An arena football player’s touchdown celebration turned into a medical emergency for one Upstate New York fan, who was rushed to the hospital with a spinal fracture, among other serious injuries, according to court filings reviewed by The Independent . When the Albany Firebirds took on the Southwest Kansas Storm at MVP Arena on March 21, 2025 – opening day – an unnamed Firebird leapt into the stands after scoring, states a lawsuit filed April 13. Stephen Wieland Jr. was watching from the arena’s “Party Zone,” a “premium spectator area” behind the end zone, as the player “ran directly over the barrier” and barreled into the 49-year-old, “striking [him] with significant force and propelling him approximately five feet through the air,” his complaint says.…