Florida judge eases Stallworth's house arrest

New England Patriots' wide receiver Donte Stallworth advances with the ball during second half pre-season NFL action in Charlotte, North Carolina, August 24, 2007.

MIAMI (Reuters) - Cleveland Browns receiver Donte Stallworth, confined to his house for a manslaughter conviction after killing a pedestrian with his car, will be allowed to leave his home to work out, a Florida judge ruled on Tuesday.

Stallworth served 24 days of a 30-day jail sentence as part of his plea agreement on a charge of manslaughter while driving under the influence of alcohol.

His sentence included two years of house arrest and eight years of probation in addition to the jail time. He was suspended indefinitely by the National Football League.

Tests showed Stallworth had a blood alcohol level of 0.126, well above Florida's legal limit of 0.08, when he hit and killed Mario Reyes, a 59-year-old construction worker, on March 14, according to court documents.

Stallworth, 28, had been drinking at a Miami Beach club before he crashed his black Bentley.

Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Dennis Murphy granted a request from Stallworth's attorneys to allow the player to leave his home five days a week for 4 1/2 hours to work with a professional trainer in south Florida, a court official said.

Prosecutors unsuccessfully opposed the request, arguing that because Stallworth has been suspended by the NFL, the training sessions could not be considered work-related.

(Reporting by Jim Loney; Editing by Jane Sutton and John O'Callaghan)