Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin, 24, given CPR after collapsing on the field - Daily Mail | By The Perfect Enemy
Buffalo Bills player Damar Hamlin, 24, suffered CARDIAC ARREST after crunching tackle as player he took down tweets ‘praying that you pull through bro’, it emerges his mom was at game and fans camp outside hospital where he’s in critical condition
- Damar Hamlin collapsed after colliding with Bengals receiver Tee Higgins
- The 24-year-old Bills safety got to his feet but then fell back and lay motionless
- An ambulance drove onto the field four minutes after Hamlin collapsed
- He got CPR and was intubated at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center
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Tee Higgins, the man who Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin tackled moments before collapsing with a cardiac arrest on the field and being rushed to hospital in a critical condition, led the outpouring of well wishes for the 24-year-old late Monday night.
Hamlin tackled Bengals receiver Tee Higgins in the first quarter and got up briefly before falling backwards to the ground and laying motionless. An ambulance drove onto the field after four minutes to treat the 24-year-old. He needed CPR and treatment from a defibrillator.
He was then rushed to the University of Cincinnati Medical Center and Hamlin’s friend and marketing rep Jordon Rooney said on Twitter: ‘His vitals are back to normal and they have put him to sleep to put a breathing tube down his throat. They are currently running tests. ‘We will provide updates as we have them.’
The Bills later tweeted: ‘Damar Hamlin suffered a cardiac arrest following a hit in our game versus the Bengals. His heartbeat was restored on the field and he was transferred to the UC Medical Center for further testing and treatment. He is currently sedated and listed in critical condition.’
Higgins led the well wishes sent to Hamlin on Twitter, writing: ‘My prayers and thoughts go out to @HamlinIslandthe Hamlin Family. I’m praying that you pull through bro. Love.’
Hamlin was surrounded by players from both sides and treated for 16 minutes before being immobilized and taken off the field. Players on both teams were visibly stunned by what had happened and many were in tears on the field. The game was postponed by the NFL.
Teammate Stefon Diggs later joined Hamlin at the hospital. About 100 Bills fans and a few Bengals fans gathered on a corner one block from the emergency room entrance with some of them holding candles.
Tee Higgins, the man who Damar Hamlin tried to tackle shortly before collapsing on the field, led the well wishes for the Buffalo Bills player on Monday night
Fans of the Buffalo Bills and the Cincinnati Bengals gathered outside the hospital where Hamlin was being treated, desperately waiting for an update on his condition
Hamlin (No 3) got on his feet briefly after making the tackle on Higgins before falling backwards in shocking scenes as the Buffalo Bills played Cincinnati Bengals
Hamlin collapsed moments later, falling backwards and laying motionless on the floor
Players from both teams stood around the ambulance while Hamlin was treated on the field
Bills players were visibly stunned as their teammate received life-saving treatment on the field
While medical personnel were gathered around Hamlin, his playing uniform was cut off.
Hamlin’s agent Ira Turner told NFL Network: ‘Please continue to pray for Damar and his family. We currently have no update at this time. Will ask that you keep the family in your prayers.’
Higgins, the man Hamlin was tackling, tweeted: ‘My prayers and thoughts go out to @HamlinIsland (and) the Hamlin Family. I’m praying that you pull through bro. Love.’
A statement released by the league read: ‘Hamlin received immediate medical attention on the field by 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 Damar 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 game.’
Bills players were visibly praying for their teammate after he was driven away. According to ESPN, Hamlin’s family, including his mom Nina, were watching the game and came down to be with him as he left in the ambulance.
During the lengthy ordeal, the ESPN Monday Night Football broadcast cut to commercial on four occasions as Hamlin was receiving treatment. After the ambulance had left the field, reports initially suggested the game was going to restart following a five-minute warm-up, prompting an outpouring of anger on social media.
Hamlin was given oxygen in the ambulance, and the game was initially suspended temporarily as both teams headed back to their respective locker rooms.
Cam Lewis and Siran Neal of the Buffalo Bills react in shock to teammate Hamlin collapsing
Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen reacts to the injury of his teammate Hamlin
Bills players watch on as Hamlin is taken into an ambulance and rushed to hospital
Both sides were visibly distressed by the situation, with the emotions of Hamlin’s teammates Diggs and Josh Allen among those shown on camera.
‘Please pray for our brother,’ Bills quarterback Allen tweeted while players from across the league took to social media with similar messages.
Emotions also ran high for ESPN’s broadcast crew, as analyst Booger McFarland offered an important bit of perspective.
‘When you bring CPR out, you’re trying to help someone breathe. We’re talking life or death now,’ he said.
‘That’s real. What we do is just a game. When you involve life and death, it’s totally different.’
‘No one´s been through this,’ longtime NFL quarterback Troy Aikman added. ‘I’ve never seen anything like it, either.’
ESPN Senior NFL Insider Adam Schefter weighed in as well, saying: ‘It is all about this young man and how he’s doing.
‘Everybody is thinking and praying for him, every team, every player, every individual, everybody who’s watching Monday night football, everybody who tuned in to see this highly anticipated game, nobody cares about that right now.’
Footage emerged later of Hamlin’s ambulance arriving at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center.
Isaiah McKenzie grabs his jersey as he reacts to Hamlin’s injury
Bills quarterback Josh Allen is surrounded by his teammates after his teammate was injured
Bills cornerback Siran Neal (33) and running back Nyheim Hines (20) embrace one another
Bills teammates prayed for Hamlin after the injury occurred
The Bills’ Ed Oliver reacts after teammate Hamlin is hurt in the first quarter of the game
Hamlin briefly was on his feet after making the tackle but collapsed moments later
The 24-year-old Hamlin spent five years of college at Pitt — his hometown — and appeared in 48 games for the Panthers over that span.
He was a second-team All-ACC performer as a senior, was voted a team captain and was picked to play in the Senior Bowl.
He was drafted in the sixth round by the Bills in 2021, played in 14 games as a rookie and then became a starter this year once Micah Hyde was lost for the season to injury.
Entering the game, the 6-foot, 200-pound Hamlin had 91 tackles, including 63 solo tackles, and 1 1/2 sacks.
Hamlin started a toy drive back in December 2020 to purchase toys for children ahead of the holidays.
An hour after Hamlin was hurt, it had received donations totaling over $1million.
‘Im praying for you and your family! Praying hard for a miracle! You have to come back and do bigger things! You aren’t done yet!!’ wrote one fan, who donated $150.
Another said: ‘Sending love and prayers from a Seahawks fan. We’re all a part of Bills nation tonight.’
Hamlin is also renowned as a family man. On November 20, when the Bills played the Browns, Hamlin was filmed running over to hug his mom, Nina, before the start of the game.
Jenna Cottrell, a Bills reporter for Buffalo Plus, tweeted the video with the caption: ‘Damar Hamlin gets in a second to hug his mom, Nina and family pregame. Always gotta make time for mom.’
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