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OneGiantThrill · 06-16-2009, 01:03 PM

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Marla Ridenour of the Akron Beacon Journal reports an NFL source said commissioner Roger Goodell is expected to discipline Browns receiver Donte' Stallworth before the start of training camp after he pleaded guilty to DUI manslaughter Tuesday.

The Browns report to camp July 31 and hold their first practice on Aug. 1.

Goodell has great leverage under the league's substance abuse and personal conduct policies. If a player is convicted or admits to a violation of the law regarding alcohol, the substance abuse policy gives the commissioner more leverage when there are aggravating circumstances, which include serious injury or death of a third party.

The Philadelphia Inquirer reported two years ago that Stallworth was part of the league's substance abuse program. Players in Stage Two face at least a four-game suspension for violations of the program and those in Stage 3 are banned from the league for a year.

Rams defensive end Leonard Little pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter in 1998 when his blood alcohol level was twice the legal limit during an accident that killed the driver of the other vehicle. Leonard was suspended for eight games.

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