Who is he? Damar Hamlin is a 25-year-old NFL safety for the Buffalo Bills, and made headlines earlier this year for collapsing on the field during a game against the Cincinnati Bengals on Jan. 2nd.
- Hamlin fell to the ground after colliding with an opposing player during that game, and didn't get back up. He was promptly resuscitated on the field and rushed to the hospital.
- Hamlin remained in critical condition for days, and was hospitalized until January 11th.
- While he has thanked the public for their support since, he only announced the cause for his frightening health scare this week.
- His collapse garnered attention for multiple reasons; the NFL's speedy response has been credited with helping save Hamlin's life, and the incident was used by anti-vaccine conspiracy theorists as fodder against the COVID-19 shot.
