It's official: Patriots sign WRs Stallworth, Washington

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03/13/2007 - Foxborough, MA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The New England Patriots announced the official signings of wide receivers Donte Stallworth and Kelley Washington on Tuesday.

The 26-year-old Stallworth added a much-needed spark to the Philadelphia Eagles offense last season when he played, but the fifth-year player suffered from a recurring hamstring injury that kept him out of four games, and limited his production in others. Stallworth finished with 38 catches for 725 yards, 19.1 yards per catch, and five touchdowns in 2006. He caught six passes for 141 yards and two touchdowns in Philadelphia's two playoff games.

Stallworth played the previous four seasons in New Orleans, where he had his best season in 2005, with 945 yards on 70 catches and seven touchdowns. The former Tennessee Volunteer has 233 career receptions for 3,516 yards and 28 touchdowns in his career.

The signing comes about a week after reports surfaced in the Philadelphia Inquirer that Stallworth is enrolled in the NFL's substance- abuse program, a report which, if true, means that any further violation of the league's substance abuse policy would trigger an automatic four-game suspension.

Washington, a former college teammate of Stallworth's at Tennessee, caught 53 passes for 677 yards and seven touchdowns in his first two seasons with Cincinnati, but posted just 19 catches and two TDs the last two years.

"When Donte and Kelley were drafted, we were very interested in them as receivers who could help our offense and that feeling still exists," said Patriots head coach Bill Belichick.

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