Comments on: Donte' Stallworth still thinks about accident "every day"

By: NFLMMAfan

NFLMMAfan — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 19:03:30 +0000

Bummer – I thought Deb might have graced us with her views – no such luck.

By: CKL

CKL — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 12:11:35 +0000

People who are complaining about why DS didn’t spend more time in jail need to complain about the Reyes family. IIRC it was their decision to settle the case thusly instead of DS spending more time in jail.
I am the biggest hater of drunk driving there is and I have never done it…and even I can see DS is different from the typical DD who doesn’t give an eff.
To the person who says he lost his license permanently hence won’t do it again though….that is thoroughly naive. I don’t think DS himself will do it again. I am just saying that habitual DDs don’t care whether they have a license or not….they continue to drive.

By: it's all bs

it's all bs — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 10:55:20 +0000

Steeler fan here and I wish Donte’ all the best EXCEPT when he plays us…then he has to go down!
I always thought from the very beginning that he was truly sorry for what happened and he never tried to run away or anything like so many others would have. Seems like a straight up kind of guy!

By: Bdrunk

Bdrunk — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 09:27:25 +0000

Not sure what RayRay has to do with this?
I feel for the family who lost their husband/father, but Donte is not a monster. If he got the first offender/rich guy treatment at sentencing, then so be it, but he still carries the guilt with him for the rest of his life.

By: SterilizeTHenry

SterilizeTHenry — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 09:10:10 +0000

I actually believe that he is torn up inside about what happened to him.
I know of a few people who have been in horrific car accidents because they were driving drunk. They killed other people, paralyzed other people, or severly hurt other people. Yet, I still see these same scumbags out at the bars years later after they have served their prison sentence. They have learned nothing and are probably sorry for nothing.
Stallworth seems different. He made a mistake and he is going to learn from it, which is easier said than done in these types of cases.

By: realitypolice

realitypolice — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 08:58:49 +0000

horntoad says:
April 1, 2010 9:12 PM
Wonder if the thinks about getting away with murder?
If it would have been any of us, jail would have been our home for many years!
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Not true. The fact is that, as Florio had pointed out in the past and I have checked through other sources, it’s not enough that he was legally drunk when the accident happened to convict of DUI manslaughter in Florida. It has to be proven beyond a reasonable doubt that the fact that you were over the limit CAUSED the accident.
The only reason the prosecution accepted the plea bargain in this case is because they knew if they went to trial, there was a very good chance the facts in this case (the victim’s actions – crossing against the light outside of a cross-walk) would have led to an acquittal.
They needed a conviction they probably couldn’t get at trial, and Stallworth wanted to put it behind him. A normal person not in the public eye might have waited for trial and wound up with no penalty at all.

By: HamBurghlar

HamBurghlar — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 08:55:58 +0000

ZOMG, DONTE IS TEH CRIMINALZ! HE SHOULD BE IN JAIL, THE WHOLE TEAM ARE MURDERERS, RAY LEWIS = STABBY, ETC ETC.
Wow, now I know how it feels when you douchebags freak out at every Roethlisberger thread.. This just in: NFL players are dumbasses that get special treatment from the law. Ain’t gonna stop anytime soon. So get ready for disappointment if you think they’re going to be in jail.

By: Not a member?

Not a member? — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 08:55:42 +0000

If Stallworth had used the time it took to “flash his lights”, to just apply the brakes, Reyes might still be alive.
Btw, Stallworth catches about as good as he drives, so good luck Ravens fans.

By: realitypolice

realitypolice — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 08:33:52 +0000

punksnotdead says:
April 1, 2010 8:53 PM
In my opinion, he needs to take that disappointing career and turn it around to earn enough money to take care of that 15 year old girl for the rest of her life.
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Stallworth has already paid a very large settlement to the family that if invested properly should take care of the girl, her future children, and her children’s children for the rest of their lives.

By: jersey73

jersey73 — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 08:11:51 +0000

To quote an angry Joe Friday on an episode of Dragnet when a drunk driver struck and killed an old couple (and basically only got a slap on the wrist by the court): “I hope you think about it every day for the rest of your life…and I hope you live a long time!”

By: stone

stone — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 03:27:56 +0000

Jealousy and self righteousness at it’s worst! All of you Ray bashers would be licking his butt if he played for your team! But he doesn’t so your just going to assume that because two of his thug buddies got into it with other thugs that Ray Lewis is a murderer. You people, (many of which are racist rednecks who assume all black people are bad) equate Lewis with Michael Vick, Rae Curruth and OJ Simpson. That’s BS! Even for those of you who aren’t racist, you hate cause one of the best linebackers in NFL history isn’t on your team. Suck It!

By: Diegocarrera

Diegocarrera — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 01:04:10 +0000

Sounds like he still blames the dead pedestrian…what a horrible person Dante is….

By: JoeSixPack

JoeSixPack — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 00:13:04 +0000

Donte sure sounds like a “loving and caring” football player.
Still, I think they should make a Drunk Driving Lane on the highway, just like they have a Car Pool Lane.
One lane, big jersey barriers and two way traffic should take care of the Drunk Driver problem pretty quickly.

By: LighTsouT

LighTsouT — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 00:04:23 +0000

Stallworth’s second chance in Baltimore was fueled by his relationship with receivers coach Jim Hostler, who worked with Stallworth in New Orleans, and with Eagles coach John Harbaugh, who worked with Stallworth in Philly.
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you mean Ravens coach John Harbaugh?

