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NFL: Damar Hamlin cleared to play again after cardiac arrest

Hamlin reacts during a National Football League game against the Pittsburgh Steelers in the United States [File: Joshua Bessex/AP Photo]

Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin has been cleared to resume playing, three months after he suffered a cardiac arrest during a game last season and needed his heart restarted on the field, the NFL club said.

Hamlin collapsed during a game on January 2 against the Cincinnati Bengals moments after making a routine tackle and received life-saving CPR on the field as the frightening scene unfolded in front of a packed stadium and national US television audience.

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