by: Nick Kosko • 2 minutes ago • nickkosko59
Harrowing details and heroic actions emerged from the Park Avenue shooting Monday of an NFL employee who was shot during the attack. The Athletic’s Dianna Russini reported Craig Clementi was the employee referenced by NFL commissioner Roger Goodell in a memo sent in the aftermath of the shooting.
Clementi reportedly told other NFL employees to evacuate the building and stay safe. He was shot Monday night, but miraculously survived.
“I just spoke with a high-ranking source in the NFL: Craig Clementi, an employee in the league’s finance department was struck in the back by a bullet during Monday night’s shooting,” Russini wrote on Twitter/X. “There is a belief that the bullet may have ricocheted before hitting him.
“Remarkably, the man, who had recently welcomed a new baby, was on the phone with other NFL employees at the time, warning them to stay safe and evacuate the building. He continued to make calls even while he was taken to the hospital by ambulance and Commissioner Roger Goodell said in a memo to league employees that their colleague is in stable condition.”
Goodell said in his memo that NFL was supporting Clementi, although the latter was not identified in the memo by name. There will be enhanced security protocols after the Park Avenue shooting in the coming days and weeks.