By: Richierich420

Richierich420 — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 00:00:32 +0000

I don’t know about you but it kind of says something to me that he was worried enough about Mr. Reyes enough to stop and call the police knowing that he was over the legal limit and would probably be arrested(how many other people would have kept going?). How many crimes did other players(or anybody) commit intentionally that they did NOT take responsibility for? He happened to be intoxicated at the time of an accident that wasn’t all his fault(or maybe his fault at all) but he took responsibility for it. He made a mistake on one night and took responsibility for it. Meanwhile other people have been habitual offenders and still act like they haven’t done anything wrong.

By: ttommytom

ttommytom — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 23:28:21 +0000

NFL game day. Beer commercials and truck commercials. He is obviously remorseful and that 15 y/o is lucky some millionaire hit her dad. Most peoples families are not that lucky . Seven years later you get to experience numerous depositions and 2/3rds of 150 grand (if insured at all). That does not pay for the heartache (no amount does) let alone the day to day change in life when a family member is no longer their to provide what parents provide. . There is a drunk driver out there who will be tortured when my youngest turns 21.

By: Ravenmaniac

Ravenmaniac — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 23:13:57 +0000

Blaaaahahahaha…Italainarmygal…you are too funny….your Ray jokes just never get good…keep um coming….oh master of the bollixed ramblings.

By: dannylaruso

dannylaruso — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 22:57:14 +0000

I’ll be pulling for him, loads of potential, lets just see if he can finally live up to it.

By: ItalianArmyGuy

ItalianArmyGuy — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 22:56:13 +0000

Don’t worry about it Donte. You’ll forget about it soon enough.
Just ask Ray.

By: hnirobert

hnirobert — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 22:39:19 +0000

There’s a reason why it’s called an accident. He may have paid his way out of a long-term jail sentence but it is what it is.

By: Ned Tudley

Ned Tudley — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 22:32:19 +0000

the idiot wouldve gotten ran over regardless if Donte’ was drinking or not….thats what happens when you try to illegally cross busy intersections…

By: East Bay Ray

East Bay Ray — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 22:27:34 +0000

Yes, Stallworth was drunk and apparently he was speeding (it is estimated he was traveling 50MPH in a 40MPH zone), but otherwise the pedestrian was at fault. He jaywalked on a busy causeway, not in a crosswalk. Who runs out in front of speeding traffic? It’s not as if Stallworth was reckless and hit this guy walking on the sidewalk or something. He was driving normally on a major road.
Driving drunk is inexcusable and Stallworth has paid a huge price for that. And, I know this will sound coldhearted, but Stallworth had the right of way. Look at it this way: you are driving to work in the morning, sober but groggy since you haven’t had your coffee yet. You are on a major thoroughfare and a pedestrian runs out in front of you. Are you gonna be able to stop?

By: cleanface

cleanface — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 22:11:48 +0000

I hope Donte can make it back. He doesn’t seem like a bad guy but just made a big mistake.

By: P-way Eagles

P-way Eagles — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 22:01:32 +0000

He wont do it again…His lisence has been revoked for the rest of his life. That was part of the punishment.

By: Macadamia

Macadamia — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 22:00:59 +0000

I always have to roll my eyes at posters who write things as if they have never driven drunk or done something stupid that COULD have resulted in a terrible accident much like this one. I’m sure there’s a small percentage of the respondents who may have never, ever been under the influence when they got behind the wheel…but I would put it in the less than 25% range at best.
This in no way excuses what this guy did. Especially with the money that professional athletes make, there is absolutely no reason they should ever be driving under the influence when they above most other people can afford a taxi, let alone a limo. So shame on him for not doing just that the night he killed this poor man in the street.
But Stallworth did his time, has to live with the demons of taking a daughter’s father away from her the rest of his life, and may have flushed what was only a mediocre NFL career down the toilet unless he does somehow resurrect it in Bmore. The other thing I will say is it was refreshing to watch his press conference video and hear him speak in a fairly intelligent fashion instead of sounding like your stereotypical ignorant thug who made it big in the NFL thanks only to God-given ability.

By: OLDCRACKER

OLDCRACKER — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 21:59:05 +0000

You should be thinking about it everyday for the next 25 to life.
Can you imagine what would’ve happened to Mr. Reyes if he had run over Stallworth while DUI? I don’t think he would’ve gotten off with just 30 days.

By: CanadianVikingFan

CanadianVikingFan — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 21:57:27 +0000

That has to be a tough thing to live with, not as much as the little girl, but plenty close to say the least. At least he’s remorseful and acknowledges what happened, unlike a certain #52 Ray Lewis who is a murderer who denies what he did.

By: Brewster

Brewster — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 21:56:41 +0000

He appears to have taken responsibility for what happened and has shown remorse.
I, for one, would like to see him succeed on the football field this year.

By: QB_of_the_Future

QB_of_the_Future — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 21:56:25 +0000

Ravenmaniac says:
April 1, 2010 8:45 PM
Just remember steeler fans……you are living in a glass house these days……all other fans we are fair game….proceed with your bashing…
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Actually, I was going to say that he’ll probably get 200-300 yards in the 2 games against us. We are almost back to the days of Chad Scott and Dewayne Washington getting torched…

By: GoBrowns19

GoBrowns19 — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 21:55:24 +0000

Oh, I can guarantee he’ll be a hall of famer in a few years and super bowl mvp and the whole deal. Then some genius will say MISTAKE BY THE LAKE! LOL ROTFLAMAO OR ROFJADA UE.