Damar Hamlin

Bills safety Damar Hamlin collapsed on the field, was administered CPR and later exited in an ambulance Monday night. He's in critical condition at a local ...

He delivered, becoming a three-year starter and one of the most reliable players on a defense that required much from him at the safety position. Hamlin entered Monday tied for the second-most tackles on the team (91), and he has one forced fumble and 1.5 sacks this year, making 13 starts. [Diggs and Taylor were among those who went to the hospital](https://twitter.com/espn/status/1610138872935059456) later Monday night, while some fans gathered outside it, as well. The only thing that matters at this moment is Damar's health and well being." Athletic trainers came out to help immediately, and a stretcher then was brought to the field as the trainers protected his head. "The NFL has been in constant communication with the NFL Players Association which is in agreement with postponing the game.'' The decision was then made to temporarily pause the game, which the Bengals were leading 7-3, before the league ultimately chose to postpone it. "What was most important was that it wasn't about proceeding with the game," NFL executive vice president of football operations Troy Vincent said during the conference call. The first attempt to move Hamlin resulted in him being brought back down onto the field, but he was ultimately placed into an ambulance, which left the stadium at about 9:25 p.m. "We have been in touch with Bills and Bengals players, and with the NFL. The team, including all players outside of Hamlin, then departed shortly after midnight and returned to Buffalo. Multiple Bills players were visibly distressed and comforting each other as he was being cared for by athletic trainers.

Mr Hamlin tackled Bengals receiver Tee Higgins, stood to his feet briefly, and then collapsed. Players and coaches from both teams looked on and kneeled as Mr ...

This late in the season, a game of this magnitude is crucial to the regular-season outcome … He also wrote in a separate tweet: “I’ve seen so many horrific injuries suffered on football fields yet never have I seen a reaction like this. His heartbeat was restored on the field and he was transferred to the UC Medical Center for further testing and treatment. I created The Chasing M’s Foundation as a vehicle that will allow me to deliver that impact, and the first program is the 2020 Community Toy Drive,” reads the online fundraiser. “No doubt the NFL is considering postponing the rest of this game – but how? Buffalo Bills said early today that he “suffered a cardiac arrest following a hit in our game versus the Bengals”. I’m sorry if that was misunderstood but his health is all that matters. All the lives that have been altered from players who have played this game. All the lives that have been lost. He added: “The thing I think we need to take away from this is: One, it’s a reminder of how precious life is. I played six of my seasons in Buffalo as a safety, same position as Damar. He is currently sedated and listed in critical condition.”

American football star Damar Hamlin has been taken to hospital after dramatically collapsing on the pitch during an NFL game. Medical staff rushed onto the ...

Buffalo Bills head coach Sean McDermott led the team in prayer as the ambulance left the stadium. Many of his teammates were in tears, and his mother was watching in the crowd. He is currently sedated and listed in critical condition."

Damar Hamlin's Buffalo Bills teammates gathered in prayer on the field after witnessing the safety collapse on field during their abandoned game against the ...

The NFL has been in constant communication with the NFL Players Association which is in agreement with postponing the game." Athletes have offered their support to Hamlin and his family in their hour of need. He was then transported to a local hospital where he is in a critical condition. Higgins' helmet appeared to hit Hamlin in the chest and, after initially getting back to his feet, the stricken Bills star fell on his back. His heartbeat was restored on the field and he was transferred to the UC Medical Center for further testing and treatment. The Bills have tweeted: "Damar Hamlin suffered a cardiac arrest following a hit in our game versus the Bengals.

NFL player Damar Hamlin is in a critical condition in hospital after being given CPR and taken from the field in an ambulance during the Monday Night ...

"The safety of players in all sports is always the most important. The playoffs are due to begin on the weekend of January 14 and 15. "I had them call me and tell me that they didn't think I was going to make it. we should remember that these men are putting their lives on the line to live their dream. "As medical personnel undertook extraordinary measures, both teams demonstrated respect and compassion while fans in the stadium and people around the country bolstered the support for Damar and love for each other. Instead, the human side of our sport became paramount...and in that moment, humanity and love rose to the forefront. We are grateful and thankful for the outpouring of support we have received thus far." We feel so blessed to be part of the Buffalo Bills organization and to have their support." Hamlin is tied for the second-most tackles on the team this year, with 91. "There's an emotional connection to the city from our team. "They sedated him just to give a better chance for him to just continue to heal better. We are deeply moved by the prayers, kind words and donations from fans around the country," said the family's statement, which was released via Hamlin's agent.

