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Damar Hamlin Attends the Super Bowl Just Weeks After Collapsing

‘“Sudden cardiac arrest was nothing I would’ve ever chosen to be a part of my story,” Hamlin said at the N.F.L. honors ceremony. “But that’s because sometimes our own visions are too small, even when we think we are seeing the bigger picture.”’

Bills’ Damar Hamlin makes Super Bowl appearance: ‘Ain’t it a blessing’

‘Hamlin has received massive support after his collapse – with rival players and celebrities wearing his jersey and praying for his recovery. The 24-year-old should still be able to play football again, though there is no timetable. Hamlin wants to continue playing, but his impact is still being felt off-the-field through his charity Chasing M’s.’

Hamlin Makes Appearance On Field At Super Bowl

‘During the pregame pageantry, the NFL honored the Bills and Cincinnati Bengals training and medical staffs, along with the staff at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center. A minute later, Hamlin joined them, putting his hands together to form a heart. He also received hugs from several of the first responders.’

Damar Hamlin seeing the upside in scary incident, hints at returning to football

‘”This situation kind of just brought me to the light of the world. Which is a good thing,” Hamlin told FOX Sports’ Michael Strahan, adding that the hardest part about the last few weeks has been processing his emotions. “Because I really feel like I stand for so much good and I want to be a good example for communities around the world. There’s a reason behind everything.”‘

Bills Mailbag: Where does safety rank on the list of draft needs?

‘What the team decides to with Poyer will go a long way toward determining this answer. If he re-signs, which I still think is unlikely, safety becomes much less of a short-term need, but the long-term need at the position is still there. If Poyer leaves, given the uncertainty that you mentioned surrounding Hamlin’s future and Benford’s potential position switch, safety would be a big need. I’m all in on building up the offense, so I’d still put safety behind offensive line and wide receiver, but that’s just personal preference. Johnson is also an unrestricted free agent, as is Dean Marlowe. So at the moment, the Bills have just three true safeties signed for next year – Hyde, Hamlin and Jared Mayden, who was signed off the Jets’ practice squad after Hamlin was placed on injured reserve.’

Sean Kirst: ‘The joy on his face’: For Bills chaplain, one last and greatest season

‘They love the guy. “I remember when I used to lean on him for a soft warming heart, someone to talk to,” retired quarterback Jim Kelly wrote in an email describing his early years in Buffalo. At the start of the 1990s, when Kelly’s late mother Alice was struggling with emphysema, Weldgen would go to the Kelly home on Christmas Day to say Mass.’

Bills arranging for experts to advise Damar Hamlin on NFL future

‘“This is about a player and a patient and about getting the very best care,” Sills said. “And, again, I do want to protect the privacy of those involved. But what I would say is I know that the Buffalo Bills have already engaged a number of outside consultants and will continue to do so. And they’ll gather opinions and then, [with] all of those opinions, they’ll sit down with Mr. Hamlin, his family, his agents, all the people that love him and lay that out. And that’s what we do in medicine every day is say: ‘Here’s our understanding of risks. Here’s our understanding of the situation. Let us make sure that you have all the information and make a good decision.’”’