NFL star Stedman Bailey has been shot and hospitalised after suffering a gunshot wound to the head, according to multiple reports.

The third-year veteran, who plays for the St Louis Rams, was shot twice in the head and once in the hip while sitting in a car with two young relatives and his cousin in Miami.

According to NFL.com’s Mike Silver, his wounds are not considered life threatening, and he is scheduled to undergo surgery in the morning.

The Rams also issued this statement:

“We are aware Stedman Bailey was involved in an incident this evening. We have spoken with Stedman and he is in the hospital in critical, but stable, condition. We are gathering facts about the situation and will provide updates as we learn more.”

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

prayers to my brother Stedman Bailey — Le'Veon Bell (@L_Bell26) November 25, 2015

Man prayers go out to Stedman Bailey stay strong n pull through 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼 — Jonathan Feliciano (@MongoFeliciano) November 25, 2015

prayers up for my brother Stedman Bailey i pray that all is well and God watch over you tonight! @iamSB3 — Greg Robinson (@GRegRobinson79) November 25, 2015

Bailey, serving a four-game suspension for violating the league’s substance policy, was a third-round pick out of West Virginia in 2013, where he was a standout receiver on a prolific offence run by Jets backup quarterback Geno Smith.

In three years with Smith as his quarterback, Bailey hauled in 210 career catches and 41 touchdowns, including 25 touchdown grabs during the 2012 season.

But Bailey has not experienced the same success in the NFL, totalling just 59 career catches and two touchdowns for his career.

The Rams sit in third place in the NFC West with a 4-6 record after dropping their last three contests and will travel to Cincinnati to play the Bengals Sunday.

NFL Media reported on its website that Bailey was sitting in a car with members of his family including two young children and a cousin when a car pulled up alongside them and began shooting. Bailey was said to have been shot twice in the head while his cousin was hit by multiple shots while protecting the children. He has life-threatening injuries, the report said.

— with AFP