Buffalo Bills Defense Tamar Hamlin Then it is dangerous Collapsing in the field During Monday night’s game against the Cincinnati Bengals, the Bills said.
The team tweeted an update overnight, saying, “Damar Hamlin suffered a heart attack following our game win against the Bengals. His heart rate was restored on the field and he was transferred to UC Medical Center for further evaluation and treatment. He is present. Listed in unconscious and critical condition.”
On Tuesday, the Bills confirmed that Hamlin spent the night in intensive care and was in critical condition.
“We are grateful and thankful for the outpouring of support we have received so far,” the team Tweeted.
The The rest of the game Postponed following injury. The The NFL said No decision has been made on when play will resume on Tuesday, but it will not resume this week.
A Report TuesdayHamlin’s family thanked the first responders and healthcare professionals at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center for their “exceptional care.”
They also said, “Thank you for the love and support shown to Tamar during this challenging time.”
“Your generosity and kindness meant the world to us,” the family said. “Please keep the lotus in your prayers.”
Jordan Rooney, a family representative, said he had known the player since he was in college. said On ABC’s “Good Morning America” Tuesday morning, Hamlin’s family is “in good spirits” and “taking it minute by minute, hour by hour.”
Rooney said he could not provide details on Hamlin’s condition other than to say he was unconscious.
“I could tell he was fighting,” Rooney said. “He’s a fighter.”
The game was in the closing moments of the first quarter when the 24-year-old Hamlin tackled Bengals receiver Dee Higgins. A reporter for ESPN, who was broadcasting the game, said Hamlin “took a hit, he got up, took a couple of steps, and then fell to the ground.”
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Medical personnel treated Hamlin on the field for about 10 minutes, including administering CPR, before an ambulance was brought to the field, announcers said. As Hamlin was loaded into the ambulance, he was apparently given oxygen.
“Humlin received immediate medical attention on the field by team and independent medical staff and local paramedics. He was later transported to a local hospital in critical condition,” the NFL said in a statement. “Our thoughts are with Tamar and the Buffalo Bills. We will provide more information as it becomes available.”
ESPN announcers said Hamlin’s mother was at the game and accompanied him in the ambulance.
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Players from both teams rallied around Hamlin as he was treated. Many were in tears.
“The entire Bills team is on the field right now,” an ESPN reporter said as they awaited word on Hamlin’s condition. “Many soldiers are on their knees, others are holding hands and praying. You can see the worried look on their faces.”
After Hamlin was ejected from the field, the umpires initially said the game was “temporarily suspended” and the players went to their respective locker rooms.
The decision to officially postpone the game at 10 p.m. was announced just after 10 p.m., an hour after Hamlin collapsed.
Bills quarterback Josh Allen He tweeted that“Pray for our brother.”
Fans of both teams, some holding candles, gathered at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center where Hamlin was taken.
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Teammate Stephen Dix visited Hamlin in the hospital.
Several other teams sent their best wishes to Hamlin and the Bills, who were playing at Baycore Stadium in Cincinnati.
According to Jay Morrison, the Bengals beat writers for The Athletic:
New York Governor Kathy Hochul He tweeted that He said he’s “praying” for Hamlin and added, “Our hearts go out to his family, loved ones and the entire @BuffaloBills community.”
The game has major playoff-seeding implications as the league enters its final week of the regular season.
Hamlin made the draft bill in 2021 after playing 46 games at the University of Pittsburgh, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in communications. According to his group biography. He runs The Chasing M Foundation, which gives back to the community.
A toy drive he raised money for on GoFundMe after Monday night’s incident saw plenty of donations. As of 2:30 am ET, the fund surpassed $3 million in pledges. Its original goal was $2,500.
Hamlin also has a clothing brand of the same name and has donated clothing to students at his former high school.
