Cleveland Browns receiver Donte' Stallworth was indefinitely suspended by the NFL on Thursday for driving drunk and killing a pedestrian in Miami.

"The conduct reflected in your guilty plea resulted in the tragic loss of life and was inexcusable," Commissioner Roger Goodell said in a letter to Stallworth.

"While the criminal justice system has determined the legal consequences of this incident, it is my responsibility as NFL commissioner to determine appropriate league discipline for your actions, which have caused irreparable harm to the victim and his family, your club, your fellow players and the NFL," Goodell said.

Stallworth, who will not be paid during the suspension, pleaded guilty this month to a DUI manslaughter charge for striking Mario Reyes on March 14. He began serving a 30-day jail sentence Tuesday and has reached a financial settlement with the family of the 59-year-old construction worker.

Goodell said that eventually he would contact Stallworth's representatives before determining the length of the suspension.

BUCCANEERS: Two months after drafting Josh Freeman as their quarterback of the future, Tampa Bay is not ruling out the prospect of him earning the starting job much sooner than expected.

Veterans Luke McCown and Byron Leftwich remain the frontrunners, however the team's first-round draft pick has shown enough during off-season workouts and this week's minicamp that the Bucs are rethinking their stance on bringing him along slowly.

VICK UPDATE: One of Michael Vick 's lawyers has withdrawn from his bankruptcy case.

Peter Ginsberg says in court papers filed with the U.S. Bank-ruptcy Court in Newport News, Va., that his withdrawal is in the suspended NFL star's best interests.

LEAF UPDATE: Ryan Leaf 's attorney says the former NFL quarterback is back in Texas and plans to surrender today on burglary and drug-related charges.

Bill Kelly said he was in court Thursday and couldn't get Leaf processed to face one count of burglary and eight drug-related counts.

Leaf was indicted in May in Canyon, Texas, where he coached quarterbacks at West Texas A&M. He was arrested Wednesday in Washington statewhile returning from Canada.