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ESPN NFL analyst receives stitches after walking into camera
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When Ryan Clark retired from the NFL, he probably thought the risk of sustaining a serious injury would drop dramatically. But the former defensive back ran into some unfortunate luck recently.
Actually, he ran into a camera.
Per ESPN NFL reporter Adam Schefter, Clark, who is now an NFL analyst with ESPN, suffered a gash in his head after running into a camera during a commercial break of NFL Live. Clark went to the hospital where he received five stitches.
The series of tweets between Schefter and Clark are too perfect.
Injury update: @Realrclark25 is now at a local CT hospital, receiving 2-3 stitches on his forehead, after accidentally walking into a camera during a commercial break of NFL Live, per sources. Clark is probable for NFL Live next week.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) November 12, 2018
Update Shefty….. Initial reports were wrong. 5 stitches were needed. Once we went into the injury tent, we realized in was a little more severe than the initial diagnosis
— Ryan Clark (@Realrclark25) November 12, 2018
ESPN obtained a photo of what five stitches from walking into a camera during a commercial break of NFL Live looks like for @Realrclark25 pic.twitter.com/5pKbz0HNhn
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) November 12, 2018
That looks pretty painful, but it sounds like Clark will be just fine. And he’s even probable for next week’s edition of NFL Live, so that’s good news.
Who would’ve thought being around cameras could be as dangerous as being on the field?
Dustin grew up in the heart of Big Ten country and has been in sports media since 2010. He has been covering Big Ten football since 2014. You can follow him on Twitter: @SchutteCFB