A Sports Reporter Got Hit by a Football on Camera and Recovered Like a Pro

Oct 23, 2018, 10:48 AM

No man — or woman — is safe on the field. That's the lesson learned by football reporter Melissa Stark, who was delivering an on-air segment before an NFL game at Wembley Stadium in London when she was hit right in the head by a stray ball. Sharing the clip on Twitter, Stark had a sense of humor about it: "Hurts more every time I watch it... London, I'll never forget you!" she joked, adding that she was thankfully "already off the injury report."

Stark was in the U.K. in advance of a L.A.