Damar Hamlin, 29, is in critical condition after collapsing on the field with the Buffalo Bills in the first half of Monday night’s game
Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin is in critical condition after collapsing on the field during the first quarter of Monday night’s game between the Bills and Cincinnati Bengals, the NFL said in a statement.
Within ten seconds of the collapse, Bills team trainers were treating the player. The footage shows that the ambulance arrived about five minutes after the game ended.
The game was agreed to be postponed by the players association and the league. NFL executive vice president of operations Troy Vincent said in the press call that neither of the teams’ coaches or players asked to continue playing.
“I’ve never seen anything like it since I’ve been playing,” Vincent said. The player hat went on immediately. Can you tell me how you will be able to resume play if you’ve seen that traumatic event?
Bills wide receiver Stefon Diggs arrived at the University of Cincinnati Hospital where Hamlin was being treated late Monday night, ESPN’s broadcast showed.
Hamlin recorded 773 tackles, 10 tackles for losses and six turnovers in 46 games at Pittsburgh. He was named to the All-ACC second-team after the 2020 season.
He was redshirted in 2016 after being injured and missed games while he was a part of the team.
The players’ association said everyone in the community was praying for Hamlin. “We have been in touch with Bills and Bengals players, and with the NFL. The only thing that matters at this moment is Damar’s health and well being.”
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“It’s definitely the right call,” he said after the Lakers game against the Charlotte Hornets Monday night, adding, “The safety of players in all sports is always the most important. It was a terrible thing to see.”
“My thoughts and super prayers go up to the skies above for that kid’s family, for him, for that brotherhood of the NFL, and everybody who’s a part of the NFL family,” James said.
Several star athletes, including Denver Broncos quarterback Russell Wilson, Chicago Bears quarterback Justin Fields, and Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson, sent well wishes and prayers.
Just an hour after Hamlin plummeted to the ground, the event had grown to $2,033,270 and reached more than 119,000 donations.
The young football player is in critical condition after sustaining a heart attack following a tackle during a game. The man was taken out of the stadium in an ambulance and rushed to a Cincinnati hospital.
Hamlin told the station he loves giving back and just being able to extend the toy drive to Buffalo is something he loves doing.
Fans across the country are donating to his fundraiser following his injury on the field.
Bills fans are known for their charity heart and are called the Bills Mafia. They celebrated their victory over Baltimore by giving money to the favorite charity of Lamar Jackson, who lost in the third quarter due to concussion protocol.
Several pro football teams sent their good thoughts and prayers to Hamlin after the tackle.
“I’m asking all New Yorkers to join me in praying for Damar Hamlin, his family, his teammates, and our brothers and sisters in Buffalo,” New York City Mayor Eric Adams said.
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In 2015, he was one of the best defenders in the state of Pennsylvania and was part of a Pittsburgh Central Catholic team that had a 15-1 record.
If there is anyone that I have confidence in to make it out of anything, it is him. Rooney said that he was someone who figured out a way to come out on top.
“I actually know Damar because him being a division one football player, reached out to me to be an intern for me.” Rooney told ABC’s Robin Roberts on Good Morning America.
It is something that he always wants to be an entrepreneurial and he wanted to build his own brand.
He worked for me and we’re now partners in a business. We collaborate on a lot and we are really good friends.
He told CNN in December that he loved doing the toy drive and that it was fun to be able to extend it to Buffalo.
In an interview with Rochester Democrat and Chronicle in 2021, Hamlin said his parents prevented him from becoming a gang member as he was growing up in McKees Rocks which had one of the highest crime rates in US.
Hamlin spoke about how his parents helped him get back onto track in an interview with the paper.
Hamlin assisted his mother, who was at the game on Monday, in a family cleaning business that enabled him to go to the private Pittsburgh Central Catholic high school.