DAMAR Hamlin is a safety for the Buffalo Bills and the son of Nina and Mario Hamlin.
Hamlin collapsed on the field during a game between the Buffalo Bills and the Cincinnati Bengals in January of 2023.
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During the Bills’ Week 17 matchup against the Bengals, Hamlin took a hit to the chest from Bengals wide receiver Tee Higgins.
The 24-year-old NFL safety got up after the play and then collapsed onto the ground.
Medical staff rushed onto the field to administer CPR.
He also reportedly required automated external defibrillator (AED) on the field.
He was put on a backboard and stretcher and was given oxygen as he was loaded into an ambulance, per ESPN.
The ambulance transported Hamlin out of Paycor Stadium at 9.25pm and has reportedly taken him to the University of Cincinnati Medical Center, per FOX19’s Joe Danneman.
Danneman also reported that Hamlin “has a pulse, but is not breathing on his own.”
He has recovered and was discharged from the hospital. He still faces a long road to recovery, ESPN reported. He has not returned to play but will attend team meetings.
On Sunday, January 22, Hamlin was in attendance of a playoff game between the Bills and Bengals. His family also were in attendance.
Who is Damar Hamlin’s mother, Nina?
Hamlin was born to Nina and Mario Hamlin on February 24, 1998.
Nina has reportedly been a strong support system for Damar as he’s journeyed to the NFL.
“I’m extremely close to my family. My mom, she was sixteen when she had me and I just try to think about when I was sixteen years old and I just couldn’t imagine having a little boy,” Hamlin told News 4 in a 2021 interview.
“It was probably so stressful but both of my parents had my young, at sixteen and pretty much since that point they put everything they had into me to get me to where we are right now today.”
Hamlin credited much of his success to his parents.
“It was us at first, just me and my mom and my dad and they taught me hard work. They taught me you gotta work for everything you and basically they just taught me all of the lessons of life,” Hamlin said.
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Why did Damar Hamlin attend the University of Pittsburgh?
After attending Catholic Central High School, Hamlin decided to attend and play football at University of Pittsburgh to be close to home – and his family.
He played five seasons at Pitt, from 2016-2020.
Hamlin has been outspoken about his love and appreciation for his family, especially his mother.
