Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin collapsed on the field and was administered CPR before being driven away in an ambulance during Monday night s game against the Cincinnati Bengals.
At this point, I could give a rat’s fanny about the rescheduling of this game or playoff implications. At this point, all I care about is the well-being of a 24-year-old man who should have the best years of his life in front of him. Difficult situations like this one provide a stadium-full of perspective. We are reminded this is someone’s son, someone’s brother, someone’s friend a human being, not just some number on a football depth chart.January 4, 2023
We've never seen anything like the Bills - Bengals game on Monday night - or have we? Bills' Safety Damar Hamlin collapsed on the field early in the game after what seemed like a routine tackle. What happened next was definitely surreal, but it's not the first time we've seen tragedy in sports.
yeah, wolf, when i was in college, we were playing against the washington huskies and our running back hit their safety head on, and their safety was paralyzed. and when i was with the buffalo bills, you may remember kevin everett, he hit the wedge, and he was paralyzed after that. and i think you mentioned, you know, you re seeing these tears and the players reactions are so powerful. and i think you mentioned early kwer are, anderson, how we re seeing this on tv. we re seeing it from far away. when you re a player on that field, you notice straight away, there were some cincinnati bengals players taking a knee right away. teammates started gathering around. and you re seeing things that you don t see on tv. you sometimes see eyes rolling into the back of their head. you see their arms shaking and quivering uncontrollably, things that you don t notice. but as a player, you see and you feel those things. so, to see their response, the way they were reacting, they