Last month, Browns receiver Donte' Stallworth pleaded guilty to DUI manslaughter charges in Florida. Two days later, Commissioner Roger Goodell suspended Stallworth indefinitely.
Now that Stallworth's 24-day prison term has ended, Goodell is expected eventually to impose a finite suspension on Stallworth. Before that can happen, however, Stallworth will need to meet with Goodell.
According to the Cleveland Plain Dealer, no meeting has been scheduled despite "constant communication" between the league office and Stallworth's camp.
The league, however, is remaining tight-lipped. "We will not be delving into those details," NFL spokesman Greg Aiello told the Plain Dealer. "When the commissioner makes a final decision on his discipline, we will announce it."
Yeah, lets keep everyone hanging so Darth Roger can get his name mentioned on TV a few thousand more freaking times. What a bushel-basket full of a-holes.
Having to sign in twice because the first one doesn't take is pretty damn annoying.
The facts seem pretty clear in the Stallworth case. I have no clue why Goodell hasn't met with Stallworth. This isn't something he can hide from, and the delay seems petty. Goodell needs to grow a pair and deal with it. I have a feeling he will wait until the season starts. If he deals with it now, then it becomes the lead story during the NFL no news quiet time. It can go through the news cycle for days and days with no other NFL news occurring.
People are tired of the Brett Farve stories....at least they don't involve Manslaugher DUI's, urinating in public, shooting self in leg or being killed by girlfriend. I for one am so tired of seeing the articles where the athletes are getting into trouble.
First of all I would like to also say that the sign in process on this site just sucks and I would suggest that PFT get it fixed before they lose readers.
Secondly....Gwinn I agree 100%
And lastly, Stallworth isn't a marquee player so I am willing to bet he is going to made an example of and get shunned for an entire season which I can say I wouldn't disagree with. If these guys truly appreciate what a gift it is to be in the NFL then they should start acting like it and that means off the field as well.
constant communication means...
stallworth: PLEASE reinstate me, mr. commish...
roger: NO.
rinse. repeat. ad infinitum.
the only thing that should be hanging is stallworth!
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and gwinn, the solutions to what you mention are...
1. reporters stop reporting on players' bad actions. hell the media doesnt show pictures of not-famous perps unless they are caucasian so... we are most of the way there already.
2. kick the bad actors out. that way they can get in the news without their pics in the paper etc.
3. roger pull a tags and just do nothing. and watch it become total footbrawl. and sayonara.
As for those tired of Favre stories, you have to remember that any player in his situation would talk to the media. His fans want an update on how he is doing and, since I doubt Favre knows what twitter is, he is occasionally appearing, giving interviews, explaining why he hasn't made a final decision whether to sign the contract they agreed on yet.
The player conduct policy and its relationship to NFL Network is really interesting. MLB Network seems to do a good amount of damage control and revisionist history with its 1995 season recap, that provides the illusion that all was restored by the time the season ended, and with its lack of steroid mentions which serves the purpose of Bud Selig. NFLN's "Total Access" opened up Friday night with both of its commentators, Jamie Dukes and Solomon Wilcotts saying they don't think Michael Vick should be suspended for a whole year, even citing a quote from Saint One And Dungy to support their arguments. This leads me to two questions: 1. Would Roger Goodell be upset if he does give a one year suspension to Vick, with the number of fans that Dukes and Wilcotts may have emboldened against him? 2. Is it possible that he contours the commentary to preview decisions he's made or is leaning toward?
Stallworth does not deserve the Commissioner's time.
If the Commisioner does not have time on his calender for a few years, well that is the way it is.
He has more important things to do than meet with some criminal that wants permission to be in the NFL.
Goodell needs to deal with the Vick situation first who will probably get either an 8 or 16 game suspension. Stallworth will get between a 16 and 32 game suspension. I think any suspension of Stallworth ends his career because he is not that good of a player.
Rodger needs to come out and say it banned for ever and one day
For Stallworth , Vick and Burress time to stop if the NFL does not take major action the fan base will by not going to games
nana nana naaaaana you gone git yo assss whip, you gone git yo assss whip nana nana naaaana
Wish you morons would learn the law!!! Stallworth did much less than Vick did, he did not intentionally nor proven that is was his fault that the guy was killed. He took full responsibility and has shown remorse. Goodell needs to make a decisionand move on but to compare Vick to Stallworth is a joke of epic proportions.
Stalledworth should get a 32 game suspension and Vick at least 8 games.
"he did not intentionally nor proven that is was his fault that the guy was killed."
Actually he pled guilty to a vehicular manslaughter charge. That's pretty much acknowledging that it's his fault that the guy died. So is the settlement that he paid the guy's family.
He shouldn't get more than a 4 game suspension. Anything more would be a disgrace. He doesn't deserve this kind of treatment. He's already paid his debt to society.
Are you people serious? Like... really?!?
Donte Stallworth & Michael Vick both deserve to be suspended - there is no question about that.
But the sheer audacity and monumental differences in each players circumstances is mind boggling.
How can ANY of you say that Vick deserves less of a suspension than Stallworth. Vick LIED to the commissioners face, failed drug tests, pleaded guilty to interstate gambling and tax evasion... oh, and... I forgot... murdered, mutilated, and electrocuted/hung/drowned/slit the throats of innocent animals that can't defend themselves.
Stallworth drove drunk. I'm not denying that. He also killed a man. Not denying that either. But that man was also walking in the middle of a busy road (not in the crosswalk) at 7am in the morning and his family received financial consideration amounting to millions of dollars.
Suspend Stallworth for a Year. Ban Vick for life. There is no other solution.
Vick is an animal - and he should be caged.