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Donté Stallworth
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Stallworth with the Redskins in 2011
No. 83, 18, 19
Position:Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1980-11-10) November 10, 1980 (age 44)
Sacramento, California
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school:Grant Union
(Sacramento, California)
College:Tennessee
NFL draft:2002 / round: 1 / pick: 13
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
  • Second team All-SEC (2001)
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:321
Receiving yards:4,837
Receiving touchdowns:35
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Donté Lamar Stallworth (born November 10, 1980) is a former American football wide receiver who played ten seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Tennessee and was drafted by the New Orleans Saints in the first round of the 2002 NFL Draft.

Stallworth also played for the Philadelphia Eagles, New England Patriots, Cleveland Browns, Baltimore Ravens, and Washington Redskins.

Early years

Stallworth was born in Sacramento, California. He attended Grant Union High School in Sacramento, California where he was a star in football and track and field, PR of 10.49 seconds in the 100 meters and 7.16 meters in long jump. He was a high school teammate of former Minnesota Vikings running back Onterrio Smith and Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Paris Warren.

College career

Stallworth played college football at the University of Tennessee for the Volunteers, where his nickname was "Hands," as his teammates watched his ability to come up with seemingly impossible catches on a regular basis. Upon leaving for the NFL, his 1,747 reception yards ranked ninth in the school's all-time list.[1] He majored in psychology.[2]

Professional career

New Orleans Saints

Stallworth was selected by the New Orleans Saints in the first round (13th overall) of the 2002 NFL Draft. He made his NFL debut versus the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on September 8. He caught eight touchdown passes in 2002, his rookie year, but saw less action the next season. As a full-time starter in 2004, he had 767 receiving yards and five touchdowns. In 2005, he recorded a career-high 70 receptions for 945 yards with seven touchdowns.

Philadelphia Eagles

Donté Stallworth during his season with the Eagles.

On August 28, 2006, Stallworth was traded to the Philadelphia Eagles for linebacker Mark Simoneau and a conditional fourth round pick in the 2007 NFL Draft. In Stallworth's first game with the Eagles, less than two weeks after the trade, he caught six passes for 141 yards and a touchdown. Due to a nagging hamstring injury, he missed three games early in the regular season, but finished the year with 725 yards and five touchdowns. Hamstring injuries have been a persistent problem throughout his professional career.

In March 2007, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported that Stallworth was in the league substance abuse program.[3]

First stint with Patriots

On March 11, 2007, Stallworth agreed to terms with the New England Patriots on a reported six-year deal worth $30 million with $3.5 million guaranteed. The contract was incentive laden, meaning that the Patriots could release him if he underperformed for a small fraction of the full contract.[4] On February 22, 2008, the Patriots declined the option on his contract and he became a free agent.

Cleveland Browns

On March 1, 2008, Stallworth signed a seven-year, $35 million deal with the Cleveland Browns.[5] However, he had just 17 catches for 170 yards and one touchdown for the Browns in 2008 and then missed the entire 2009 season after being suspended by the NFL following his conviction on manslaughter charges. On February 8, 2010, after being reinstated by the NFL, the Browns terminated Stallworth's contract.[6]

Baltimore Ravens

On February 16, 2010, Stallworth signed a one-year, $900,000 deal with the Baltimore Ravens.[7]

On August 28, 2010, Stallworth broke his foot in a preseason game against the New York Giants. Head Coach John Harbaugh stated that this injury was not season-ending and Stallworth would be back after the Ravens' bye week. Stallworth made his return to the active Ravens roster in October, but his highlight of the season came during a game against the Carolina Panthers where he made his first catch as a wide receiver for the franchise during a regular season game.[8]

On December 23, 2010, Stallworth was voted by his teammates and awarded the Ed Block Courage Award for 2010. But his stats were grim. He had just two receptions for 82 yards, and five rushes for 45 yards.[9]

First stint with Redskins

Stallworth signed a one-year deal with the Washington Redskins on July 29, 2011. On November 8, 2011, Stallworth was released by the Washington Redskins and put on waivers.[10] On November 15, 2011, he re-signed with the Redskins after wide receiver, Leonard Hankerson, and defensive end, Kedric Golston, were put on injured reserve.[11] After his return to the team, Stallworth would catch a touchdown pass in the endzone in Week 11 against the Dallas Cowboys allowing the Redskins to go into overtime.[12] At the end of 2011 season, Stallworth recorded 22 receptions, 309 receiving yards, and two touchdowns.[13]

Second stint with Patriots

On March 19, 2012, Stallworth signed with the New England Patriots.[14] On August 27, 2012, Stallworth was released by Patriots.[15] On December 3, 2012, Stallworth re-signed with the Patriots because of a broken right foot suffered by wide receiver Julian Edelman and lack of depth at the wide receiver position.[16] On December 11, it was reported that Stallworth was placed on injured reserve with an ankle injury after only playing in one game during his brief return and making a 63-yard reception for a touchdown.[17]

