Report: Stallworth positive for pot

Cleveland Browns wide receiver Donté Stallworth reportedly tested positive for marijuana after he fatally struck a pedestrian with his car while driving drunk March 14.

Stallworth is serving a 30-day jail sentence after pleading guilty to DUI manslaughter in the death of Mario Reyes, 59. He also reached an undisclosed financial settlement with Reyes' family.

Stallworth has been suspended indefinitely by the NFL. Attorney David Cornwell, who is representing Stallworth in that matter, released a statement yesterday after the Miami Herald reported on its Web site, citing unidentified sources, that the receiver tested positive for marijuana after the accident.

Cornwell stated any facts surrounding the case that might soon become public were fully known by law-enforcement officers, prosecutors, defense attorneys and the judge when the plea agreement was reached.

Those facts could include the presence of marijuana in Stallworth's blood, according to the lawyer's statement. An individual can test positive for marijuana weeks after its use, meaning its presence in Stallworth's blood doesn't necessarily mean he was under the influence at the time of the accident. While the marijuana hasn't appeared to play a role in Stallworth's criminal case, it could affect his standing with the NFL.

On the 911 call released Monday, Stallworth describes how the victim "came out of nowhere" and "just ran in front of my car" before he was struck. Police have said Reyes was not in a crosswalk and was rushing to catch a bus when he was hit.

"You got to send an ambulance right now, man," Stallworth told the 911 operator. *