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I was checking my email earlier today when I saw my Yahoo! news updates, and the news from a Miami courtroom had updated the Donte Stallworth case. I almost thought I misread the story when I saw Stallworth began serving a 30 day jail sentence for killing 59-year old Mario Reyes on an early March morning just two months ago.
Stallworth, who signed a 7 year, $35 million dollar contract with the Browns last summer, was able to benefit from the victim’s family wishing to put the matter behind them and receive closure from the whole ordeal. According to reports, Stallworth also came to terms with a financial settlement with the family, though the actual amount is unknown. After his release from jail, Stallworth will spend 8 years on probation and have 2 years of house arrest.
Stallworth, who had nowhere near the celebrity status of Michael Vick, killed a human being, and odds are, he will be catching touchdowns from Brady Quinn by Halloween. Maybe it’s me…but are lives of people valued less than animals in 2009?
