The starting defensive back was in critical condition in a Cincinnati hospital after collapsing and receiving CPR on the field, his team said early on Jan. 3.
“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,” the union said.
After the incident an “emergency action plan” went into effect, said Troy Vincent, NFL executive vice president of Football Operations, in a conference call later Monday, Jan. 2.Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen pauses as Damar Hamlin is examined during the first half of an NFL football game against the Cincinnati Bengals, in Cincinnati, on Monday.
Buffalo Bills' Siran Neal and Nyheim Hines react after teammate Damar Hamlin was injured during the first half of an NFL football game against the Cincinnati Bengals, in Cincinnati, on Monday.Hamlin is a native of McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania, which is near Pittsburgh, and he was drafted in the sixth round of the 2021 NFL draft.
As Hamlin’s college football career came to an end in late 2020, he organized a charitable foundation and toy drive — with hopes of raising $2,500. By 4:30 a.m. ET Tuesday, that totalIn his second year of pro football, Hamlin had just come into his own with the Super Bowl-contending Bills.But this season, he had taken a much more significant role on his first-place team, playing in all
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