Damar Hamlin is 'sedated and listed in critical condition' after suffering a cardiac arrest during the NFL game between his Buffalo Bills side and ...

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Hamlin given CPR on the field after colliding with Bengals wide receiver Tee Higgins and is currently in critical condition in hospital.

"It was definitely the right call to suspend that game. This late in the season, a game of this magnitude is crucial to the regular-season outcome ... Fox Sports host Skip Bayliss came in for criticism when he appeared to question the postponement of the game in a tweet: "No doubt the NFL is considering postponing the rest of this game - but how? That was the point of my last tweet. Arizona Cardinals' JJ Watt, a three-time NFL defensive player of the year tweeted: "The game is not important. Higgins tweeted: "My prayers and thoughts go out to @HamlinIsland the Hamlin Family. "On behalf of our family, we want to express our sincere gratitude for the love and support shown to Damar during this challenging time. Bayliss hosted the 'Undisputed' show on Tuesday morning, although his co-host, former NFL player Shannon Sharpe, did not appear. The only thing that matters at this moment is Damar's health and well-being." The NFL later confirmed the game will not resume this week. It continued: “Your generosity and compassion mean the world to us. Please keep Damar in your prayers.

NFL player Damar Hamlin is in a critical condition in hospital after suffering a cardiac arrest during the Monday Night Football game between the Buffalo ...

Right now, that's a discussion for another time and another place." "The safety of players in all sports is always the most important. "I had them call me and tell me that they didn't think I was going to make it. we should remember that these men are putting their lives on the line to live their dream. We can only hope for the best. "To watch what we did tonight was hard on everybody. "Everyone has said it, the football becomes secondary. The playoffs are due to begin on the weekend of January 14/15. He is tied for the second-most tackles on the team this year, with 91. The Bengals would have clinched the AFC North division title with a victory. He spent five years playing his college football at Pittsburgh, his hometown, appearing in 48 games for the Panthers The NFL later announced the game had been postponed.

The 24-year-old was given CPR on the field after colliding with Bengals' wide receiver Tee Higgins.

Instead, the human side of our sport became paramount…and in that moment, humanity and love rose to the forefront. “Your generosity and compassion mean the world to us. We also want to thank coach (Zac) Taylor and the Bengals for everything they’ve done. We feel so blessed to be part of the Buffalo Bills organisation and to have their support. We are deeply moved by the prayers, kind words and donations from fans around the country,” Hamlin’s family said in a statement. The only thing that matters at this moment is Damar’s health and well-being.”

Roger Goodell waited for an hour after Damar Hamlin's on-field collapse on Monday before suspending the game. It was the shameful act of a commissioner ...

The blueprint for Goodell to display leadership was so simple. Was the hour to get assurance that logistics could be worked out for a reschedule? No one was in the right mental space to re-take the field. Even for Goodell, the poster boy for reactive decisions, this was shocking. The only thing his teammates and the world were thinking about was Hamlin’s survival. Whether in the stadium in Cincinnati or on the other side of the world, we coalesced over our intense desire for Hamlin to be OK. This report was [later denied](https://twitter.com/AlbertBreer/status/1610145312114642945?s=20&t=2mwX6I_xpA-abFcX2H1YiQ) by NFL executive Troy Vincent. The rest of us, whether football fans or not, took to social media searching for answers and comfort and any ounce of positive news. Did he not see the tears pouring out of Hamlin’s teammates, not to mention the Bengals? [Joe Buck reported](https://twitter.com/bubbaprog/status/1610157380267917313?s=20&t=O1eD_Zn74bXkDqu_p4IBMQ) that, per NFL sources, the teams would have five minutes to warm up before the resumption of play, implying the game would continue. The Bills and Bengals were no longer opponents. An ambulance hauled Hamlin away, family by his side, to a Cincinnati hospital where he [remains in critical condition](https://twitter.com/BuffaloBills/status/1610166228559052801).

The Buffalo Bills safety collapsed on the field shortly after making a tackle during Monday night's game with the Cincinnati Bengals.

