‘“Well, sitting in the hospital bed, I think maybe that Saturday there was some games on. This is around the time where I’m going through a lot in my head, just trying to process everything that was going on,” he said. “But just watching teams play, watching other safeties, that’s where I saw and felt my love for the game. That’s where I was just like ‘I don’t want to be done yet.’”’
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Damar Hamlin cleared by specialists to resume football career with Bills
‘Hamlin has been working out with the team this week during OTAs. He has made several public appearances since the end of the season, including a meeting with President Joe Biden, the Super Bowl, an interview with CNN and even a spot on the Masked Singer.’
Bills notebook: Brandon Beane has plenty of options with first-round pick
‘“There’s gonna be a good player there,” Beane said. “I know everyone’s gonna have their mock guesses as to say this is what the Bills’ need. And I know fans come out and watch offense, probably more than they want to watch defense. So if there’s the right player there, for sure we would do it. I’m usually not going into a draft saying, ‘Hey, let’s hit one side of the ball or the other.’ … We’re going to set the board and it’ll kind of tell us what we need to do.”’
Buffalo Bills’ Damar Hamlin cleared by specialists to resume NFL career
‘Three heart specialists — “most recently on Friday” — unanimously agreed “in lockstep” that Hamlin, 25, may resume full football activities, Beane said — “just like anyone else who was coming back from an injury, or whatever.”’
Damar Hamlin Is Cleared to Return to Football
‘Beane said that three specialists on Friday unanimously cleared Hamlin to resume practicing and that he was in the team’s facility this week for the start of the Bills’ off-season training program.’
Damar Hamlin plans to return to NFL, says his ‘heart is still in the game’
‘“We’re super excited for Damar,” Bills Coach Sean McDermott said. “He’s moving forward one step at a time here. He’s been cleared from a physical standpoint, and we’ll provide all the mental help we can from a mind, body and spirit standpoint.”’
Damar Hamlin fully cleared to resume football career, Buffalo Bills announce
‘“His story hasn’t been written,” Beane said. “Now it’s about the comeback. And so to see that he — it was all about his health and it’s always going to be about his health — but to truly however many months later to be talking about he’s been fully cleared is pretty remarkable. And I’m excited for him and his family and where they are on this journey.”’
Damar Hamlin reveals cause of cardiac arrest: ‘I died on national TV’
‘In his press conference, Hamlin also said, “I died on national TV in front of the whole world,” and that he will use his near-death experience to try to prevent it from happening to others.”‘
Buffalo Bills QB Josh Allen admits he’ll need to change mindset as career progresses
‘”It sounds crazy, but I’m getting older,” Allen continued. “I know I can’t continue to do this. I know when I’m using my youth, I feel like I can, but over the course of my career I’m going to have to learn to adapt and change.”‘
Buffalo Bills’ Damar Hamlin ‘fully cleared’ for football activities 3 months after on-field cardiac arrest
‘“Not to sound cliché, but the wild moment is just every day, being able to wake up, take deep breaths and live a peaceful life, to have a family, to have people around me that care about me. And for those people to still have me in their lives,” Hamlin said.’
Damar Hamlin Timeline From Injury To Return To Bills
‘Here’s a look at Hamlin’s road back…’
Damar Hamlin Cleared To Play, 4 Months After Cardiac Arrest
‘Wearing a red woolen cap and a Bills blue pullover, Hamlin sat at the podium on Tuesday and said his heart — the one that stopped beating some four months ago during a game in Cincinnati — was, as he put it, “still in the game.”’
Bills’ Josh Allen looking to adjust playing style ahead 2023 NFL season: ‘Availability is the best ability’
‘Allen met with reporters Tuesday for the start of the Bills’ voluntary offseason workouts and revealed he has a new focus heading into the 2023 season, one that prioritizes his health.’
Bills’ Damar Hamlin discusses cause of cardiac arrest during Bengals game: ‘I died on national TV’
‘”They almost lost me. I died on national TV in front of the whole world. You know what I mean? That right there is just the biggest blessing of it all. For me to still have my people and for my people to still have me.”‘
Bills’ Damar Hamlin cleared to resume full football activities, general manager says
‘Bills general manager Brandon Beane made the announcement on Tuesday, telling reporters Hamlin is ready to make his return to the field.’