The NFL has announced several gestures in tribute to Damar Hamlin with his Buffalo Bills set to wear jerseys and game equipment donning his number.
Monday’s crucial game between the Bills and Cincinnati Bengals was set to play a big role in deciding the first seed in the AFC ahead of the NFL playoffs - but such permutations quickly became an afterthought once Hamlin collapsed. With just under six minutes remaining in the opening quarter, the 24-year-old fell to the turf after making a tackle and had to be revived on the field before he was rushed to the University of Cincinnati hospital.
The match was understandably suspended as no players were in the right state to continue playing, while there was a tsunami of support for Hamlin and his family in the aftermath of the worrying scene. On Thursday, University of Cincinnati Health physicians Dr. Timothy Pritts and Dr. William Knight announced Hamlin began to wake up that morning, while they confirmed his neurological function was intact.
