BEREA, OHIO — Browns wide receiver Donté Stallworth, suspended indefinitely for killing a pedestrian while driving drunk, met in New York with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell about a possible reinstatement, according to several media reports.
Stallworth was recently released from jail after serving 24 days for a DUI conviction.
NFL spokesman Greg Aiello would not confirm the meeting or give any timetable on a possible decision by Goodell.
“We do not comment on the details of the review process,” Aiello said in an e-mail. “So we decline to comment on the report of a meeting today. When a decision is made, we will announce it.”
Meanwhile, fellow receiver Braylon Edwards practiced after missing the first four days of training camp with an undisclosed injury. Cleared by the Browns’ medical staff Tuesday night, Edwards, who had been limited to mostly riding a stationary bike, rejoined his teammates and looked sharp during the two-hour workout.
“It’s one thing to watch on the side and another thing to actually go through and participate,” an upbeat Edwards said. “It felt good.”
False alarm on Bush
“I iced it just as a precaution, so when I ice it, that means I’m just maintaining,” Bush said between practices. “I’ve got to stay on top of it and treat it as if it was the first day I injured it.”
Bush had surgery on his left knee in December to repair cartilage.
Falcons receiving corps in chaos
FLOWERY BRANCH, GA. — An injury to Harry Douglas and the contract holdout by Roddy White have combined to make wide receiver a position of rising concern for the Falcons.
Douglas left practice with an apparent left knee injury. The team had no immediate report on the severity of the injury. He was carted off the practice field after he was unable to walk without assistance.
White has missed the first five days of training camp and has accrued fines of more than $79,000, or $15,888 per day. His contract, signed before his 2005 rookie season, calls for him to earn $2.5 million this season.
Panthers turn to former Buff Hypolite
Hypolite played at the University of Colorado and was waived by Jacksonville last month.
Footnotes. Vikings quarterback Tarvaris Jackson, hampered recently by a sprained left knee, returned to practice and said he experienced no problems moving around during drills.
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