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Joseph McBride

Damar Hamlin "awake" as Buffalo Bills give update on NFL star after cardiac arrest

The Buffalo Bills have confirmed that Damar Hamlin is showing signs of 'improvement' after suffering a cardiac arrest on Monday night.

The 24-year-old collapsed during the first quarter of Monday Night Football after making a tackle on Bengals wide receiver Tee Higgins. His heart went into cardiac arrest and ambulance crews performed CPR and used a defibrillator to restart his heart before taking him to the hospital.

He has since remained in critical condition, but the Bills have posted the most positive update yet on Thursday, with team-mates also commenting on his condition. The Bills posted on their official Twitter account: "Per the physicians caring for Damar Hamlin at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Damar has shown remarkable improvement over the past 24 hours.

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