Rams wide receiver Stedman Bailey in stable condition after Florida shooting

St Louis Rams wide receiver Stedman Bailey has been shot in the head in Miami, according to United States reports.

Bailey, who is from the Miami area, suffered a non-critical head wound and will undergo surgery Wednesday for the non-life threatening injury, according to NFL Media.

– Michael Silver (@MikeSilver)#Rams WR Stedman Bailey was shot twice in the head while sitting in a auto with 2 young relatives & his cousin.

The Rams confirmed early Wednesday morning that the 25-year-old player is in critical but stable condition. The driver of the auto was shot many times while shielding the children in the vehicle from the gunfire. Pittsburgh Steelers running back Le’Veon Bell tweeted, “prayers to my brother Stedman Bailey”. Wilson corroborated reports of Bailey’s scheduled surgery. “I don’t wanna believe it…”

Steelers running back LeVeon Bell, Raiders guard Jonathan Feliciano and Rams teammate Greg Robinson took to Twitter to express their concerns over Bailey’s well-being.

The drew national attention, and a fine from the league, this season when he fell to the ground in the end zone to celebrate an 18-yard touchdown reception against Arizona. But Bailey has been away from the team for nearly the entire month, after being handed a four-game suspension by the NFL.