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In a video of the incident, Stafford turned his back and walked
away when he saw photographer Kelly Smiley fall from the
platform as she backed up to take a photograph of Stafford and
his wife.
"That obviously happened really quickly and suddenly and
unexpectedly, and I wish I had a better reaction in the moment.
I didn't," Stafford said during an appearance on his wife
Kelly's podcast.
"I apologize to her for that. But I'm glad that all in all,
she's doing alright. It's one of those things that you try to
train your actions to be a little better next time."
Matthew's wife Kelly immediately moved to check on Smiley, who
fractured her spine and broke two cameras in the fall.
After the incident, the Rams and the Staffords announced they
would pay Smiley's hospital bills and replace the broken
cameras.
The Rams defeated the Cincinnati Bengals 23-20 in Super Bowl LVI
to claim the franchise's first championship since returning to
Los Angeles six years ago.
(Reporting by Rory Carroll in Los Angeles; editing by Clare
Fallon)
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