CLEVELAND -- The Cleveland Browns added another prime target for newly re-signed quarterback Derek Anderson on Saturday, agreeing with New England's Donte' Stallworth on a seven-year contract.
The 6-foot, 200-pound Stallworth has played six years and 84 games in the NFL with New Orleans, Philadelphia and the Patriots. He has 279 receptions for 4,213 yards and 31 touchdowns.
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| Donte' Stallworth had four catches for 65 yards and a score in an Oct. 7 win over Cleveland. (Getty Images) |
"Donte' will be the major addition to our offense this year," Browns GM and senior vice president Phil Savage said. "He will bring legitimate speed, quickness and playmaking ability to the receiving corps and add a different dimension to the skill players we already have in place."
Stallworth was taken in the first round, 13th overall, by New Orleans in the 2002 draft. In his rookie season with the Saints, he had a career-best eight touchdown receptions.
In Cleveland, Stallworth will pair with wideout Braylon Edwards, who is coming off a breakout season in which he had 80 catches for 1,289 yards and 16 touchdowns.
The Browns have been one of the most active teams in the league over the first 48 hours of the free agent signing period.
They agreed to a three-year, $24 million deal with Anderson and acquired defensive tackle Shaun Rogers from the Detroit Lions for cornerback Leigh Bodden and a third-round pick in the April draft.
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