‘“There’s nothing in consideration right now,” Jeff Miller, the league’s executive vice president of communications, said on a conference media call. “Our concern is for the player and his well-being. At the appropriate time, I’m sure that we’ll have a conversation around the next steps regarding the game.”’
Archives for January 3, 2023
Fans flood Damar Hamlin’s toy charity with donations after Bills safety collapses on the field during MNF
‘Grossi said at the time of his post, the Go Fund Me page had about $12,000 in donations. As of this writing, football fans have now donated over $3.2 million to the campaign.’
Brasky: Damar Hamlin’s injury and the lasting impact it will leave
‘Two top teams in the same conference, each vying for playoff position with two regular-season games remaining. Buffalo’s Week 17 matchup was filled with pomp and circumstance. And while the pomp quickly dissipated after Bills safety Damar Hamlin was taken from the stadium via ambulance after collapsing on the field, the circumstance surrounding Monday’s tilt suddenly turned life-threatening.’
‘It was a very heavy experience.’ Fans in Cincinnati react to Damar Hamlin injury
‘“When something like this happens, it’s not about the game anymore,” said Huber, who was watching with his mother from home, about seven miles outside Cincinnati. “I’d rather see everyone safe and walk away from the game. And here, something very bad happened. I’m just here to support the Buffalo fans… It’s bigger than the game, man.”’
NFL fans donate over $3 million to Damar Hamlin’s charity, The Chasing M’s Foundation Community Toy Drive
‘The Bills’ fan base is well known for its charitable contributions to its own team’s players and other players from around the league. Bills Mafia, as they are affectionately known, famously donated nearly $500,000 to the charity of former Bengals quarterback Andy Dalton after his touchdown pass to current Cincinnati wide receiver Tyler Boyd helped vault the Bills into the playoffs in 2017, ending the franchise’s 17-year playoff drought. The Bills’ fan base also donated nearly $400,000 to Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson’s charity, Blessings in a Backpack.’
Bills safety Damar Hamlin in critical condition following collapse, game postponed
‘The NFL, in conjunction with the NFL Players Association, made a decision to postpone the game. The Bills returned to Orchard Park early Tuesday morning and the NFL chose not to offer an update on when or if the game would resume during a conference call.’
Tuesday’s Cincinnati Coverage
Damar Hamlin taken to UC Medical Center, Bengals-Bills suspended (Cincinnati Enquirer)
Buffalo-Cincinnati game suspended; Damar Hamlin in critical condition (Cincinnati Enquirer)
Damar Hamlin injury decision for Bengals-Bills game, according to NFL (Cincinnati Enquirer)
Damar Hamlin in critical condition after collapse at Cincinnati game (Cincinnati Enquirer)
How to donate to Damar Hamlin’s Chasing M’s Foundation (Cincinnati Enquirer)
Bills’ Hamlin in critical condition after cardiac arrest on field vs. Bengals, team says (Dayton Daily News)
Bengals, Bills players, NFL teams lend support to Bills’ Hamlin on social media (Dayton Daily News)
Archdeacon: Hamlin injury leaves players ‘devastated,’ ‘traumatized’ (Dayton Daily News)
Photo gallery (Dayton Daily News)
Buffalo safety Damar Hamlin collapses during game vs. Bengals, is in critical condition, NFL says; game postponed indefinitely (Cleveland Plain Dealer)
Bengals vs. Bills suspended after Damar Hamlin’s serious injury (Cleveland Plain Dealer)
Damar Hamlin’s marketing rep and agent provide update on Hamlin’s condition (Cleveland Plain Dealer)
Tee Higgins shows support for Damar Hamlin on Twitter following Hamlin’s medical emergency (Cleveland Plain Dealer)
Damar Hamlin receives outpouring of support on social media after being hospitalized after collapse (Cleveland Plain Dealer)
NFL’s Troy Vincent calls report of restarting Bills vs. Bengals game after a five-minute warm-up ‘insensitive’ (Cleveland Plain Dealer)
Damar Hamlin’s charity: How you can donate to his GoFundMe (Cleveland Plain Dealer)
Bengals-Bills game: Safety Damar Hamlin suffers cardiac arrest, taken to hospital in critical condition (WCPO-TV)
