Football is a sport rooted in collision. Gruesome injuries are commonplace. Cognitive dissonance is a must to cheer on players willing to sacrifice years from their lives in order to fuel the biggest sport in America.
It takes a pretty big wedge to grind the gears of that multi-billion dollar industry to a stop. But on Monday night, in one of the most anticipated games of the season, Damar Hamlin’s shocking on-field collapse and cardiac arrest did just that.
