Damar Hamlin

Buffalo Bills' Damar Hamlin is examined during the first half of an NFL football game against the Cincinnati Bengals on Monday in Cincinnati. Buffalo Bills ...

The Bills team gathered in a group prayer as he was taken away. Bills players signaled to the sidelines immediately for help from their training staff. Hamlin, 24, collapsed in the first quarter after colliding with Bengals receiver Tee Higgins. The only thing that matters at this moment is Damar's health and well being." He was then transported to a local hospital where he is in critical condition." Hamlin was transported to the University of Cincinnati Medical Center – the region's only level one trauma center.

The NFL is in shock and hoping for the best after a player collapsed during a game.

A tweet from the Pitt football account was simple and clear: “Damar Hamlin is the best of us. 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. Five minutes after the ambulance departed, the game was suspended, and players walked off the field slowly and into their locker rooms. An ambulance was on the field four minutes after Hamlin collapsed, with many players in tears, including cornerback Tre’Davious White. When or if the teams would return to the field was not immediately clear. ”Our thoughts are with Damar and the Buffalo Bills.

Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin is given CPR and taken to hospital after suffering a serious injury during their match with the Cincinnati Bengals.

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. Five minutes after the ambulance departed, the game was suspended, and players walked off the field slowly and into their locker rooms. Cincinnati entered at 11-4 and leading the AFC North by one game over Baltimore, while AFC East champion Buffalo was 12-3. Players walked off the field slowly and into their locker rooms. An ambulance was on the field four minutes after Hamlin collapsed, with many players in tears, including cornerback Tre’Davious White. When or if the teams would return to the field was not immediately clear.

Gov. Phil Murphy of New Jersey joined a chorus of voices on Twitter offering prayers for Hamlin. “We are all Buffalo Bills fans tonight,” Mr. Murphy said.

Instead, Griffin asked others to share a photo in which a group of players knelt on the field to pray for Hamlin. During that time, and after the game, many on social media, including Griffin, called for the game to be called. “You never want to see anything like that happen even in the type of competition that they’re playing in.” His condition also drew the attention of the sports community beyond football, including the [N.B.A.](https://twitter.com/NBA/status/1610129642303754241) and the N.H.L.’s Boston Bruins. Some fans stepped away from social media to pray for the player. game between the Bills and the Cincinnati Bengals. Phil Murphy of New Jersey said on Please.” Phil Murphy of New Jersey joined a chorus of voices on Twitter offering prayers for Hamlin. “Please be ok. [Arizona Cardinals](https://twitter.com/AZCardinals/status/1610100813623619587), the [Seattle Seahawks](https://twitter.com/Seahawks/status/1610095742244487168), the [New York Giants](https://twitter.com/Giants/status/1610104843162484736) and the [Dallas Cowboys](https://twitter.com/dallascowboys/status/1610105785110986752), posted messages on Twitter offering prayers for Hamlin. Murphy said.

Bills safety Damar Hamlin, 24, collapsed after a tackle and received medical treatment on the field for 10 minutes before being taken to a hospital.

Players Association, into how the Dolphins responded after he appeared to suffer a concussion in a game against the Bills four days earlier. and the players’ union agreed to amend the procedures to prohibit a player from returning to play if he shows ataxia, a term describing impaired balance or coordination caused by damage to the brain or nerves. Players Association said in a statement](https://twitter.com/NFLPA/status/1610109039966392320?s=20&t=ATAyN5KU7FNgcnK2hcwwhQ) that it had been in touch with players from both teams and with the N.F.L. Hamlin’s was the latest of a slew of high-profile injuries this season that have prompted fresh criticism of the N.F.L. Tagovailoa immediately raised his hands and his fingers were splayed, a gesture called a “ [fencing response](https://www.healthline.com/health/fencing-response)” that can be a sign of brain injury. On Sunday, Indianapolis Colts quarterback Nick Foles left a game after being sacked by the Giants linebacker Kayvon Thibodeaux, who celebrated the hit as Foles appeared to convulse on the field. [wrote in a post](https://twitter.com/JJWatt/status/1610098970243760129). Johnson was attended to on the field by team trainers for several minutes before walking off. With six minutes remaining in the first quarter, and the Bills trailing, 7-3, Hamlin tackled Bengals receiver Tee Higgins after a 13-yard catch. No date for resuming the game was announced. Hamlin, a 24-year-old safety, received medical treatment on the field for 10 minutes before being taken to a hospital. Medical personnel administered CPR and attended to him for 10 minutes as players from both teams were visibly upset, some shedding tears on the sideline while others circled together and knelt in prayer.

Bills safety Damar Hamlin collapsed on the field, was administered CPR and later exited in an ambulance Monday night. He's in critical condition at a local ...

