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Buffalo Bills' Siran Neal and Nyheim Hines react after teammate Damar Hamlin was injured during the first half of an NFL football game against the Cincinnati Bengals, Monday, Jan. 2, 2023, in Cincinnati. No one wants to see a young man collapse on a football field during a game. No one wants to watch, aghast, as he lies on his back unmoving while medical professionals work frantically to save his life. “Get up, get up, get up,” we murmur to ourselves.
Thousands of fans in Cincinnati’s Paycor Stadium also witnessed, as did millions tuned in on TV. Stadium security guards escorted Hamlin's mother, Nina, down to the field to be with her son as medical personnel sought to get his heart beating again.Tears streaming down the faces of strong, young men in football armor and their hugs and spontaneous group prayers on the field were tangible expressions of their anguish.
The distressing prospect of an athlete dying young – on national TV – not only prompted expressions of hope for his recovery but also ruminations about the nature of a potentially lethal sports-and-entertainment spectacle, a game that millions of Americans love with a passion, in part because it is violent. His injury prompts thoughts, as well, about our general acceptance of violence. Remember how civil rights activist H.
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