good evening, i am stephanie. we begin this evening s broadcast with breaking news and sports. tonight monday night football game has been postponed until further notice. 24 year damar hamlin collapsed on the field after making a tackle while playing against the cincinnati bangles. he was on the field for more than ten minutes while medical teams performed cpr and gave him oxygen. he left the game in an ambulance and was taken to the university of cincinnati medical center. the nfl now says he is in critical condition, but there is still a lot we do not know at this point. i want to bring in j. a. he is on the phone with us. he covers the buffalo bills for the buffalo news. thank you for joining us. what a night this has been. you are at the game. you saw this happen on the field. walk us through it. yes. so, there were about six minutes remaining in the first quarter. a young bills safety was involved in a tackle against a cincinnati player. he briefly stood back up afte
more. tamara hamlin s life and death emergency comes in a season of intense scrutiny, the nfl s priorities and practices. what some call a delay in calling off last night s game, and allegations the league has a history of failing to prioritize player safety. september 25th, miami quarterback tua, so evident and apparent had, injury but was cleared by a team doctor to keep playing. it is time to the ground three days later in another game, he was taking up the field unconscious. nfl said it s concussion particles that had not been followed, and quickly tighten them. on christmas day, he suffered yet another concussion. the risk, permanent neurological damage. like the maher hamlin, he played safety in the nfl. today s neurosurgeon in boston, so the challenge for the nfl required surgeon on the sidelines, is to overrule both players and management, we
strength and connectivity of the people of buffalo. but it also tells you about the individual in so many individual steps in the nfl, we focus on the quarterbacks and the stars all the time. so many of these young men, at 20, 3:24, or philanthropic, they give out their time, they show up in communities that they re not, from give back and support. and we re seeing that example with the maher hamlin, not the way we want to see tonight, but it just highlights there are a lot of good people playing the national football league, and tomorrow hamlin is one of those. a toys for tots drive that he put together, was for a daycare center in his community, his comments when he let it were, he wanted to give back to the community that raised him. they are now up to nine around $39,000 tonight we re showing on our screen right now since 90 medical center, where outside the medical center. we ve seen bills, fans football fans, and, outside reporters.
circumstance that triggered this event with hamlin can also happen in baseball. a line drive back to the mound, it s the picture in the chest at just the wrong moment, had just the wrong spot on the chest. the very same thing could happen. so, and that sense, it is not unique to football. is it like common sense, more likely in the game whether it s violent contact on almost every play? yes. it is more likely, but it s not more unique to football. doctor gupta, on that point, there is a thing that obviously stands out. we re talking about baseball versus football on particular. and i think about putting, and mission ali. and you ve seen some time, when you have a player who is up at the plate and they may have a shoulder, sort of a protective gear on one side. it only indicates that they ve likely been hit before in that area. and there were of what s that like, and they re wearing something from your over over to cover themselves. the padding might be distinctive. but i still wonder
care and they are feeling. it shows the power of the connection of the nfl on the strength and connectivity of the people of buffalo. but it also tells you about the individual in so many individual steps in the nfl, we focus on the quarterbacks and the stars all the time. so many of these young men, at 20, 3:24, or philanthropic, they give out their time, they show up in communities that they re not, from give back and support. and we re seeing that example with the maher hamlin, not the way we want to see tonight, but it just highlights there are a lot of good people playing the national football league, and tomorrow hamlin is one of those. a toys for tots drive that he put together, was for a daycare center in his community, his comments when he let it