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I’m 43. A life long sports nut who immigrated to Buffalo at 2, lived upstate NY till 5th grade, before moving to PA and eventually going to Penn State. I bleed sports and where I’m most passionate along with just having empathy for my fellow humans. I have NEVER felt this low around sports in my life, and I hope I never will. No loss comes even remotely close to this. I think perhaps it’s the reminder of the reality that I use sports to escape from that partially makes it so upsetting, along with the natural empathy one has for the players and team you passionately root for, and remembering the feel of what it’s like to be in a football locker room for 4 years in HS

A few years ago my mom found out she had MAJOR blockages across 3 arteries (she felt a bit of chest pain and went in for a check up), and needed major, almost immediate heart surgery. They waited i think 48 hours to get her ready. Entire family plus much extended family flew in for the hospital, and then waited an agonizing 8 hours. And then the Doctor said she came through the surgery well. and then we all went out for Thai and EVERYONE was in great mood. Just desperately hoping that Damar’s family and his teammates get this kind of uplifting update, which allow them a much easier time to process all the trauma of witnessing this.

So as a PSU alum/fanatic I remember Damar as a recruit in I think 2016. It’s James Franklin and Urban Meyer trying to pull this kid out of Pittsburgh. Both schools wanted him. But nah, Damar wanted to lift up his hometown. Just the kind of kid he was. He knew he would have had more big moments with OSU or PSU, but he just didn’t care about that as much as he cared about his city. You read nothing but great things about him too. You didn’t want him just because he was a stud safety, but because you knew he’d represent the program really well and he’d add big value to the locker room. So glad he ended up with the Bills. Get better, and get back to that brotherhood and family, Damar.

saved Damar’s life in the moment. I know it’s their job, but it’s not to be taken for granted. they did wonderfully tonight

He’s got an agent and friends as well. It’ll be fine. meanwhile, when Damar sees those donations, he’ll know that a lot of people were supporting him during his time of need, and hopefully take strength from that. Beauty begets beauty

Alaina Getzenberg, the wonderful Bills beat reporter for ESPN, in tears in the end of her report just now, reporting on how close this Bills team is. Heartbreaking

Needs to be player and coach voted. Can’t be a freakin suit like Goodell

This league leadership needs cleaning out. This is unconscionable

Seeing Josh was how I knew it was different

The terrifying thing about this, is that was a normal hit. Such a fast violent sport

I don’t even believe the Bills would be physically safe to play this game. It’s an incredibly fast and violent sport, and you’re most at fear when you’re playing with fear in your heart. You can’t play scared, and how can you not play that way right now. You can’t play this game . It’s a ***** game

It shouldn’t continue. Periond

I can’t believe the NFL tried to make them play after five ***** minutes of warm up. Are you ***** kidding me

https://twitter.com/fox19joe/status/1610098849636388870?s=46&t=8riGj7ySNZBoUGva-SU2Rw

I’d be fine forfeiting. They call this a brotherhood. I’m not going back to work an hour after my brother had to be brought back to life with CPR.

Is this a good sign?

He’s not

Said this a few weeks ago, but IMO Bengals have the better roster. It’s not but much, but it’s they’re more talented. Bills don’t have a good answer for individual matchups in WR vs DB. This will be a heavy zone game, which I think gives the current Tre, Elam and Taron Johnson the best opportunity for success. Gonna be a game that’ll be frustrating between the 20s, but hopefully one in which the Bengals average run game gets them FGs rather than TDs in the RZ. Offensively, not gonna be big plays to be had. Cinncy has two excellent safeties, so they need to work the short to intermediate pass game and run game. But the bengals have a pretty good front 7. Ultimately I think the Bills win this because having Josh Allen makes them the better team, inspite of a talent disadvantage along the rosters

Wind, cold and poor line play really doing in the bills offense inside 30-40. Gonna be a struggle if they can’t run the ball

Where is the support group thread for those who are in the playoffs and have Jalen as their QB

He's yet to regain his initial burst, Bills will have to scheme conservatively around this group of DBs

I don't understand how there's even a discussion on this. It was the blatantly correct thing to do, and if Devin HAD scored on this play, then that's a massive mental mistake and bad coaching for not drilling it into his head to NOT score in this situation.