An indication sits alongside a fence outdoors UC Medical Center the place Buffalo Bills security Damar Hamlin stays hospitalized, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023, in Cincinnati.
Joshua A. Bickel | AP
The Buffalo Bills sq. off towards the New England Patriots Sunday afternoon of their first sport because the Bills’ security, Damar Hamlin, collapsed and suffered cardiac arrest within the midst of a Monday night time sport towards the Bengals in Cincinnati.
Kickoff time is about for 1 p.m. EST on the Bills’ residence area, Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, New York, and a robust present of help for Hamlin is predicted on the common season finale.
In a tweet Sunday morning, Hamlin tweeted his help of his teammates taking the sector.
In one other Sunday morning tweet the Bills appeared to dedicate the sport to Hamlin, 24: “Today is for 3,” the tweet mentioned, alongside an image of Hamlin’s #3 jersey.
The Bills may also put on “3” hats on the sidelines in honor of Hamlin’s quantity, and a particular “3” patch on their jerseys, in response to the NFL.
The Patriots additionally tweeted a photograph of a #3 jersey inside its locker room emblazoned with the phrase, “Love for Damar.”
Fans can count on to see many extra of these: In an announcement posted to Twitter Saturday, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell advised followers that “players and coaches from all 32 teams will wear “Love for Damar 3″ T-shirts during pregame warmups in a league-wide show of support for Damar.”
Other tributes anticipated Sunday embody a pregame tribute to Hamlin and the primary responders and medical workers caring for him, and the outlining of the “3” in every 30-yard line quantity on the sector within the Bills’ colours of pink or blue, the NFL mentioned.
The sport comes a day after Hamlin made his first public feedback since he collapsed throughout Monday’s sport, thanking followers for his or her help and asking them to maintain the prayers coming.
“Thankful for everyone who has reached out and prayed,” Hamlin tweeted Saturday. “This will make me stronger on the road to recovery, keep praying for me!”
Hamlin collapsed Monday after having made successful within the first quarter of the sport towards the Bengals. Trainers surrounded Hamlin and he acquired CPR for a number of minutes because the Bills knelt to hope on the sector. According to an announcement from the Bills, “his heartbeat was restored on the field and he was transferred to the UC Medical Center for further testing and treatment,” referring to the University of Cincinnati’s Level 1 trauma heart.
That sport was suspended after which postponed. The NFL mentioned it won’t be made up.
In a tweet Saturday, the Bill mentioned that in response to Hamlin’s physicians, he “is making continued progress in his recovery yet remains in critical condition.”
“He continues to breathe on his own and his neurological function is excellent,” the tweet continued.
Hamlin won’t be enjoying Sunday or for the foreseeable future, with the Bills placing him on their injured reserve checklist, they mentioned Friday. The NFL mentioned Hamlin will obtain his full $825,000 for 2022 regardless of touchdown on the injured reserve checklist.
Experts who are usually not concerned in Hamlin’s therapy prompt {that a} uncommon phenomenon known as “commotio cordis” could possibly be in charge, noting {that a} wholesome coronary heart hit with blunt power at a particular time can launch into an irregular and probably lethal rhythm.
Bills and NFL followers have rallied round Hamlin since his harm, elevating tens of millions of {dollars} for a charitable donation and toy drive he based and arriving outdoors the hospital to precise their help, in response to NBC affiliate WLWT of Cincinnati.