He delivered, becoming a three-year starter and one of the most reliable players on a defense that required much from him at the safety position. Hamlin entered Monday tied for the second-most tackles on the team (91), and he has one forced fumble and 1.5 sacks this year, making 13 starts. [Diggs and Taylor were among those who went to the hospital](https://twitter.com/espn/status/1610138872935059456) later Monday night, while some fans gathered outside it, as well. Athletic trainers came out to help immediately, and a stretcher then was brought to the field as the trainers protected his head. The decision was then made to temporarily pause the game, which the Bengals were leading 7-3. The only thing that matters at this moment is Damar's health and well being." The first attempt to move Hamlin resulted in him being brought back down onto the field, but he was ultimately placed into an ambulance, which left the stadium at about 9:25 p.m. The entire team team then departed shortly after midnight and returned to Buffalo. Hamlin's family came down from the stands to be with him in the ambulance. Multiple Bills players were visibly distressed and comforting each other as he was being cared for by athletic trainers. The majority of the Bills team remained at Paycor Stadium well into Monday night. Hamlin quickly got up afterward, was on his feet for about three seconds, and then abruptly collapsed.

Professional football players, NFL teams and athletic figures across all sports expressed their support for Buffalo Bills player Damar Hamlin after he ...

The only thing that matters at this moment is Damar's health and well being." Praying for you." He was then transported to a local hospital where he is in critical condition." Hamlin, 24, is a Pennsylvania native and played football at the University of Pittsburgh. "We love you, 3. "We have been in touch with Bills and Bengals players, and with the NFL. Bills players signaled to the sidelines immediately for help from their training staff. "The NFLPA and everyone in our community is praying for Damar Hamlin," the NFL Players Association said in a statement. After tackling Bengals receiver Tee Higgins, Hamlin stood up and took a step forward before pausing and collapsing backward. "We send our thoughts and prayers to Damar Hamlin, his family, and the @BuffaloBills," the Steelers said. We send our thoughts and prayers to Damar Hamlin, his family, and the— Pittsburgh Steelers (@steelers) "Sending our thoughts and prayers to Damar," the Bengals said.

The Monday night game between the Buffalo Bills and Cincinnati Bengals was suspended after Bills safety Damar Hamlin collapsed on the field.

The Bills team gathered in a group prayer as he was taken away. Bills wide receiver Stefon Diggs was seen at the hospital, as well. Hamlin, 24, collapsed in the first quarter after colliding with Bengals receiver Tee Higgins. He was then transported to a local hospital where he is in critical condition." The only thing that matters at this moment is Damar's health and well being." Hamlin had been sedated, the team said.

An online fundraiser started by the Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin registered more than $3 million in donations just hours after the NFL star suffered ...

[donated $1.1 million to build a new wing](https://www.buffalobills.com/news/patricia-allen-pediatric-recovery-wing-unveiled-josh-allen-at-oishei-hospital) at a local hospital. [The Bills said in a statement](https://twitter.com/BuffaloBills/status/1610166228559052801) that the 24-year-old's heartbeat was restored while on the field, but that he was sedated and remains in critical condition. Hamlin is being treated at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center. An update on the page published late Tuesday morning read that the fund was the only one being used by the Hamlin family to "contribute to Damar's community initiatives and his current fight." As of early afternoon on Tuesday, the fundraiser topped over $4 million in donations thanks to more than 151,200 individual gifts. [into a charity that Hamlin started in 2020](https://www.gofundme.com/f/mxksc-the-chasing-ms-foundation-community-toy-drive?pc=tw_social&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=bcgfm_tw_fund_mxksc-the-chasing-ms-foundation-community-toy-drive), shortly before he was picked in the sixth round of the 2021 NFL draft.

NFL player Damar Hamlin is in a critical condition in hospital after suffering a cardiac arrest during the Monday Night Football game between the Buffalo ...

Right now, that's a discussion for another time and another place." "The safety of players in all sports is always the most important. "I had them call me and tell me that they didn't think I was going to make it. we should remember that these men are putting their lives on the line to live their dream. We can only hope for the best. "To watch what we did tonight was hard on everybody. "Everyone has said it, the football becomes secondary. The playoffs are due to begin on the weekend of January 14/15. He is tied for the second-most tackles on the team this year, with 91. The Bengals would have clinched the AFC North division title with a victory. He spent five years playing his college football at Pittsburgh, his hometown, appearing in 48 games for the Panthers The NFL later announced the game had been postponed.

The Buffalo Bills safety, who went into cardiac arrest during a game Monday night, created a toy drive for children in need in his Pennsylvania hometown.