Hamlin cheered on the team on 15 January from home in Buffalo. By Wednesday morning, a community toy drive organised by Hamlin had surged past the $5.5m (£4.6m) mark in donations and was approaching $6m. Hamlin spent five years of college at Pittsburgh - his hometown - and appeared in 48 games for the Panthers over that span. “It was obvious on the phone that the emotions were extremely high. “It was definitely the right call to suspend that game. Higgins, the player Hamlin tackled, tweeted: “My prayers and thoughts go out to HamlinIsland the Hamlin Family. Arizona Cardinals’ JJ Watt, a three-time NFL defensive player of the year tweeted: “The game is not important. He is now resuming his recovery at home, with Hamlin showing remarkable progress in the days and weeks after suffering cardiac arrest on the field. Troy Vincent, the league’s executive vice president of football operations, said that the NFL’s Emergency Action Plan was activated. We feel so blessed to be part of the Buffalo Bills organization and to have their support. We are deeply moved by the prayers, kind words, and donations from fans around the country. The only thing that matters at this moment is Damar’s health and well-being.”

NFL analyst Skip Bayliss was forced into making an apology after a controversial tweet following the events of Monday night's game where Bills star Damar ...

He is currently sedated and listed in critical condition." He said: "The last thing we want to do is come off as insensitive to what this young man is going through in a life or death situation. This late in the season, a game of this magnitude is crucial to the regular-season outcome ... The last thing we want to do is offend anyone." And Bayless questioned how the NFL was planning to deal with the scheduling of the re-arranged game, writing: "No doubt the NFL is considering postponing the rest of this game - but how? The game was suspended and eventually postponed in the first quarter with the Bengals leading 7-3 at the time.

The 24-year-old was given CPR on the field after colliding with Bengals' wide receiver Tee Higgins.

Instead, the human side of our sport became paramount…and in that moment, humanity and love rose to the forefront. “Your generosity and compassion mean the world to us. We also want to thank coach (Zac) Taylor and the Bengals for everything they’ve done. We feel so blessed to be part of the Buffalo Bills organisation and to have their support. We are deeply moved by the prayers, kind words and donations from fans around the country,” Hamlin’s family said in a statement. The only thing that matters at this moment is Damar’s health and well-being.”

Damar Hamlin remains in a critical condition at the University of Cincinnati Hospital after the Buffalo Bills star suffered a cardiac arrest against the ...

"We also want to thank Coach Taylor and the Bengals for everything they've done. We feel so blessed to be part of the Buffalo Bills organization and to have their support. I just got a lot of respect and love for him as a human being, his commitment to the pursuit of his goals and dreams of doing what it is he's doing right now, which is playing in the NFL, and to watch him make personal decisions and make that a realisation. Your generosity and compassion mean the world to us. In a statement released earlier on Tuesday evening, Hamlin's family expressed their gratitude at the outpouring of love for the 24-year-old. And he's an example of that I got a lot of love for that young man."

American football star Damar Hamlin is the latest athlete to encounter heart problems during competitive play. The 24-year-old fell to the ground after ...

He is not the only sportsman to collapse in a big game. The thickened heart muscle can make it harder for the heart to pump blood. It is a condition in which the heart muscle becomes overgrown or "hypertrophied". It can reveal if the electrical impulses are awry. A simple way to diagnose many cardiac abnormalities is by having an ECG (electrocardiogram) test. This is becoming an undeniable (and an extremely concerning) pattern".

Damar Hamlin's fundraiser tops $5m after he suffered a cardiac arrest while playing on Monday night.

In a post on 25 December, Hamlin called his 2022 toy drive a "success" and shared a video of him distributing the gifts to children. In an update on the GoFundMe page, Hamlin's family said the fundraiser was initially established to raise money for a local toy drive, but was now the place to "contribute to Damar's community initiatives and his current fight". Donations to a toy drive launched in 2020 by American football player Damar Hamlin have soared after he collapsed on the field during a game on Monday.

The player had been trying to raise money for a children's toy appeal before the incident, and the fund has since been flooded with donations in his honour ...

