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Financial agreement avoids lawsuit

Updated: December 30, 2010, 1:22 PM ET
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MIAMI -- Cleveland Browns wide receiver Donte' Stallworth took full responsibility for killing a pedestrian while driving drunk in Florida and began serving a 30-day jail sentence Tuesday after he pleaded guilty to DUI manslaughter.

Stallworth also reached a confidential financial settlement to avoid a potential lawsuit from the family of 59-year-old Mario Reyes, according to Stallworth's attorney, Christopher Lyons. Reyes was struck and killed March 14 by Stallworth, who was driving ...

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DONTE' STALLWORTH SUSPENDED BY NFL

Browns receiver Donte' Stallworth was suspended by the NFL without pay for the 2009 season following his guilty plea to DUI manslaughter.

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