Matthew Stafford, Los Angeles Rams will cover photographer Kelly Smiley's hospital bills after she fell from stage and fractured spine
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The Los Angeles Rams, quarterback Matthew Stafford and his wife Kelly said Thursday they are paying the medical bills of a photographer who fell from a stage and was injured during the team's Super Bowl rally.
A GoFundMe page created to help Kelley Smiley with her hospital bills and broken camera said the photographer fractured her spine. CBS News verified the fundraiser, which has been been put on pause after the Staffords and Rams got involved to help the journalist.
"We have been in communication with Kelly Smiley since yesterday's incident and we are sorry for what happened," the Rams and the Staffords said in a joint statement Thursday obtained CBS Los Angeles. "As we told Kelly, we will be covering all her hospital bills and replacing her cameras. We wish her a speedy recovery."
