The players on the Buffalo Tickets will return to training today for the first time since Damar Hamlinit is cardiac arrest monday night, as the team will now prepare to face the New England Patriots on Sunday as the 24-year-old remains in intensive care.
On Wednesday morning, the Bills tweeted that club officials “will be holding meetings and a visit” with players and staff, although the team won’t face the media until at least Thursday.
Other NFL teams also canceled their media availabilities this week out of respect for Hamlin, including the Patriots, Philadelphia Eagles, Kansas City Chiefs, Houston Texans and Pittsburgh Steelers.
It remains unclear whether the Bills will release further updates on Hamlin’s condition on Wednesday.
The Bills’ safety is still intubated at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center in Ohio and is showing encouraging signs of recovery, as doctors have lowered the level of oxygen Hamlin needs from 100% to 50%.
The Bills will hold practice for the first time since Damar Hamlin suffered cardiac arrest on Monday
Two days after his cardiac arrest in Cincinnati, Ohio, Harmin remains intubated in hospital
Hamlin, 24, collapsed in the first quarter of Monday Night Football at Paycor Stadium
Bills players react after realizing gravity of Hamlin’s situation, praying for safety
Speaking from outside the hospital on Tuesday, Dorrian Glenn, Hamlin’s uncle, revealed that his 24-year-old newborn needs his the heart restarted twice — once in the field, and again after arriving at the hospital. Glenn also provided those details to other outlets including ESPN and NFL Network, further revealing that the Bills’ safety suffered lung damage.
“They resuscitated him in the field before taking him to the hospital, then resuscitated him a second time when he arrived at the hospital,” Glenn told CNN. “I just want to show my gratitude to the medical staff who were there because without them my nephew probably wouldn’t even be here.”
Glenn said he was watching the game on television with loved ones in Pittsburgh when he saw Hamlin lose consciousness and fall onto the field at Paycor Stadium following a tackle from Bengals receiver Tee Higgins. He arrived in Cincinnati early Tuesday; The towns are approximately 300 miles apart.
“I have never cried so much in my life,” Glenn said. “Just to know, like, my nephew died on the pitch and they brought him back to life. I mean, it’s just heartbreaking.
Hamlin’s uncle Dorrian Glenn, pictured, said he saw his new egg fall apart live on TV
Football fans gather outside the University of Cincinnati Medical Center for Hamlin in Ohio
Bills fans attend a candlelight prayer vigil for player Damar Hamlin at Orchard Park, Buffalo, NY
The chilling scene of Hamlin’s collapse, which played out in front of an American television audience on ESPN’s “Monday Night Football,” has put the NFL on hold, with the game suspended.
As of Wednesday, league officials had yet to reschedule the contest, and NFL executive vice president of football operations Troy Vincent insisted on Tuesday that there had been no talks. on this subject. resumption of the game Bills-Bengals The Monday following Hamlin’s immediate collapse, despite reports.
The NFL playoffs begin Jan. 14, with the Bills expected to reach the playoffs as the AFC East’s first seed. The Bengals also landed a playoff birth by winning the AFC North.
For now, players from both teams will have to focus on Week 18 of league action, although the Bengals’ game against the Ravens on Sunday has yet to be scheduled.
“First and foremost, the Bengals continue to send thoughts and prayers to Damar Hamlin and his family. Our hearts are with everyone at this unprecedented time – what we can do is is supporting each other,” Bengals president Mike Brown said in a statement earlier this week.
In Buffalo, the Bills changed their social media avatar to that of Hamlin’s No. 3 jersey with the words ‘Pray For Damar.’ The other 31 teams and the NFL soon followed suit.
The Bills, along with other NFL teams including the Patriots — opponents Buffalo on Sunday — have changed their social media avatar to that of Hamlin’s No. 3 jerseys
While some Bills players stayed in Cincinnati to be with their teammate, the others returned home early Tuesday, when they were greeted by a handful of fans watching silently from the side of the road outside. from Buffalo Niagara International Airport.
The Bills took the day off and didn’t know when they could return to practice, putting Hamlin above everything else, including their quest to clinch the AFC’s top seed.
Please pray for our brother,” quarterback Josh Allen posted in a tweet.
Added offensive lineman Rodger Saffold: “He’s more than an athlete. He is a son and a brother. And I pray that God will have mercy on him and bring him back to us.
Bills QB Josh Allen asked people to pray for Hamlin, calling him a ‘brother’ on Monday
Bills offensive lineman Rodger Saffold tweeted that he was praying ‘God give’ Hamlin ‘mercy’ and ‘bring him back to us’
Hamlin hails from McKees Rocks, a tough suburb of Pittsburgh, and was selected by Buffalo in the sixth round of the 2021 draft. He spent his rookie season limited to special teams roles and returned to the starting job when Week 3 in place of veteran Micah Hyde, who remains out with a neck injury.
Overnight, Hamlin went from being a relatively unknown second-year player to receiving an outpouring of international support.
His Chasing M’s Foundation overshadowed his modesty goal of raising $2,500, surpassing $5 million By Tuesday night, thanks to donations from seven-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady and former New York City Mayor Rudy Guiliani.
The Bills now face their toughest hurdle in a calendar year filled with adversity on and off the field. The team has seen its schedule disrupted twice by major snowstorms in the past month, including one blizzard that killed at least 39 people in the region over Christmas.
The Bills have also stepped up to support the community in the wake of racism shooting that left 10 dead in a Buffalo supermarket in May.
On Tuesday, it was the region’s turn to rally for the team on both sides of the New York-Ontario border. The Ontario-based Niagara Parks Commission has announced that it will light Niagara Falls blue in honor of Hamlin.
“Our collective thoughts are with him, his family, his team and the City of Buffalo,” the commission wrote.
Niagara Falls was lit up blue on Tuesday night in support of Hamlin and the Buffalo Bills
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