Damar Hamlin: player devoted to family and charity (WCPO-TV)
Tee Higgins, Tyler Boyd and more send prayers to Bills safety who collapsed during Monday Night Football (WCPO-TV)
Fans donate to Damar Hamlin’s charity – “The Chasing M’s Foundation Community Toy Drive” (WCPO-TV)
Bengals game postponed after Bills player needs life-saving medical assistance (WKRC-TV)
How you can donate to Damar Hamlin’s charity (WKRC-TV)
MNF game between Bengals, Bills officially suspended after Bills’ player collapses at Paycor Stadium (WLWT-TV)
Players, fans send prayers and support to Bills’ Hamlin after he collapses during game (WLWT-TV)
Bengals, Bills fans gather together outside hospital in support of Damar Hamlin (WLWT-TV)
Fans raise more than $3 million for Damar Hamlin’s toy drive: Here’s how to donate (WLWT-TV)
Damar Hamlin suffered cardiac arrest, currently sedated, Bills say (WXIX-TV)
Bengals-Bills game suspended, Bills’ Damar Hamlin in critical condition (WXIX-TV)
Players, teams and fans offer up prayers for Damar Hamlin (WXIX-TV)
More than $3 million donated to Damar Hamlin’s toy charity (WXIX-TV)
Blaze of blue lights in Downtown Cincinnati for Damar Hamlin, Bills (WXIX-TV)
Bengals-Bills Postponed (Bengals.com)
Photo gallery 1 (Bengals.com)
Photo gallery 2 (Bengals.com)
Photo gallery 1 (BuffaloBills.com)
Photo gallery 2 (BuffaloBills.com)
Photo gallery 3 (BuffaloBills.com)
Photo gallery (Buffalo News)
Photo gallery (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle)
Athletes and Fans Pray for Damar Hamlin After On-Field Collapse
‘Athletes, public figures and fans alike took to social media on Monday to share prayers and concern for Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin after he collapsed on the field during a game.’
On His Way to the N.F.L., Damar Hamlin Was Determined to Give Back
‘“As I embark on my journey to the NFL, I will never forget where I come from and I am committed to using my platform to positively impact the community that raised me,” Hamlin wrote at the time. He explained that toys would be distributed at a day care center run by his mother, Nina.’
Damar Hamlin of Buffalo Bills in Critical Condition After Collapsing During N.F.L. Game
‘Team officials said in a statement early Tuesday that Hamlin’s heart stopped after he was hit during a play in the first quarter. His heartbeat was restored by medical personnel on the field before Hamlin was taken to the University of Cincinnati Medical Center, the Bills said, adding that Hamlin was undergoing “further testing and treatment” and had been sedated.’
Bills’ Damar Hamlin was in cardiac arrest after on-field collapse
‘Medical personnel rushed to treat Hamlin on the field as players on both teams gathered nearby. Members of the medical staff administered CPR to Hamlin, according to ESPN, which was broadcasting the game. Oxygen was given to him, the network reported.’
Donations to Damar Hamlin’s community toy drive pass $3 million
‘While the GoFundMe page was established in 2020, Hamlin has continued to host toy drives since. An Instagram post shared by Hamlin on Christmas Day shows scenes from a recent event.’
Damar Hamlin may have suffered heart arrhythmia, experts say
‘Two cardiologists, emphasizing that they could only speculate after watching video footage of the play, said the contact may have caused ventricular fibrillation, the rapid and disorganized contraction of the heart’s lower chambers that disrupts the normal pumping of blood around the body.’
Bills, Bengals players in tears as sports world reacts to Damar Hamlin injury
‘Bills wide receiver Stefon Diggs stood on the field staring straight ahead as tears welled up in his eyes. “Come on. Come on,” he was seen saying.’
How ESPN viewers learned of Damar Hamlin’s injury
‘Viewers at home watched the developing story unfold slowly as commentators Joe Buck and Troy Aikman and sideline reporter Lisa Salters received information and relayed it in real time. Over the next hour, the broadcast tried to make sense of a lengthy delay and an initial report that play would resume; grappled with the obvious severity of the injury; and then finally made emotional appeals for the game to be suspended for the night, a choice the NFL eventually made.’