Rams, Staffords covering expenses for photog injured at Super Bowl parade

The Rams, along with quarterback Matthew Stafford and spouse Kelly, shall be masking the bills of photographer Kelly Smiley, who was injured Wednesday after falling from a platform throughout the group’s Tremendous Bowl 2022 victory parade.

In a joint assertion issued Thursday by the Rams and Staffords to Folks, they mentioned they’ve “been in communication with Kelly Smiley,” since Wednesday’s incident and “are sorry” for what transpired.

“As we instructed Kelly, we shall be masking all her hospital payments and changing her cameras. We want her a speedy restoration,” the assertion learn.

Kelly Smiley said Wednesday on an Instagram Story that she's "feeling OK" after falling during the Rams' Super Bowl parade
Kelly Smiley mentioned Wednesday on an Instagram Story that she’s “feeling OK” after falling throughout the Rams’ Tremendous Bowl parade
Instagram/Kelly Smiley

Throughout Wednesday’s festivities, which honored the Rams for his or her Tremendous Bowl 2022 win over the Bengals on Sunday, Smiley was seen falling backward as she appeared to take a photograph of Stafford. The quarterback drew criticism on social media in response to on-line movies, which exhibits him strolling away as spouse Kelly seems to test on Smiley.

Smiley, a photographer for Crypto.com Enviornment, posted a message Wednesday night on Twitter, stating she fractured her backbone.

In a follow-up message posted on her Instagram Story, Smiley mentioned she’s “feeling okay.”

The Staffords were readying to take a photo prior to the incident
The Staffords have been readying to take a photograph previous to the incident
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Kelly Stafford, the wife of Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford, reacts to the incident
Kelly Stafford, the spouse of Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford, reacts to the incident
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“Staying the evening within the trauma middle,” she wrote. “Thanks everybody for reaching out.”

Within the wake of the incident, Smiley’s mates launched a Go Fund Me web page to assist cowl her bills, in addition to the broken digital camera gear. As of Thursday afternoon, greater than $41,000 has been raised with an total objective of $30,000.

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