Stallworth allowed to train during house arrest

MIAMI -- Suspended Cleveland Browns wide receiver Donte' Stallworth will be allowed to leave home confinement to train with a strength and conditioning coach, a judge ruled Tuesday.

At a morning hearing, Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Dennis Murphy granted a motion to modify the conditions of Stallworth's house arrest. The 28-year-old, who pleaded guilty in June to DUI manslaughter, will now be allowed to train outside of his home with a coach five days a week in South Florida, according to court documents.

The motion, submitted by attorney Christopher Lyons, said Stallworth needed to train with a coach so he can "maintain an elevated degree of physical conditioning."

Under the previous terms of his house arrest, Stallworth could not leave his residence except for work, community service or other approved activity. He will now be allowed to train with coach Pete Bommarito at a local high school, according to court documents.

"The fact is that he's presently not formally employed by the NFL," said prosecutor Patrick Trese, who objected to the motion. "And absent him being formally employed by the NFL, he's not in a position where I think it's necessary for him to worry about those types of issues."

Stallworth struck and killed 59-year-old Mario Reyes, a construction worker who was leaving his job as a crane operator, in an early morning crash March 14. Police said Stallworth had spent the night drinking at a Miami Beach club. He had a blood-alcohol level of .126, above Florida's .08 legal limit.

Stallworth was given a 30-day jail sentence and reached an undisclosed financial settlement with Reyes' family. Besides jail time, Stallworth's sentence included two years of house arrest, eight years of probation and other restrictions.

Stallworth was suspended indefinitely by NFL commissioner Roger Goodell after the crash. He met with Goodell in New York last week about possible reinstatement.

Stallworth, who has also played for the New England Patriots, Philadelphia Eagles and New Orleans Saints, signed a seven-year, $35 million contract with the Browns before last season. The Tennessee college star was injured for much of the year and finished the season with 17 catches for 170 yards and a touchdown.