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March 7, 2007

Philly, New England vie for Stallworth's services

In Philadelphia and here in New England, they're trying to sort through the conflicting reports surrounding the future of free-agent wide receiver Donte Stallworth.

Stallworth, who the Eagles picked up before last season in a trade with New Orleans, visited New England yesterday. There were reports -- apparently erroneous -- that Stallworth left with a contract offer. Certainly, New England would be interested in having Stallworth join new addition Wes Welker in the team's receiving corps.

According to The Philadelphia Inquirer, there were also inaccurate reports that the Eagles had made a bid for Stallworth. It turns out that Stallworth's agent, Drew "No Comment" Rosenhaus, did have discussions yesterday with Eagles officials after it was revealed in the Inquirer that Stallworth is in the NFL's substance-abuse program. According to the newspaper, the Eagles wanted to make clear that they did not leak the story.

The 26-year-old Stallworth made 38 receptions for 725 yards (an impressive 19.1 yards-per-catch average) and 5 touchdowns in 12 games with Philadelphia last year. He missed four games due to injury.

Stallworth's free-agent tour is still scheduled to make stops with the Tennessee Titans and the Miami Dolphins.

Posted by Mike McDermott  at 7:58 AM | Permalink

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Posted by: CHRIS STAR at March 7, 2007 10:35 AM