Terrifying scenes as NFL player collapses mid-match

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Buffalo Bills information Damar Hamlin collapsed connected the tract and was administered CPR earlier being driven distant successful an ambulance during his team's crippled against the Cincinnati Bengals, which was suspended aft the injury.

Hamlin collided with Bengals receiver Tee Higgins aft a completion. He got to his feet, appeared to set his look disguise with his close hand, and past fell backward astir 3 seconds aboriginal and laic motionless.

Hamlin was surrounded by stunned players from some teams. The ambulance was connected the tract 4 minutes aft Hamlin collapsed, with galore players successful tears, including cornerback Tre'Davious White. The quarterbacks — Buffalo's Josh Allen and Cincinnati's Joe Burrow — embraced.

When Hamlin was taken disconnected the tract 16 minutes aft helium collapsed, the Bills gathered successful prayer. He was driven to University of Cincinnati Medical Center.

Hamlin's azygous was chopped disconnected and helium appeared to beryllium getting CPR from aesculapian personnel. ESPN reported connected its telecast that Hamlin was besides fixed oxygen.

"No one's been done this," longtime NFL backmost Troy Aikman said connected the ESPN telecast. "I've ne'er seen thing similar it, either."

The crippled was suspended 21 minutes aft Hamlin collapsed. Players walked disconnected the tract dilatory and into their locker rooms.

The aftermath of the wounded was reminiscent of erstwhile Bills choky extremity Kevin Everett laic motionless connected the tract aft making a tackle connected the second-half opening kickoff successful Buffalo's 2007 season-opening crippled against the Denver Broncos.

Everett sustained a spinal cord wounded that initially near him partially paralysed.

The 24-year-old Hamlin spent 5 years of assemblage astatine Pitt — his hometown — and appeared successful 48 games for the Panthers implicit that span. He was a second-team All-ACC performer arsenic a senior, was voted a squad skipper and was picked to play successful the Senior Bowl.

He was drafted successful the sixth circular by the Bills successful 2021, played successful 14 games arsenic a rookie and past became a starter this twelvemonth erstwhile Micah Hyde was mislaid for the play to injury.

Entering the game, the 6-foot, 200-pound Hamlin had 91 tackles, including 63 solo tackles, and 1 1/2 sacks.

A tweet from the Pitt shot relationship was elemental and clear: "Damar Hamlin is the champion of us. We emotion you, 3," the tweet said, referring to Hamlin by his assemblage jersey number. "Praying for you."

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