Wow…  Tuesday Cleveland Browns wide receiver Donte Stallworth plead guilty to Stallworth pleaded guilty Tuesday to manslaughter while driving under the influence of alcohol in exchange for a lighter sentence. Stallworth faced up to 15 years in jail for the death of 59-year-old construction worker Mario Reyes, who supposedly was running across the street when he was struck by Stallworth, who apparently had been out on drinking prior to the incident. That must have been one hell of a plea deal because Stallworth was only sentenced 30 days in the clank, 2 years of house arrest and 8 years probation. Are you serious ?

I mean look at it this way…. Micheal Vick killed some dogs… some dogs!!! Know in no way am I condoning the actions of Vick, but come on where are we as a society today in our flawed justice system. Stallworth took a human life a man with a family, correct me if I’m wrong but last time I checked once you die there’s no coming back from that. Stallworth will more then likely see a suspension from the league maybe 4 games, Yet, Micheal Vick  gets involved with dog fighting, spends almost a year in jail, loses all his endorsements, goes bankrupt, booted from the NFL which he  undoubtedly will have to fight to get back into. I’ll let you do the math there.

As an act of good faith Leon Washington RB for the New York Jest has ended his short hold out and returned to the team for off-season workouts this morning. It looked like Leon who’s rookie contract expires at the end of next season would hold out till a deal was done. He is due to receive $535.000 this year which in my opinion is well under market value for a back of his caliber.

His agent Alvin Keels says  “Leon is excited about finishing the off-season program off strong, and is very much “hopeful”that we can come to terms on a fair market deal.” Washington and Keels are looking for numbers like Maurice Jones-Drew’s four-year, $32.4 million  $17.5 million guaranteed.

Contrary to what has been been said about agent Alvin Keels after the Andre Smith saga, looking at the numbers for Keels and past deals done, you’ve got to believe Washington is in good hands. Keels may be a young fresh face in the game gut he’s done some huge deals, Larry Johnson for one, $43.2 million $19 million guaranteed. Another notable DeAngelo Hall’s $70 million dollar contract with the Raiders, which was short lived thanks to Al Just win baby Davis. After the Raiders cut Hall Keels went to work for his client and got a another marquee deal with the Redskins worth $54 million dollars 22 million guaranteed, making him one of the highest paid corner backs in the league.

So Leon is in good hands with a good negotiator on his team. It really looks like with Leon showing his maturity and faith in his employer, the ball is now in the court of the Jets to hold up their end of the bargain. Leon is probably the best offensive weapon in the Jets offensive scheme along with Thomas Jones who is also making a strong argument in terms of his contract restructuring. They both deserve their payday however you’ve got to believe that Leon has a pretty strong argument over Jones.  Only time will tell.