

[bucky]

He was legally drunk!

This wasn't a simple accident.

It was still an accident.....That may have been caused by negligent, irresponsible, and criminal choices. I don't have particulars about the accident, so I don't know how much alcohol played into the accident. But still, driving after drinking deserves legal action.

Leonard Little should have been kicked out of the league or at least suspended for a year.

Ten times worse than Stallworth because he actually did it twice.

LL's was far worse. Both are bad. Bad enough for a suspension, along with the legal action.

Indeed. But Stallworth deserves the same.

He does deserve whatever Goodell decides. However long that suspension may be.

Little killed the woman before Goodell. That was Tagliabue's call. During his tenure, I'm pretty sure he would have let Rae Carruth come back.

Yeah, you really can't compare the two suspesions...Different Commish's.

He killed a person, because he was drunk

He was driving drunk. That itself deserves criminal action and something from the league.

Stallworth desrves more than 30 dys in jail

I'm not the grieving family of the victim, and I don't have particulars on the case, so I won't make a statement on what criminal action he does or does not deserve. And I won't criticize the family for what they have requested.

he deserves to be shot by a firing squad for murder. driving drunk and killing someone is murder not manslaughter, because they made a choice to drive drunk when they left the house to go get drunk(JMHO).

I'm glad your so against drunk driving, but this is somewhat of a dumb statement. It's not murder. Murder requires intent to do harm. He doesn't deserve to be shot by a firing squad. I think it's something like vehicular manslaugher, or negligent homocide, or something like that....Not murder.

Good people make bad, irresponsible, even criminal decisions that have dire consequences. It doesn't necessarily make them a bad person.

An evil person intentionally does brutal harm to others. An evil person intentionally does evil.

A good person can make horribly bad decisions. I don't know enough about Stallworth to say whether he is evil or not, so I'll assume he's good.

I'm guessing your comment about the firing squad and murder was off the cuff and fueled by anger.

 

[ralaw]

30 (24) days in jail
2 years house arrest
8 years probation
drug and alcohol testing
lifetime driver's license suspension
1,000 hours of community service
financial settlement
suspended for probably a year or two = no salary = career possibly over

IMHO people are focused too much on the jail sentence. Stallworth's punishment isn't some simple walk in the park regardless of how you look at it. The fact remains Stallworth didn't get in the car intending to kill someone...this was an accident and now he'll have to deal with this punishment on top of knowing that due to his negligence he killed a dude for the rest of his life. One screw up (illegally driving, drinking, failing a drug test, etc) in 8 years and he’s in jail.

 

[Scorask]

I'm certainly not trying to justify what Stallworth has done, but no one has mentioned that after the accident, he didn't take off. He stopped, called the Police, and tried to help the person. He didn't call his cousin to come down and say he was driving. He has taken responsibility for this right from the beginning, no excuses. And I'm sure he will take this suspension along with it.

 

[red33]

this is a slippery slope. Is he trying to say the NFL holds it players to higher standards? I wonder whats a lifetime ban from the NFL going to be. Pedo love? Gambling? Arson? War propaganda?

i dont know what to think of this suspension. On one hand it seems like Stallworth used his fame and money to buy a lesser sentence. But on the other hand the Courts is the highest law in the country.