‘A 2021 sixth-round draft pick of the Buffalo Bills, Hamlin lost three of his close friends to bullets, senseless deaths that the police never solved. And in his own home, his father, Mario — trying to make ends meet for his wife Nina and Damar — turned to selling drugs. He got popped, was found guilty and spent 3½ of Damar’s formative years in prison, leaving his wife and son to fend for themselves.’