‘“The diagnosis of pretty much what happened to me was basically Commotio Cordis,” he said in his first press conference since the injury. “It’s a direct blow at a specific point in your heartbeat that causes cardiac arrest. And five to seven seconds later, you fall out and that’s pretty much what everyone’s seen January 2 of this year.”’
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Von Miller says DeAndre Hopkins wants to join the Buffalo Bills
‘“I talk to Hop all the time,” Miller said. “It’s kind of like the same thing with OBJ [Odell Beckham Jr.], you just never know until you know. Hop said he wanted to be a Buffalo Bill, and you just never know until you get that DeAndre Hopkins signature on the contract.”’
Bills safety Damar Hamlin fully cleared to return to football field
‘“It’s exciting to, you know, to go from a guy who was fighting for his life, to he is now… you know, his story hasn’t been written,” said Beane. “Now, it’s about the comeback. And so, to see that he – you know, it was all about his health, and it still, it’s always gonna be about his health. But to truly, you know, however many months later be talking about he’s been fully cleared is pretty remarkable. And, you know, I’m excited for him and his family and where they are in this journey.”’
‘Fear is a choice’ Bills safety Hamlin discusses recovery, motivation to return
‘“Well, sitting in the hospital bed, I think maybe that Saturday there was some games on. This is around the time where I’m going through a lot in my head, just trying to process everything that was going on,” he said. “But just watching teams play, watching other safeties, that’s where I saw and felt my love for the game. That’s where I was just like ‘I don’t want to be done yet.’”’
Damar Hamlin cleared by specialists to resume football career with Bills
‘Hamlin has been working out with the team this week during OTAs. He has made several public appearances since the end of the season, including a meeting with President Joe Biden, the Super Bowl, an interview with CNN and even a spot on the Masked Singer.’
Bills notebook: Brandon Beane has plenty of options with first-round pick
‘“There’s gonna be a good player there,” Beane said. “I know everyone’s gonna have their mock guesses as to say this is what the Bills’ need. And I know fans come out and watch offense, probably more than they want to watch defense. So if there’s the right player there, for sure we would do it. I’m usually not going into a draft saying, ‘Hey, let’s hit one side of the ball or the other.’ … We’re going to set the board and it’ll kind of tell us what we need to do.”’
Buffalo Bills’ Damar Hamlin cleared by specialists to resume NFL career
‘Three heart specialists — “most recently on Friday” — unanimously agreed “in lockstep” that Hamlin, 25, may resume full football activities, Beane said — “just like anyone else who was coming back from an injury, or whatever.”’
Damar Hamlin Is Cleared to Return to Football
‘Beane said that three specialists on Friday unanimously cleared Hamlin to resume practicing and that he was in the team’s facility this week for the start of the Bills’ off-season training program.’
Damar Hamlin plans to return to NFL, says his ‘heart is still in the game’
‘“We’re super excited for Damar,” Bills Coach Sean McDermott said. “He’s moving forward one step at a time here. He’s been cleared from a physical standpoint, and we’ll provide all the mental help we can from a mind, body and spirit standpoint.”’
Damar Hamlin fully cleared to resume football career, Buffalo Bills announce
‘“His story hasn’t been written,” Beane said. “Now it’s about the comeback. And so to see that he — it was all about his health and it’s always going to be about his health — but to truly however many months later to be talking about he’s been fully cleared is pretty remarkable. And I’m excited for him and his family and where they are on this journey.”’
Damar Hamlin reveals cause of cardiac arrest: ‘I died on national TV’
‘In his press conference, Hamlin also said, “I died on national TV in front of the whole world,” and that he will use his near-death experience to try to prevent it from happening to others.”‘
Buffalo Bills QB Josh Allen admits he'll need to change mindset as career progresses
‘”It sounds crazy, but I’m getting older,” Allen continued. “I know I can’t continue to do this. I know when I’m using my youth, I feel like I can, but over the course of my career I’m going to have to learn to adapt and change.”‘
Buffalo Bills' Damar Hamlin 'fully cleared' for football activities 3 months after on-field cardiac arrest
‘“Not to sound cliché, but the wild moment is just every day, being able to wake up, take deep breaths and live a peaceful life, to have a family, to have people around me that care about me. And for those people to still have me in their lives,” Hamlin said.’
Damar Hamlin Timeline From Injury To Return To Bills
‘Here’s a look at Hamlin’s road back…’
Damar Hamlin Cleared To Play, 4 Months After Cardiac Arrest
‘Wearing a red woolen cap and a Bills blue pullover, Hamlin sat at the podium on Tuesday and said his heart — the one that stopped beating some four months ago during a game in Cincinnati — was, as he put it, “still in the game.”’