Buffalo Bills’ Damar Hamlin is not expected to play in the team’s season opener on Monday, September 11, his first game eligible since suffering cardiac arrest in January
Damar HamlinThe Buffalo Bills safety is not expected to play in the team’s season opener against the New York Jets on Monday, September 11, according to multiple reports.on January 2 during a game against the Cincinnati Bengals. Hamlin collapsed minutes into the game’s first quarter after tackling Bengals wide receiverand suffering a blow to the chest. He required CPR and his heartbeat was “restored on the field,” according to the Bills.
The medical emergency resulted in the game being canceled and many were not sure that the safety would come back to the sport again. But Hamlin was physically cleared to return to football in the spring, completing his first practice on June 6 and playing in the team’s three preseason games.Sports fans rallied around Damar Hamlin after the Buffalo Bills safety collapsed on the field during the January 2 game against the Cincinnati Bengals.
ESPN called the decision for Hamlin not to play in the season opener “not surprising” as he is currently listed as a backup safety and special teams contributor. Hamlin started in 13 games last season after teammatesuffered a neck injury and couldn’t compete. Hamlin joined the Bills in 2021 as the team’s sixth-round pick.
“You can never take it for granted,” Hamlin said last week at a charity event regarding his spot on the Bills’ roster. “Every year, so many people who don’t get the opportunity to make the team that you have to show respect for it when you do and you can never take it for granted because, the NFL, they say it stands for not for long. So, to be able to go through my situation and then be able to come back and still show that I can still do it is super big and it means a lot to me and my family.
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