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Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
Sport
Sam Farmer

How will Damar Hamlin incident affect teammates? A former player shares his experience

Robert Golden knows those looks. He knows those tears.

Like millions of people across the country, the former Pittsburgh Steelers safety was watching Monday night when Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin made a tackle against the Cincinnati Bengals, climbed to his feet and then collapsed from what was later determined to be cardiac arrest.

Distraught players on both teams watched in horror and disbelief as medical personnel administered CPR on Hamlin for nine minutes before loading him into the ambulance that had been driven onto the field and transporting him to a nearby trauma hospital. The 24-year-old safety remained in critical condition at University of Cincinnati Medical Center on Tuesday.

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