Damar Hamlin Released From Hospital and Returns to Buffalo
Buffalo Bills Safety Damar Hamlin
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By: Adonis Armstrong
Buffalo Bills safety, Damar Hamlin, was released Monday January 9 from the University of Cincinnati Medical Center and is now back in Buffalo, one week after suffering cardiac arrest during the Monday Night Football game in Cincinnati against the Bengals. It’s reported that he’s in good hands at the Buffalo General hospital, according to Cincinnati’s WLWT channel 5 news.
An amazing update. ❤️💙 pic.twitter.com/Do1P1nKQWI
— Buffalo Bills (@BuffaloBills) January 9, 2023
Damar appeared to make a easy routine tackle in the game against Cincinnati Bengals wide out, Tee Higgins. Hamlin stood up after the play, but eventually collapsed on the field moments later. Medical staff rushed onto the field and performed life-saving CPR to help keep Hamlin alive. Hamlin is very grateful to be alive and receive so much love he took time to speak some words on Twitter.
“Watching the world come together around me on Sunday was truly an amazing feeling”
Headed home to Buffalo today with a lot of love on my heart. 🫶🏾
— 𝐃𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐫 𝐇𝐚𝐦𝐥𝐢𝐧 (@HamlinIsland) January 9, 2023
Watching the world come together around me on Sunday was truly an amazing feeling.
The same love you all have shown me is the same love that I plan to put back into the world n more.
Bigger than football! 🫶🏾
Although Hamlin has made significant progress, it’s uncertain when he will be able to return to football activities. He is placed on injured reserve for the reminder of the season from the traumatic incident. Normally, when a player is placed on IR their salary is cut in half, but the Buffalo Bills and the NFL worked out an agreement to pay him his full salary. Which opens a conversation on why NFL athletes should get guaranteed contracts in the future.
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