Second stint with Redskins

Stallworth re-signed with the Redskins on June 12, 2013.[18][19] On August 26, 2013, Stallworth was waived by the Redskins.[20]

NFL statistics

Receiving stats[21]

Year Team Games Receptions Targets Yards Yards per Reception Longest Reception Touchdowns First Downs Fumbles Fumbles Lost
2002 NO 13 42 69 594 14.1 57 8 26 0 0
2003 NO 11 25 55 485 19.4 76 3 19 1 1
2004 NO 16 58 106 767 13.2 45 5 35 0 0
2005 NO 16 70 129 945 13.5 43 7 50 0 0
2006 PHI 12 38 70 725 19.1 84 5 30 0 0
2007 NE 16 46 75 697 15.2 69 3 27 0 0
2008 CLE 11 17 45 170 10.0 19 1 8 0 0
2010 BAL 8 2 5 82 41.0 67 0 2 0 0
2011 WSH 11 22 38 309 14.0 51 2 15 0 0
2012 NE 1 1 2 63 63.0 63 1 1 0 0
Career 115 321 594 4,837 15.1 84 35 213 1 1

Returning stats[21]

Year Team Games Punt Return Attempts Punt Return Yards Punts Returned for Touchdown Punts Fair Caught Longest Punt Return Kickoff Return Attempts Kickoff Return Yards Kickoffs Returned for Touchdown Kickoffs Fair Caught Longest Kickoff Return
2003 NO 11 5 44 0 1 18 8 171 0 0 28
2004 NO 16 6 6 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0
2005 NO 16 7 52 0 1 27 0 0 0 0 0
Career 43 18 102 0 3 27 8 171 0 0 28

Rushing stats[21]

Year Team Games Carries Yards Yards per Carry Longest Carry Touchdowns First Downs Fumbles Fumbles Lost
2002 NO 13 2 2 1.0 4 0 0 0 0
2003 NO 11 1 3 3.0 3 0 0 0 0
2004 NO 16 6 37 6.2 26 0 1 0 0
2005 NO 16 2 2 1.0 3 0 0 1 1
2007 NE 16 1 12 12.0 12 0 1 0 0
2008 CLE 11 1 -4 -4.0 -4 0 0 0 0
2010 BAL 8 5 45 9.0 19 0 2 1 1
2011 WSH 11 2 1 0.5 2 0 0 0 0
Career 115 20 98 4.9 26 0 4 2 2

Journalism

In September 2014, Stallworth was hired by The Huffington Post for a six-month fellowship covering national security politics full-time, based in the company's Washington, D.C., office. He has covered stories ranging from United States relations with Cuba to Hillary Clinton's Israel policies and Iran's nuclear program. Although the fellowship lasted six months, Stallworth expressed hope that he would be hired permanently.[22] In 2016 Stallworth was hired by Daveed Gartenstein-Ross at Valens Global as a Strategy Consultant. Stallworth's work at Valens focuses on securing and hardening public venues against terror attacks.[23]

Personal life

DUI manslaughter charges

On the morning of March 14, 2009, Stallworth struck and killed a pedestrian while driving his car at the eastern end of the MacArthur Causeway in Miami Beach, Florida.

Around 7:15 a.m., Stallworth was headed toward the beach, driving a black 2005 Bentley Continental GT about 50 mph in a 40 mph zone, according to a Miami Beach Police report.[24] Mario Reyes, 59, was on the busy causeway, trying to catch a bus home after finishing his shift.[25] Stallworth claims that he flashed his car's headlights to warn Reyes.[26] Stallworth struck Reyes with his car, killing him.

In a police investigation, Stallworth admitted to drinking the night before the accident. News sources reported that his blood alcohol content was 0.12, over the legal limit of 0.08.[27][28]

On April 1, 2009, Stallworth was charged with DUI manslaughter; he surrendered to police on April 2, 2009, and was released on $200,000 bail.[29] Under a plea deal, he received a sentence of 30 days in the county jail, plus 1,000 hours of community service, two years of community control, and eight years' probation.[30] His Florida state driver's license was permanently suspended.[31] On July 10, 2009, Stallworth was released from county jail after serving 24 days of a 30-day sentence.

