Buffalo Bills security Damar Hamlin is in essential situation after collapsing on the sector throughout Monday evening’s recreation between the Bills and the Cincinnati Bengals, the NFL introduced.
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The the rest of the sport was postponed following the damage. The NFL didn’t say when the remainder of the sport could be performed.
The recreation was within the last moments of the primary quarter when the 24-year-old Hamlin tackled Bengals receiver Tee Higgins. It’s not clear precisely what occurred, however a correspondent for ESPN, which was broadcasting the sport, stated that Hamlin “made a hit, he got up, took a couple of steps and then just fell to the ground.”
Medical personnel handled Hamlin on the sector for about 10 minutes, together with showing to manage CPR, earlier than an ambulance was pushed onto the sector, the announcers stated. Hamlin seemed to be given oxygen as he was loaded into the ambulance.
“Hamlin received immediate medical attention on the field by team and independent medical staff and local paramedics. He was then transported to a local hospital where he is in critical condition,” the NFL stated in a press release. “Our thoughts are with Damar and the Buffalo Bills. We will provide more information as it becomes available.”
ESPN announcers stated that Hamlin’s mom was in attendance on the recreation and rode with him within the ambulance. Specifics on what precipitated Hamlin to break down or what accidents he could have sustained weren’t offered.
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The recreation was initially “temporarily suspended,” referees stated, and the gamers went again into their respective locker rooms. Many had crowded round Hamlin whereas he was being handled and several other seemed to be distressed.
“The entire Bills team is out on the field right now,” stated the ESPN correspondent as they waited for news on Hamlin’s situation. “Several players are down on their knees, others are holding hands, praying. You can just see the worried looks on their faces.”
The determination to postpone the sport for the evening was made about an hour after Hamlin collapsed.
Several different groups despatched well-wishes to Hamlin and the Bills, who had been taking part in an away recreation at Cinncinnati’s Paycor Stadium.
New York governor Kathy Hochul tweeted that she was “praying” for Hamlin and that “our hearts are with his family, loved ones, and the entire @BuffaloBills community.”
Hamlin was drafted by the Bills in 2021 after taking part in 46 video games on the University of Pittsburgh, the place he earned a bachelor’s diploma in communications, in accordance with his workforce biography. He additionally operates The Chasing M’s Foundation, which supplies again to the neighborhood. A toy drive that he raised cash for on GoFundMe noticed a slew of donations after Monday evening’s incident. Hamlin additionally has a clothes model with the identical identify, and has donated garments to college students at his former highschool.
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