The NFL world was rocked on the evening of Monday, July 28 when a shooter targeted the league offices, according to New York City mayor, Eric Adams.
A gunman charged into 345 Park Ave., which houses the NFL’s headquarters and other offices for some major financial firms, fatally shooting four, including an NYPD officer. Amid the chaos, an NFL employee was injured.
The employee, identified as Craig Clementi, is in stable condition per The Athletic’s Dianna Russini, the Washington Post and the New York Daily News.
In a memo sent to employees on Monday evening, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell stated that a member of the league’s staff was seriously injured – although it made no mention of Clementi.
“He is currently in the hospital and in stable condition,’ Goodell wrote. ‘NFL staff are at the hospital and we are supporting his family.’
The commissioner added that ‘all of our employees are otherwise safe and accounted for.’
Here’s what to know about Clementi and his condition.
Who is Craig Clementi?
Clementi works in the finance department at the NFL.
First reported by The Athletic’s Dianna Russini, Clementi was on the phone with fellow NFL colleagues to warn them about the danger and advise them to evacuate.
Russini added that Clementi continued to call colleagues while being transported to the hospital in an ambulance after being struck by a bullet in the back.
Craig Clementi condition
Clementi is in stable condition, according to reports.
His father-in-law, Robert Hunter, told the New York Daily News that Clementi “was on his way home when he got shot.”He “came through the surgery and there was some spinal damage,” but he is “doing well.”
He was wounded in the back by a bullet during the shooting on July 28. The belief is that the bullet may have ricocheted before striking Clementi.