fear. but having to move past that. it strikes me, dante. what a different world and then what we re talking about. the idea of course to gamestop. it was not long overtop much of penetrable, stay in your lane. our united trained. now, recognition of these human beings. it feels different. i think the players themselves have taken ownership. i don t know how, exactly, that decision of steps taken two counts of this game. or to postpone this game. but when they do know. watching those players reactions. i don t think they re going back out there. especially i saw the reactions. and everyone was horrified that watch this from your couch. when we re on the field. or if you re sitting at home, like the rest of us. watching those players, i mean. just a reactions. i couldn t see exactly what s happening. i can see him cars are
bob, we are getting reports right now and we have an nfl statement that s issued on the bill bengals game. i want to read it for you here as we re watching people from out side of the buffalo bills fans are like human beings trying to show support outside of the hospital. but the statement from the nfl shows that the cincinnati bengals game has been boned after buffalo bills damar hamlin collapsed. the nfl commissioner announced that he received immediate medical attention on the field by the team and independent medical staff and local paramedics. he was then transported to a local hospital where he is in critical condition. our thoughts are with lamar and the buffalo bills. we will provide more information as it becomes available. the nfl has been in constant communication with the nfl players association which is in agreement with postponing the
different imports coming and waiting for official reporting, official news about his current condition. he has been in critical condition. i wonder what is going through your mind. and tonight, in particular, this idea about this decision process of postponing the game for many people who are watching this. in fact, espn, as they were covering the game, the thought that this game can t go on, how can this happen. but the reason it was thought to maybe go on was because of where we are in the season. yes, unfortunately, this, coming into this week it was a big for a lot of teams that are dying for those last couple of playoff spots. and, so this cincinnati bengal, buffalo bills game had extremely high implications for the nfl playoffs to try to get that coveted number one seed, it s the only see this year that has the home playoff game, or home field advantage and these two teams could possibly, at the end of the, year end up
opportunity for the authority to meet that call to spend it, and the safety of our players in all sports is always the most important, so, you know it was a terrible thing to see. and i wish that, you know nothing but the best for that kid and for the city of buffalo, for the franchise and the bills. like i, said for the rest of the nfl, two and the bengals that were there. there is no plan in that game. so, i m a huge fan of the nfl. i m a huge fan of football. and, you, know you never want to see anything like that happen. even in the type of competition that they re playing in. , who is in critical condition. after collapsing after a hard hit. during the first quarter of tonight s game. between the bills, and the cincinnati bengals. as you see, he s number three there. he fell on his back just moments after getting up from an open blow tackle.
washington s curtis williams. and he was paralyzed from the neck down in the year 2000, he passed away two years ago from complications from the hit. so seeing that game and just thinking about, that i mean it brings emotions. out it brings memories because typically, as players, we are trained to have a next met mentality. i think that it s years past, those players would have been getting insults and they would ve been smacking them on the but and say, let s focus, let s get back to it. and if there s any sort of serve silver lining in this tragic situation is that our perception about player health and safety has changed. all of the cte, all of the concussion, talks all of the lives that the were lost, all of the lives that have been altered by the people who played the game, maybe those are in vain. because that game tonight was