Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin is currently in critical condition after suffering a cardiac arrest on the field Monday night. Hamlin collapsed during a game against the Cincinnati Bengals, and the traumatic event left players on both teams, as well as fans, in disbelief — but the shock hasn’t slowed the so-called “Bills Mafia” fandom and others from showing their support.
As of Tuesday morning, fans have raised more than $3.9 million for the annual community toy drive organized by Hamlin’s charity, The Chasing M’s Foundation — and the donation total continues to increase by the minute. Before Monday night, the foundation had raised a little over $2,900 via its official GoFundMe page, which exceeded the initial $2,500 fundraising goal. Hamlin started the charity in 2020 as a local initiative; donations went toward purchasing toys for children whose families had been affected by the pandemic in Hamlin’s hometown of McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania, per NPR. He has since expanded the fundraiser’s reach to Buffalo.
