Donté Stallworth
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 Donté Stallworth during his 2006 tenure with the Eagles. |
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| Cleveland Browns — No. 18 | |
| Wide receiver | |
| Date of birth: November 10, 1980 | |
| Place of birth: Sacramento, California | |
| Height: 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | Weight: 200 lb (91 kg) |
| National Football League debut | |
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| 2002 for the New Orleans Saints | |
| Career history | |
| College: Tennessee | |
| NFL Draft: 2002 / Round: 1 / Pick: 13 | |
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| Current status: Active | |
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| Selected NFL statistics (through Week 17 of the 2007 NFL season) |
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| Receptions | 279 |
| Receiving Yards | 4,213 |
| Touchdowns | 31 |
| Stats at NFL.com | |
Donté Lamar Stallworth (born November 10, 1980) is an American football wide receiver for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League. He was originally drafted by the New Orleans Saints 13th overall in the 2002 NFL Draft. He played college football at Tennessee. He is a very speedy receiver as he broke through the coverage in New England
Stallworth has also played for the Philadelphia Eagles and New England Patriots in his career.
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[edit] Early years
Stallworth was born and raised in Sacramento, California. He attended Grant High School there and was a star in football and track and field. Stallworth was a high school teammate of former Minnesota Vikings running back Onterrio Smith and Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Paris Warren.
[edit] College career
Stallworth played college football at the University of Tennessee, where his nickname was "Hands," as his teammates marveled at Donté's ability to come up with seemingly impossible catches on a regular basis. Upon departing to the NFL his 1,747 reception yards ranked ninth in the school's all-time list. His 40 yard dash was a 4.29. He majored in psychology.
[edit] Professional career
[edit] New Orleans Saints
He was drafted by the New Orleans Saints with the 13th pick in the first round of the 2002 NFL Draft. He made his NFL debut versus the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on September 8. Stallworth 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.
[edit] Philadelphia Eagles
On August 28, 2006, he was traded to the Philadelphia Eagles for linebacker Mark Simoneau and a conditional fourth round pick in the 2007 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, Stallworth missed three games early in the regular season, but finished the year with 725 yards and five touchdowns.
The Philadelphia Inquirer reported that Stallworth was in the league substance abuse program. [1] Stallworth could face a four game suspension for another positive drug test.
[edit] New England Patriots
On March 11, 2007, Stallworth agreed to terms with the New England Patriots in 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.[2] On February 22, 2008 the Patriots declined the option on his contract and he became a free agent.
[edit] Cleveland Browns
On March 1, 2008, Stallworth signed a seven-year, $35 Million deal with the Cleveland Browns.[3]
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