Some were more than $5,000 and included a number of NFL players. Some of the donations were smaller. "His heart had went out, so they had to resuscitate him twice. Many of his teammates were in tears, as his mother watched on from the crowd. Mr Glenn said Hamlin had sustained some damage to his lungs and he was on a ventilator to help with his breathing and take some of the strain off his lungs. They resuscitated him on the field before they brought him to the hospital, and then they resuscitated him a second time when they got him to the hospital," he told CNN outside the hospital.

Buffalo Bills player Damar Hamlin remains in 'critical condition' after collapsing during NFL game.

This late in the season, a game of this magnitude is crucial to the regular-season outcome ... That was the point of my last tweet. In fact, I’m not sure I’m capable of doing this show today.” “Damar Hamlin spent last night in the intensive care unit and remains there today in critical condition at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center. During the incident, Bayless tweeted: “No doubt the NFL is considering postponing the rest of this game - but how? The football player launched donations to a toy drive in 2020. “Nothing is more important than that young man’s health. “His heart had went out so they had to resuscitate him twice. The game was postponed on Monday night after the Bills safety collapsed to the ground during the first quarter ICYMI: The Fox Sports host has been widely criticised for a tweet he made in the moments after Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin suffered a cardiac arrest on the field on Monday night. ICYMI: The game was postponed on Monday night after the Bills safety collapsed to the ground during the first quarter. The Buffalo Bills player remains in critical condition in hospital after he collapsed to the ground after making a tackle on

As the second-year Bills player lay sedated in a hospital bed with his family by his side at University of Cincinnati Medical Center, where he remained in ...

He spent his rookie season limited to special teams roles, and took over the starting job in Week 3 in place of veteran Micah Hyde, who remains sidelined by a neck injury. The team has seen its schedule disrupted twice by major snowstorms in the past month, including a blizzard that led to at least 40 deaths in the region over Christmas. [NFL](https://www.theguardian.com/sport/nfl) rallied to Hamlin’s support, with vigils held in Cincinnati and outside the Bills’ home stadium. That sparked an outpouring of support in placing Hamlin’s life ahead of sports, and pushed to the forefront the generous person he is. The other 31 teams and the NFL quickly followed suit. The Bills now face perhaps their most difficult hurdle in a calendar year filled with on- and off-field adversity. Medical staff restored his heartbeat during frantic moments on the field before he was loaded into an ambulance, where he was joined by his mother, with teary-eyed players and coaches on both teams watching helplessly. Our hearts are with everyone in this unprecedented time — what we can do is support one another,” Bengals president Mike Brown said in a statement. “I just want to show my gratitude for the medical staff that were on hand because if not for them, my nephew probably wouldn’t even be here.” “And that’s everybody’s goal in life, reaching your dreams.” Glenn also provided those details to other outlets, including ESPN and NFL Network. “I don’t know, man,” Weaver said Tuesday after sobbing uncontrollably at his locker.

Damar Hamlin's uncle, Dorrian Glenn, has offered an update on the Buffalo Bills safety's condition after he suffered a cardiac arrest on the field as his ...

Glenn added that the family are taking things "day by day", but said things were "trending upwards in a positive way". He is still in ICU and sedated while they continue to administer medical treatment. [CNN](https://edition.cnn.com/2023/01/02/football/damar-hamlin-buffalo-bills-collapse/index.html), Glenn said: "His heart had went out so they had to resuscitate him twice. The 24-year-old was resuscitated on the field by paramedics who gave him CPR and used a defibrillator to restart his heart. "I'm not a crier, but I've never cried so hard in my life. After getting back to his feet, Hamlin fell to the ground again and lay motionless as his heart went into cardiac arrest.

N. FL star Damar Hamlin had to twice be resuscitated after his heart stopped mid-game but appears to be “trending upwards in a positive way”, his uncle said on ...

After speaking with both teams and NFLPA leadership, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell informed the clubs today that the Bills-Bengals game will not be resumed this week,” the league said in a statement. “His heartbeat was restored on the field and he was transferred to the UC Medical Center for further testing and treatment. They added: “Your generosity and compassion mean the world to us. We are grateful and thankful for the outpouring of support we have received thus far.” “Damar Hamlin suffered a cardiac arrest following a hit in our game versus the Bengals,” an initial statement from the Bills read. He fell to the ground shortly after making a tackle and received CPR on the field.