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The thoughts and prayers of everyone are with Damar Hamlin, the Buffalo Bills’ second-year safety who collapsed on the field in the first quarter of Buffalo’s game against the Cincinnati Bengals on Monday Night Football.
Today’s edition of the Buffalo Rumblinks provides the latest news on Hamlin’s condition. After collapsing, Hamlin received emergency care on the field, including CPR for nearly 10 minutes, before being transported to UC Medical Center, where he was in critical condition as of Tuesday afternoon.
Damar Hamlin hospitalized after cardiac episode
Very early in the morning on Tuesday, the Bills confirmed that Hamlin suffered cardiac arrest after completing a tackle on wide receiver Tee Higgins. After bringing down Higgins, Hamlin’s body went limp, and he collapsed on the turf before medical personnel quickly rushed onto the field to administer CPR and AED shocks. Here’s everything we know so far about Hamlin’s condition, including a statement from his family and the Bills, examining how the team and the NFL responded to Hamlin’s collapse, discussing the decision to postpone the game, and more.
- Bills safety Damar Hamlin in critical condition after cardiac arrest; game suspended - Buffalo News
- Damar Hamlin in critical condition after suffering cardiac arrest; Bills-Bengals postponed - ESPN.com Buffalo Bills blog
- Bills’ Damar Hamlin in critical condition, given a breathing tube, marketing rep says - newyorkupstate.com
- Bills-Bengals game suspended for night after Damar Hamlin taken from field in ambulance - Buffalo News
- Bills safety Damar Hamlin collapses on field, game against Bengals postponed - Democrat & Chronicle
- Damar Hamlin and the Most Terrifying Night of Football - The Ringer
- Bills: Hamlin suffered cardiac arrest against Bengals - WGR 550
- Damar Hamlin in Critical Condition After Collapsing During NFL Game - The New York Times
- Bills S Damar Hamlin collapses after hard hit, given CPR on the field - Yahoo! Sports
- Here’s everything we know (and don’t know) about Damar Hamlin’s game-ending injury during Bills-Bengals - newyorkupstate.com
- The Pulse: A chilling night in the NFL - The Athletic (subscription required)
- NFL Faces Fraught Decisions Following Collapse of Damar Hamlin - Wall Street Journal
- Damar Hamlin suffered cardiac arrest during game, heartbeat restored on field, Bills say | Fox News
- Buffalo Bills’ safety Damar Hamlin in critical condition after cardiac arrest on field - ABC News
- Damar Hamlin’s on-field collapse: The scene and the Bills’ immediate reaction to it - The Athletic (subscription required)
- Ryan O’Halloran: Sensible decision made to postpone game after Bills safety Damar Hamlin’s injury - Buffalo News
- NFL postpones Bills at Bengals game; Sports World offers prayers and support for Damar Hamlin - BuffaloBills.com
- Bills issued this update on Damar Hamlin - BuffaloBills.com
- Statement from Damar Hamlin’s family: ‘Your generosity and compassion mean everything to us’ - Buffalo News
- Bills’ Damar Hamlin ‘fighting’ after on-field cardiac arrest vs. Bengals: family spokesman - The Athletic (subscription required)
- Read the NFL’s full statement after Damar Hamlin’s collapse during Bills-Bengals game - Buffalo News
- NFL executive: Report teams were given five minutes to warm up is ‘ridiculous and insensitive’ - Buffalo News
- NFL says resuming play was never an option after Damar Hamlin collapsed - Democrat & Chronicle
- ‘Nothing in consideration’ by NFL for rescheduling Bills vs. Bengals after Hamlin injury - newyorkupstate.com
- Did NFL try to resume Bills-Bengals after Hamlin emergency? - WGR 550
- NFL exec explains decision to cancel Bills-Bengals game after ‘traumatic’ Hamlin injury Monday night - newyorkupstate.com
- Stefon Diggs gets ride to Cincinnati hospital to visit Damar Hamlin - Democrat & Chronicle
- Alan Pergament: Booger McFarland, Ryan Clark are most impressive covering Damar Hamlin story - Buffalo News
- 5 other on-field medical emergencies in NFL history - Buffalo News
Who is Damar Hamlin?
During his brief NFL career, Hamlin has established himself as an outstanding, kind, and generous member of the Bills, someone who cares about giving back to his community, and someone his teammates look up to and respect. There was an overwhelming outpouring of emotion and prayers for Hamlin and his family following Monday night’s scare.
- Who is Damar Hamlin? What to know about Bills safety who left Monday night’s game by ambulance - newyorkupstate.com
- Damar Hamlin has distinguished self as mature, generous member of Bills’ team - Buffalo News
- Who is Damar Hamlin, Bills player taken off the field in an ambulance? - Democrat & Chronicle
- Who is Damar Hamlin? What to know about Bills safety who collapsed Monday vs. Bengals - The Athletic (subscription required)
Players, fans sending prayers for Damar Hamlin and his family
There was an overwhelming outpouring of emotion and prayers for Hamlin and his family following Monday night’s scary on-field incident, including raising more than $3 million for Hamlin’s charity.
- Football world reacts to scary injury to Bills’ Damar Hamiln - Buffalo News
- NFL players offer prayers, support for Damar Hamlin - Democrat & Chronicle
- Reaction to Damar Hamlin collapse: ‘The game is not important ... please be OK’ - newyorkupstate.com
- Sports world supports Bills’ Damar Hamlin after collapsing - WGR 550
- Sports world sends prayers, support to Bills safety Hamlin - WGR 550
- At downtown Cincinnati hospital, fans of Bills, Bengals gather to support Damar Hamlin - Buffalo News
- Fans hold vigil at hospital after seemingly routine hit on Damar Hamlin - Democrat & Chronicle
- Today, everyone is a Bills fan: Buffalo reacts to Damar Hamlin’s injury - Democrat & Chronicle
- ‘Gut-wrenching’: Bills fans in Cincinnati react with shock, horror to Damar Hamlin injury - Buffalo News
- Donations swell for Damar Hamlin’s fundraiser through his Chasing M’s foundation - Buffalo News
- Damar Hamlin’s toy drive raises more than $4 million in the hours after his injury - Democrat & Chronicle
- Fans give millions to Damar Hamlin’s toy drive for kids - ESPN.com
- Fans flood Damar Hamlin’s toy charity with donations after Bills safety collapses on the field during MNF - newyorkupstate.com
- ‘Praying for Damar Hamlin’: State, local officials react to Hamlin’s injury
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