There was a frightening scene at Saturday’s Georgia game against Auburn involving photographer Chamberlain Smith, who was knocked unconscious after Bulldogs running back Brian Herrien accidentally rammed into her after he ran out of bounds.
Smith was taken from the field in a stretcher and brought to a hospital. But she sent a Twitter update a day later to inform everyone that although the incident was “very scary,” she ended up with “nothing more than a concussion and some bruises.”
On Tuesday, she decided to share the photo she snapped with her camera right before the collision, and it’s a good one!
For those of you asking if I got “the” shot, here it is!! The last thing my camera & I saw before being tackled. @brianherrienn, I hope you LOVE this photo!! ❤️🏈📷 #godawgs pic.twitter.com/mxWfyWhcUU
— Chamberlain Smith (@ChamberlainSmit) November 19, 2019
Also, it’s worth mentioning Herrien has been a complete class act about the incident:
I want to really shout out @brianherrienn … after the collision he really was genuinely concerned and was waiting around to see the photographers condition. They literally had to tell him to go to his sideline. Even though he’s a competitor in the moment, he showed compassion. pic.twitter.com/aQjOMvvcuE
— Marvin James (@sportsguymarv) November 17, 2019
My heart goes out to her and her family I prayed for her well being as we took a knee 🤞🏾❤️ https://t.co/L8Vmz3Ffse
— Brian Herrien (@brianherrienn) November 17, 2019
❤️YOU’RE THE BEST 🐐 I knew it would be a good picture 🤞🏾 https://t.co/APCcSU5ukF
— Brian Herrien (@brianherrienn) November 19, 2019
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