The video shows the photographer falling off the Super Bowl stage and breaking his spine while the player is watching
The Los Angeles Rams recently won the Super Bowl and celebrated the victory this past Wednesday. During the party, a photographer accidentally fell off the stage and broke his spine 10 feet, while the Rams’ star defender, Matthew Stafford, appeared oddly disinterested.
The photographer, Kelly Smiley, works for the Rams and other regional sports teams. It seems that Kelly Stafford, Matthew’s wife, gave her phone to Smiley to snap a picture of the couple, and as she stepped back to frame the shot, she stepped back off the stage, falling onto the sidewalk. 10 feet below, damaging her equipment and breaking her spine in the process.
While both Matthew and Kelly Stafford were clearly startled, only Kelly appeared nervous as he examined Smiley, while Matthew said “oh my god” or a similar exclamation and casually turned his back on the situation. never signaled for help.
While it was deeply regrettable that Smiley suffered a severe injury in the fall, fortunately, after bad press, the Staffords announced they would cover her medical bills. A GoFundMe was also created in her name and raised almost $50,000 in 24 hours.