By his final year, in the pandemic-shortened 2020 season, Hamlin was a captain at Pitt, leading the team in tackles and pass breakups. It was a team brimming with the talent of players who would go on to Penn State, Notre Dame, Clemson and Pittsburgh, about a dozen scholarship players in all. He was grateful for this opportunity, playing in the N.F.L., that they got to share. Hamlin was a sixth-round draft pick by the Bills in 2021. When he was 12, his father, Mario, served nearly four years in prison for selling crack cocaine, and in the ensuing years he lost several friends and former teammates to violence. On the ride home, Hamlin’s face was buried in his hands, hiding tears. Hamlin was shaped by his experience growing up in the Rocks. “He’s a Rocks guy that lives by what he says and says what he does. Pitt Coach Pat Narduzzi called Hamlin “a hero to thousands of Pittsburgh kids” in a statement Tuesday. “I’ve said the word ‘steady’ about 106 times today,” Terry Totten, his coach at Central Catholic, said in a phone interview Tuesday. “I’ve known that guy probably since he was about 12,” Tomlin said at a news conference Tuesday. On Tuesday, the nation began to learn more about Hamlin, 24, after he suffered a cardiac arrest following a collision during a nationally televised “Monday Night Football” game against the Cincinnati Bengals.

Roger Goodell waited for an hour after Damar Hamlin's on-field collapse on Monday before suspending the game. It was the shameful act of a commissioner ...

The blueprint for Goodell to display leadership was so simple. Was the hour to get assurance that logistics could be worked out for a reschedule? No one was in the right mental space to re-take the field. Even for Goodell, the poster boy for reactive decisions, this was shocking. The only thing his teammates and the world were thinking about was Hamlin’s survival. Whether in the stadium in Cincinnati or on the other side of the world, we coalesced over our intense desire for Hamlin to be OK. This report was [later denied](https://twitter.com/AlbertBreer/status/1610145312114642945?s=20&t=2mwX6I_xpA-abFcX2H1YiQ) by NFL executive Troy Vincent. The rest of us, whether football fans or not, took to social media searching for answers and comfort and any ounce of positive news. Did he not see the tears pouring out of Hamlin’s teammates, not to mention the Bengals? [Joe Buck reported](https://twitter.com/bubbaprog/status/1610157380267917313?s=20&t=O1eD_Zn74bXkDqu_p4IBMQ) that, per NFL sources, the teams would have five minutes to warm up before the resumption of play, implying the game would continue. The Bills and Bengals were no longer opponents. An ambulance hauled Hamlin away, family by his side, to a Cincinnati hospital where he [remains in critical condition](https://twitter.com/BuffaloBills/status/1610166228559052801).

American football star Damar Hamlin is the latest athlete to encounter heart problems during competitive play. The 24-year-old fell to the ground after ...

He is not the only sportsman to collapse in a big game. The thickened heart muscle can make it harder for the heart to pump blood. It is a condition in which the heart muscle becomes overgrown or "hypertrophied". It can reveal if the electrical impulses are awry. A simple way to diagnose many cardiac abnormalities is by having an ECG (electrocardiogram) test. This is becoming an undeniable (and an extremely concerning) pattern".

The Bills say he went into cardiac arrest after a hit and his heartbeat was restored on the field before he was taken to a hospital, where he is sedated.

A correspondent for ESPN, which was broadcasting the game, said Hamlin "made a hit, he got up, took a couple of steps and then just fell to the ground." "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," the NFL said in a statement. He also operates The Chasing M's Foundation, which gives back to the community. A toy drive that he raised money for on GoFundMe saw a slew of donations after Monday night's incident. It appeared Hamlin was being given oxygen as he was loaded into the ambulance. The [NFL said](https://nflcommunications.com/Pages/NFL-UPDATE-ON-BILLS-BENGALS-GAME-AND-WEEK-18-SCHEDULE.aspx) Tuesday that no decision had been made on when the game would be resumed but it would not be resumed this week. "Several players are down on their knees, others are holding hands, praying. The team said Hamlin suffered cardiac arrest following a hit in the game. The player had been receiving 100% oxygen from a ventilator but that is down to only 50%, he said. He also said Hamlin has lung damage and can't breathe on his own. "Please keep Damar in your prayers."

The world is waiting for updates about Hamlin, who is in critical condition after suffering a cardiac arrest during Monday night's game against the ...

In his final season, he was named a captain by his teammates and earned a spot on both the All-ACC second team and the Reese's Senior Bowl all-star game. He’s so close to his family, so I asked who all was coming to Buffalo for it. When I saw Damar Hamlin collapse, my first thought was of his family. As of midday Tuesday it had raised more than $3.8 million, far surpassing its original goal of $2,500. He returned to the field after missing one game. We talked for awhile before Bills played Steelers in October, as he’s from Pittsburgh. Recruitment sites Rivals and 247Sports named Hamlin the top-rated defensive player in Pennsylvania and several Division 1 football schools pursued him. "Every second of every day. Whether I take it or whether I don't ... Everything was Pittsburgh for me," he said. "I wanted to give my city bragging rights, bring my city something and just give the city another reason to smile." "Please keep Damar in your prayers," they said.

