Reports: Stallworth DUI in crash

Cleveland Browns wide receiver Donte’ Stallworth was driving drunk when he struck and killed a pedestrian, according to published and broadcast reports Thursday.

WSVN-TV reported Thursday that unnamed sources with knowledge of the investigation said Stallworth’s blood-alcohol level was between .08 and .16. The legal limit is .08. The Miami Herald also cited an unnamed source as saying that Stallworth’s blood-alcohol level was above the legal limit.

The Miami Beach Police Department refused to confirm the reports. Ed Griffith, spokesman for Miami-Dade County prosecutor Katherine Fernandez Rundle, would say only that the investigation is focusing on whether alcohol was a factor in the death of 59-year-old Mario Reyes.

Reyes was struck and killed by a Bentley driven by Stallworth about 7 a.m. Saturday morning. Reyes, a crane operator, had just gotten off work and was trying to catch a bus when he was hit.

No charges have been filed against Stallworth, 28. Neither his agent, Drew Rosenhaus, nor his attorney, Robert Switke, returned calls from The Associated Press seeking comment. Stallworth issued a statement Wednesday saying he was “grief stricken” over Reyes’ death.

If Stallworth was drunk, he could be charged with DUI manslaughter, which carries a maximum 15-year prison sentence.

Stallworth signed a seven-year, $35 million contract with the Browns as a free agent before last season but was injured much of the year. He previously played for New England, Philadelphia and New Orleans in the NFL and played college football at Tennessee.

Memorial for missing player

The Detroit Lions will hold a memorial service for former defensive lineman Corey Smith on Saturday.

The service is to begin at noon at St. Paul’s Baptist Church in Richmond.

Smith, a free agent who played the past three seasons for the Lions, was one of three men lost in the Gulf of Mexico after their 21-foor boat capsized during a Feb. 28 fishing trip. There was one survivor.

Smith’s family has established the Corey D. Smith Memorial Scholarship Fund.

> BILLS: The team agreed to terms with linebacker Pat Thomas, who appeared in 12 games during the 2008 season with Kansas City.

> BROWNS: Free-agent cornerback Corey Ivy, who spent the past three seasons with division rival Baltimore, signed with Cleveland.

> CARDINALS: The team agreed to a one-year contract with offensive lineman Elton Brown, who appeared in every game for Arizona last season.

> PATRIOTS: The team signed receiver Joey Galloway, who was released by Tampa Bay in February after an injury-plagued 2008.

> SAINTS: New Orleans cut cornerback Mike McKenzie. McKenzie, 32, played five seasons with the Saints after the team acquired him in a trade with Green Bay. The 11-year veteran started 62 of 63 games, with 225 tackles (167 solo), 58 passes defensed, 12 interceptions and one forced fumble.

> VIKINGS: Minnesota signed free-agent receiver and kick returner Glenn Holt and unrestricted free-agent cornerback Karl Paymah.