‘“Yeah there’s nothing there. That’s why I showed up here, to pick up something to support him,” said Bills fan Ed Cieslikowski, who said the store was emptied out of Hamlin gear.’
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‘It’s a huge relief’: Bills speak on Hamlin’s progress
‘“It’s something that we’ll never forget, but to know that Damar is doing okay,” said quarterback Josh Allen. “I know they’re a lot of things and stuff that he has to process and continue to go through to get back to himself.”’
Bills: Damar Hamlin ‘neurologically intact’
‘The Bills said Hamlin “has shown remarkable improvement” and “appears to be neurologically intact.”‘
Bills: Damar Hamlin ‘neurologically intact’
‘The Bills said Hamlin “has shown remarkable improvement” and “appears to be neurologically intact.”‘
‘We want to play for 3’: Bills take practice field amid encouraging news on Damar Hamlin’s recovery ahead of Sunday’s game
‘Quarterback Josh Allen, who wiped away tears Monday when safety Damar Hamlin collapsed after making a tackle, was all smiles – as were several other players.’
Allen & McDermott emotional as Bills meet media for first time since Monday’s events
‘“The job description of a coach is not just coaching X’s and O’s, and it’s much more than that,” McDermott added. And so you know, the health to me, the health and well-being of your staff and your players is the number one job of a coach in this situation,” he said.’
Doctor: Bills Damar Hamlin, upon waking, asks who won the game
‘According to Dr. Knight, after Damar woke up, he wrote on a piece of paper ‘who won the game?’ Damar has been able to communicate by writing brief messages and by shaking his head ‘yes’ and ‘no’, according to Dr. Timothy Pritts.’
“Play for 3” | An inspiring message and positive update on Damar Hamlin uplifts Bills players, coaches, and staff
‘”As a player, as that being our brother and him being so close, you’re just wondering is he going to be all right in the end,” Dane Jackson said. “So once we got updates and once we got feedback, it just started to make us feel a little better.”‘
Sean McDermott earns high praise for his leadership amid unprecedented circumstances
‘”The way he handled it, he was the perfect man in that situation to handle that,” quarterback Josh Allen said of his head coach. “That type of situation. I can’t say enough about what he did, what he said to us in the locker room.”‘
UC Health Physicians: Damar Hamlin is awake and responsive; Bills medical staff helped save his life
‘Among those improvements include Hamlin being awake and responsive with the ability to move both his hands and feet, while also being able to communicate with his doctors, nurses and family members via writing on a clipboard. More, Hamlin’s neurological condition and function is intact after suffering cardiac arrest on Monday night.’
NFL says neutral site AFC Championship game is possible, Bills-Bengals Week 17 game won’t be resumed
‘Further, NFL clubs will consider Friday in a Special League Meeting the possibility of the AFC Championship game being played at a neutral site. The resolution has been recommended by the Commissioner and approved Thursday by the Competition Committee.’
Bills’ Taron Johnson limited with concussion; QB Josh Allen on injury report for ankle
‘The ankle designation is new, and seems likely to be a result of the hit by Trey Hendricksen. Allen appeared to grab his lower left leg Monday after Hendricksen rolled up on him after the ball was released.’
NFL exec says league has not discussed postponing Sunday’s Bills-Patriots game
‘”It was literally (that) all of the focus has been on Damar, and we have just begun … to just think through and talk through all of the different scenarios and where that game stands, and when to play it, so on and so forth,” Vincent said on Wednesday. “All attention, most attention, will still be focused on getting answers out, to your questions for the general public, and also the clubs as well.”‘
Bengals coach: Sean McDermott said he needed to be at the hospital, not coaching this game
‘“So that to me provides all the clarity,” Taylor said of McDermott’s reaction. “Unprecedented is the word that gets thrown out a lot with this situation because that’s what it is. But in that moment, he really showed who he was, that all his focus was just on Damar and being there for him and being there for his family at the hospital. At that point, I think everything trended in the direction it needed to trend. The right decisions were made there.”’
Proper medical response for Damar Hamlin ‘prevented a very tragic outcome at that moment’
‘“It’s certainly not an exaggeration to say that the skilled and the immediate response by all of these talented caregivers prevented a very tragic outcome at that moment,” Sills said.’