Nearly seven months after suffering cardiac arrest during a Monday Night Football game against the Bengals, Bills safety Damar Hamlin suited up to participate in a full-pads practice on Monday for the first time since his near-death experience.
After the practice, Hamlin spoke to the media for the first time since April, expressing gratitude for reaching this key checkpoint in his long journey back to football.
“It feels amazing,” Hamlin said, according to ESPN’s Alaina Getzenberg. “It’s a roller coaster of emotions. I was kind of all over the place, just kind of being back for the first time. But God don’t make no mistakes. I’m on God’s timing. As much as the NFL is on schedule and camp starts this day, this is all God’s timing.”
