Late Tuesday night, several NFL players began tweeting about St. Louis wide receiver Stedman Bailey. Unfortunately, those tweets — usually offering thoughts and prayers — now revolved around a frightening situation with the third-year player.
According to multiple reports, Bailey sustained a “head wound” during a shooting while in Miami, his hometown. Pro Football Talk reported that Bailey was shot, along with NFL.com’s Mike Silver and Matt Miller of Bleacher Report claiming the injury is not believed to be life-threatening, citing members of the Rams organization and a teammate:
A Rams source confirmed to me that Stedman Bailey was involved in shooting incident & suffered a head wound. Not considered life-threatening
— Michael Silver (@MikeSilver) November 25, 2015
Source said Bailey will undergo surgery in the morning. Again, head wound not believed to be life-threatening. Rams gathering more info
— Michael Silver (@MikeSilver) November 25, 2015
Just spoke to a Rams teammate. Stedman Bailey was involved in a shooting tonight. Not expected to be critical.
— Matt Miller (@nfldraftscout) November 25, 2015
Information is still being gathered about the incident, but word of Bailey’s situation caught on quickly around the league:
https://twitter.com/JOEL9ONE/status/669386222599593984
cmon sted 🙏🏽🙏🏽
— Kevin White (@mrkevinwhite) November 25, 2015
Prayers up for Stedman Bailey.
— Tyler Lockett (@TDLockett12) November 25, 2015
prayers to my brother Stedman Bailey
— Le'Veon Bell (@LeVeonBell) November 25, 2015
Earlier this month, Bailey was suspended four games for violating the NFL’s substance abuse policy. We will update you as more information becomes available.