Cardiac doctors say that blows to the chest causing an erratic heart rhythm are highly unusual, but not unheard-of in sports.

Mack said. “Could it have been due to a blockage?” asked Dr. If a patient in cardiac arrest does not recover right away, doctors will often induce a coma to give the brain a chance to rest, Dr. “I guess, but probably unlikely in a young guy.” There is just a 20-millisecond interval in the heart’s cycle when a strong blow can cause an arrhythmia, said Dr. But, he added, “if he is still on the respirator today, that means he has not awakened.” Mack added. Mack said, are hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, in which the heart walls are thickened, or long QT syndrome, a heart-signaling disorder. Aaron Baggish, a sports cardiologist at Harvard Medical School who has worked with the New England Patriots, cautions that, while a blow to the chest “is definitely a front-runner” to explain what occurred on Monday, “it is premature to be definite.” Mr. For an arrhythmia to occur, there has to be what Dr. Chest protectors did not prevent the incidents. Hamlin’s heart stopped about nine minutes into the game against the Cincinnati Bengals.

As NFL star Damar Hamlin fights for his life, fans are rallying around his charity.

In recent years, Bills fans have shown support for Miami quarterback Tua Tagovailoa’s foundation after he left a game — also in Cincinnati — with a concussion; for Baltimore quarterback Lamar Jackson’s charity after the Ravens lost a playoff game to Buffalo; and many made donations of $16.88 to the P.U.N.T. “I created The Chasing M’s Foundation as a vehicle that will allow me to deliver that impact, and the first program is the 2020 Community Toy Drive. Your speedy recovery and that your impact to the world is enhanced by your go fund me.” He was just wrapping up his college career and getting ready for the NFL draft process. He instantly became one of the biggest stories in sports, and thousands of people found his [GoFundMe](https://www.gofundme.com/f/mxksc-the-chasing-ms-foundation-community-toy-drive) page. And the number is climbing.

Hamlin's cardiac arrest has shown us again what we always should have seen about the risks of America's most popular sport.

[N.F.L.](https://www.newyorker.com/tag/nfl) came under intense scrutiny because of the [devastating effects of head trauma](https://www.newyorker.com/culture/annals-of-inquiry/exactly-how-dangerous-is-football), and there seemed to be a sea change in the way football was perceived. It is part of the stakes, the thrill, the intensity, the draw. (The Pro Bowl will feature flag football.) Whether fans and players want to admit it, though, part of the appeal of football remains rooted in its risks—the hectic action, the collision between awesome skill and raw force, the suspense that comes with every snap. Flag football is becoming more popular, and the N.F.L. The violence is intrinsic to the sport—a feature of it. It was clear from the faces of the players and the coaches: there was little thought of the game’s going on. A player breaks his neck, is carted off, and the game goes on. In the past ten years, the N.F.L. And yet the games will go on. And yet there is a line, one that is almost inconceivable, even to the men who accept the risks and the fans who celebrate them for it. A player breaks his leg, hobbles off, and the game goes on. A player is concussed, stumbles off, and the game goes on.

It involves the impact of a specific force to the chest at a specific moment in the cardiac cycle. One cardiologist told NPR that what happened to Hamlin ...

The article's authors caution that chest protectors and vests, at least in the form available at the time, were not necessarily effective and could even provide a false sense of security. The New England Journal of Medicine article says that 95% of known victims in the U.S. [early Tuesday morning](https://twitter.com/BuffaloBills/status/1610166228559052801?s=20&t=1dahDgBfn9dh81zzgcM74Q) that the 24-year-old, who is in critical condition, experienced a cardiac arrest after a hit. We're talking about 20 to 30 milliseconds within the cardiac cycle that the heart is vulnerable to this." [head injuries](https://www.npr.org/2017/07/25/539198429/study-cte-found-in-nearly-all-donated-nfl-player-brains) than heart issues. "It happens within a critical period within the cardiac cycle. Citing national registry data, the article's authors say a public health strategy that makes AEDs available at youth sporting events and in recreational settings is "likely to result in the survival of more young people in the event of commotio cordis." Preventive measures can take several forms. It goes on to say that about half of commotio cordis cases have been reported in young athletes competing in amateur organized sports who "receive a blow to the chest that is usually (but not always) delivered by a projectile used to play the game. Commotio cordis is so rare that Madias says he is not aware of any particular actions the NFL is looking at to try to prevent it. are boys or men and 78% are white. Commotio cordis is most commonly seen in sports like baseball, hockey and lacrosse, which involve what Madias calls "blunt projectiles that impact the chest wall" — like a ball or a puck.