Donte Stallworth Injured in Hot Air Balloon Crash

[usc90grad]

He's okay, unlike the guy he ran over and killed in 2009.

MIAMI -- NFL free agent Donte Stallworth was hospitalized Saturday with serious burns after the hot air balloon carrying him and two other people crashed into power lines, his agent said. The 10-year NFL veteran won't suffer any permanent damage from the accident in Homestead, said Drew Rosenhaus, Stallworth's agent.

"He's going to be OK. He has some burns, but he's going to be fine," Rosenhaus said. "He will be able to continue his NFL career. The injuries are not to the extent they will jeopardize his career."

Rosenhaus said one of the passengers was Stallworth's girlfriend, but he would not say whether she was hurt. A source close to Stallworth told ESPNBoston.com's Mike Reiss that Stallworth's girlfriend is in stable condition.

http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/90...lloon-accident

[Cocks and Canes]

Except he could have easily gotten his name cleared for running over that guy but didn't want the guy's family to suffer through a long court case.

http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slu...ndchance081210

Overshadowed, though, is what Stallworth did after it was clear he had accidentally killed a man with his car. He ordered his lawyers to accept a plea deal that convicted him of a felony even when evidence showed he had an excellent chance of being found innocent. He said Reyes’ death was enough of his fault that there shouldn’t be a trial and Reyes’ family shouldn’t have to sit in a courthouse and relive his death all over again.

[rolinb1]

Good point^ personally not familiar with any of it but that gesture alone shows some bit of humility...