A photographer trying to take a picture of Rams QB Matt Stafford fell off the stage during the Super Bowl championship parade and fractured her spine:
A Rams Super Bowl parade photographer says she suffered a fractured spine after falling off the stage while trying to take a picture of Matthew and Kelly Stafford. https://t.co/rihXj3Lgu8
— TMZ (@TMZ) February 17, 2022
Here’s the video:
@AdamSchefter get on Matthew Stafford watching a photographer fall of the stage at the Rams parade and walk away 🤦♂️ pic.twitter.com/LfjSJ3fzYy
— LoganTheHammer (@LoganTheHammer) February 16, 2022
And right now, Stafford is under fire for pulling a Biden and turning his back to the accident while his wife went to help:
The photographer is Kelly Smiley:
https://twitter.com/kellysmiley23/status/1494165491224481792
She also broke both her cameras:
https://twitter.com/kellysmiley23/status/1494116496724750338
So, was Stafford’s reaction “a big deal”?
Is this Matthew Stafford reaction to a photographer falling off a stage at the Rams' Super Bowl parade a big deal? https://t.co/UzLqb5opBe
— NESN (@NESN) February 17, 2022
Quite a few blue-checks certainly think so:
OMG! Come on Stafford! 😬😬😬 (hope the photographer is ok) https://t.co/WWb9DMxjOJ
— Heather Mills (@NewsieHeather) February 17, 2022
And:
How do you watch a person fall like that and just walk away?
(The photographer reportedly fractured part of her spine, by the way.) https://t.co/YnDak0AkEp
— Liam Martin (@LiamWBZ) February 17, 2022
A GoFundMe has been set up to help Kelly with her medical expenses and to replace her equipment:
https://twitter.com/t_kothlow/status/1494211723586260995
You know, maybe the NFL and the Rams should step up here?
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