Bill’s safety Damar Hamlin collapses on field, officers perform emergency CPR

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9:28 PM PT — Diggs and other Bills and Bengals players showed up at the hospital Monday night in support of Hamlin … as well as fans of both teams.

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ESPN reports that Diggs begged police to enter the building to be with his teammate … and eventually he was able to enter.

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Stefon Diggs joined Bengals and Bills fans outside the University of Cincinnati Medical Center in support of Damar Hamlin.@ColeyHarvey Reports from Cincinnati: pic.twitter.com/H9NsrANay8

— ESPN (@espn) January 3, 2023
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According to the report, Diggs told officers, “This is my teammate. I have to be here for my team-mate.”

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Troy Vincent – the NFL’s VP of Football Operations – just addressed the situation on a conference call … and claimed resuming play was never on the table.

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Vincent also denied there were talks of a 5-minute warm-up before the matchup resumed… saying, “It never occurred to us to talk about warm-up to continue the game.”

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“That’s ridiculous. That’s insensitive. This is not a place we should ever be.”

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7:08 pm PT — The NFL says Damar Hamlin is currently in critical condition at a nearby hospital.

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7:02 pm PT — The league has announced Monday night’s Bills vs. Bengals game will not resume following Hamlin’s injury. A makeup date and time has yet to be announced.

Terrible moment during the Bills vs. Bengals game on Monday Night Football – Buffalo safety Damar Hamlin collapsed at the end of a game…and had to be revived in midfield.

The incident happened just minutes into the first quarter of the game…right after Hamlin knocked Tee Higgins to the ground.

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The 24-year-old — a sixth-round pick in the 2021 NFL Draft — appeared to get up just fine from the batter… but he appeared to lose consciousness as he got to his feet and collapsed to the ground.

Medical personnel raced onto the field – and according to the game’s announcer Joe Buck, officers performed CPR on him for several minutes.

He was eventually strapped to a backboard and loaded onto a stretcher. He was then taken from the field in an ambulance.

The thoughts and prayers of Bill’s Mafia are with you, Damar. 🙏 pic.twitter.com/lDWNAOEPX4

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Players from both teams were clearly worried about the defenders – Josh Allen buried his face in his hands while Stefon Diggs had tears streaming down his face. Reporters at the scene said several other players were seen crying.

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The league temporarily suspended play after the injury.

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