Stallworth suspended for '09 season

WR Donte' Stallworth has been suspended for the 2009 season without pay by Commissioner Roger Goodel. Stallworth had been suspended indefinitely after pleading guilty to DUI manslaugher on March 15, and met with Goodell on Aug. 5.

In a letter to Stallworth, Goodell said: "As you recognized both at and following the hearing, guilt or innocence as a matter of criminal law is not the same as a violation of NFL policies.  Here, longstanding league policies make clear that discipline is warranted "if a player is convicted of or admits to a violation of the law…relating to the use of alcohol."  The degree of discipline may take into account "aggravating circumstances, including but not limited to felonious conduct or felonious injury or death of third parties…"  All of those factors are present here.  There is no question that your actions had tragic consequences to an innocent man and his family, and that you have violated both the Substances of Abuse and Personal Conduct Policies.  In that respect, you are clearly guilty of conduct detrimental to the integrity of and public confidence in the NFL."

Browns LB Maiava signs 4-year deal

LB Kaluka Maiava has agreed to a four-year deal reportedly worth close to $2.5 million, according to Scout.com.

Maiava, a rookie linebacker from Southern Cal, impressed coach Eric Mangini as a tough guy when he told Mangini he likes to hunt wild boar. His weapon of choice: a knife. He says hunters that use a gun cheat.

"I use a knife and stick them a couple times," Maiava said in May. "I take my dogs with me."

Maiava has been hunting boar since he was 15. He said he has never been gored, but he has lost a couple dogs. Now that he is in the NFL, though, he will have to put boar hunting on hold. Some hobbies such as motorcycle riding and skydiving are forbidden in NFL contracts. Boar hunting can be added to the list.

Rookie QBs Losing Traction

With each day that their respective holdouts drag on, Raiders QB JaMarcus Russell and Browns QB Brady Quinn are quickly dashing any hopes that they can make an impact for their teams in 2007.

While Quinn is widely believed to have an advantage in picking up and NFL offense because of his time with Notre Dame coach Charlie Weis, Russell is considered a ridiculously talented, but very raw, product who was going to struggle to make an impact as a rookie to begin with. Now whenever his holdout ends, Russell is going to have a bigger uphill battle to climb after Daunte Culpepper was added to the mix along with Josh McCown and Andrew Walter.

"(Russell is) obviously the quarterback of this team in the future," Culpepper said. "I feel I'm here for a reason, No. 1, to help this team, and also help him any way I can."

Quinn has a pair of his own veterans to leap-frog once he gets back on the field for the Browns. Derek Anderson appears to have a slight edge over Charlie Frye to start the season opener, but Quinn is losing valuable practice reps to both.