The Associated Press reported on June 16, 2009, that Stallworth and the Reyes family reached a financial agreement, avoiding a civil lawsuit. The amount of the settlement was not disclosed.[32]

On August 13, 2009, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said Stallworth would be suspended for the 2009 season without pay. Stallworth was reinstated after Super Bowl XLIV.[33]

A Yahoo! Sports story published August 12, 2010, reported that Stallworth's lawyers indicated he could have fought all charges with "an excellent chance of being found innocent", but that Stallworth chose to be convicted of a felony to do what he felt was morally right. The article says that David Cornwell, one of Stallworth's attorneys, felt there was irony in the public and media reaction to Stallworth's decision because they criticized the plea deal without knowing the full story.[34]

Balloon injury

Stallworth was hospitalized with serious burns on March 16, 2013, after the hot air balloon carrying him and two other people crashed into power lines above South Florida.[35]

References

  1. ^ "Donte' Stallworth, WR - Tennessee". USA Today. April 20, 2002.
  2. ^ BostonHerald.com - Blogs: Rap Sheet» Blog Archive » Getting to know … Donte’ Stallworth
  3. ^ Stallworth in NFL substance program, Philadelphia Inquirer, March 5, 2007
  4. ^ Welcome to Comcast SportsNet Archived September 30, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Browns agree to deal with wide receiver Stallworth Archived March 4, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ "Official Blog of the National Football League". Retrieved March 16, 2017.
  7. ^ "News - Around the NFL". Retrieved March 16, 2017.
  8. ^ "Donte Stallworth News". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved November 26, 2010.
  9. ^ "2010 Ed Block Courage Award".
  10. ^ "Redskins get Stallworth, not Holmes". Retrieved March 16, 2017.
  11. ^ "Redskins put two on IR, bring back Stallworth". Retrieved March 16, 2017.
  12. ^ "Cowboys Vs. Redskins Score Update: Donte Stallworth Touchdown Ties Game At 24". dc.sbnation.com. Retrieved November 20, 2011.
  13. ^ "Roster Review: Wide Receivers". Redskins.com. Archived from the original on March 1, 2012. Retrieved February 28, 2012.
  14. ^ Patriots revisit an old friend, agree to terms with WR Donte’ Stallworth
  15. ^ Rosenthal, Gregg (August 27, 2012). "Jabar Gafney, Donte' Stallworth cut by Patriots". NFL.com. Retrieved August 27, 2012.
  16. ^ http://www.csnne.com/football-new-england-patriots/patriots-talk/Report-Patriots-will-sign-WR-Stallworth?blockID=809403&feedID=10426[permanent dead link]
  17. ^ Rosenthal, Gregg (December 11, 2012). "Donte' Stallworth on Patriots' IR; Deion Branch to sign". NFL.com. Retrieved December 11, 2012.
  18. ^ Tinsman, Brian (June 12, 2013). "Stallworth, Henderson Add Veteran Depth". Redskins.com. Archived from the original on June 15, 2013. Retrieved June 12, 2013.
  19. ^ Wesseling, Chris (June 12, 2013). "Donte' Stallworth, Devery Henderson join Redskins". NFL.com. Retrieved June 12, 2013.
  20. ^ Tinsman, Brian (August 26, 2013). "Redskins Trim Roster Ahead Of Cuts". Redskins.com. Archived from the original on September 21, 2013. Retrieved August 26, 2013.
  21. ^ a b c "Donte' Stallworth Stats". ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
  22. ^ "Donte Stallworth, former NFL wide receiver, working as a Huffington Post fellow". Retrieved March 16, 2017.
  23. ^ "Valens Global - Our Team". Valens Global. Retrieved February 21, 2017.
  24. ^ Associated Press (March 14, 2009). "Browns WR Stallworth hits, kills Fla. pedestrian". MSNBC.com. Archived from the original on March 15, 2009. Retrieved March 14, 2009.
  25. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on April 3, 2009. Retrieved April 2, 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  26. ^ Associated Press (March 25, 2009). "Stallworth says he flashed headlights". ESPN. Retrieved January 21, 2018.
  27. ^ Stallworth Over Legal Limit in Fatal Crash SI.com, March 19, 2009
  28. ^ Man Hit By Stallworth Was Not in Crosswalk SI.com, March 24, 2009
  29. ^ Jeff Schudel (April 3, 2009). "Stallworth trial could be delayed". The News-Herald. Retrieved January 21, 2018.
  30. ^ "Stallworth pleads guilty to manslaughter". Retrieved March 16, 2017.
  31. ^ "Chadiha: No NFL equalizer on Stallworth". June 19, 2009. Retrieved March 16, 2017.
  32. ^ [1] Archived June 25, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  33. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on October 19, 2011. Retrieved April 17, 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  34. ^ Les Carpenter (August 12, 2010). "Stallworth: 'Be cognizant of your decisions'". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved January 21, 2018.
  35. ^ "NFL veteran Donte Stallworth injured in hot-air balloon crash". CBS News. Retrieved March 16, 2013.
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