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Damar Hamlin collapses, Bills-Bengals Monday Night Football game suspended indefinitely

Hamlin was taken to a local hospital via ambulance. At the time of the game’s suspension he was listed in critical condition.

Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin collapsed on the field Monday night during the first quarter of the Bills’ showdown with the Cincinnati Bengals. He was transported to a local level-one trauma center where he is listed in critical condition.

After a lengthy delay in which both teams returned to their locker rooms, the NFL indefinitely postponed the Week 17 contest.

Hamlin made a tackle on Bengals wideout Tee Higgins, returned to his feet, then collapsed back to the turf. Trainers performed on-field CPR before he was loaded onto an ambulance and taken to a Cincinnati-area hospital.

Officials reportedly prodded Buffalo and the Bengals to retake the field after a five-minute break. Bengals head coach Zac Taylor conferred with Bills colleague Sean McDermott, and the game went into a broadcast delay soon after.

Both the Bills and Bengals have qualified for the AFC bracket of the 2023 NFL playoffs, though Monday night’s game would have had an effect on postseason seeding. That, of course, is of little consequence to players dealing with the fact one of their own is in critical condition.

NFL statement on Bills’ Damar Hamlin: Player is in ‘critical condition’

NFL statement on #Bills’ Damar Hamlin: Player is in ‘critical condition’

(Update: 1/3, 1:36 p.m.): Bills-Bengals will not resume play this upcoming week:

NFL announces that Bills-Bengals will not be resumed this week

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(Update: 1:58 a.m.): The Bills announced that Hamlin suffered a cardiac arrest on the field against the Bengals.

The full team statement and details provided can be found below:

Bills update: Damar Hamlin suffered cardiac arrest vs. Bengals

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The National Football League has released a statement updating the ongoing situation involving Buffalo Bills defensive back Damar Hamlin.

Hamlin collapsed on the field against the Cincinnati Bengals during the Week 17 Monday Night Football game.

The league states that Hamlin is in critical condition.

Find the full release below:

NFL STATEMENT ON BILLS-BENGALS GAME

Tonight’s Buffalo Bills-Cincinnati Bengals game has been postponed after Buffalo Bills’ Damar Hamlin collapsed, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell announced.

Hamlin received immediate medical attention on the field by team and independent medical staff and local paramedics. He was then transported to a local hospital where he is in critical condition.

Our thoughts are with Damar and the Buffalo Bills. We will provide more information as it becomes available.

The NFL has been in constant communication with the NFL Players Association which is in agreement with postponing the game.

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NFL approves postponement of Bills-Bengals game after Damar Hamlin injury

The NFL has postponed Monday night’s Bills-Bengals gave after Bills safety Damar Hamlin was hospitalized with a frightening injury.

With 6:12 left in the first quarter of Monday night’s game between the Buffalo Bills and the Cincinnati Bengals, Bills safety Damar Hamlin collapsed on the field. An ambulance was brought on to the field, and medical professionals administered CPR to the 24-year-old Hamlin.

Given the severity of the injury, it makes sense that Hamlin’s teammates, and several Bengals players, were in various states of shock and emotion. Many players were openly weeping on the field as they watched medical professionals tend to Hamlin.

Per ESPN, the NFL was originally going to give both teams five minutes to warm up once Hamlin was taken off the field. But Bengals head coach Zac Taylor crossed the field to speak with Bills head coach Sean McDermott, and after further discussion, both teams left the field, and the game was temporarily suspended.

In the stadium tunnel, both Bills head coach Sean McDermott and Bengals head coach Zac Taylor spoke on a phone — one assumes that they were speaking with the league office. Then, Dawn Aponte, the NFL’s chief administrator of football operations, spoke on the same phone. Right after that, ESPN cut to Bills staffers putting team equipment bags on a cart.

Then, after a protracted delay, the NFL decided to suspend the game until another time. Here is the league’s statement.

Bills-Bengals contest canceled for night after Damar Hamlin injury requires CPR, ambulance

#Bills-#Bengals contest canceled for tonight:

(Update: 1/3, 1:36 p.m.): Bills-Bengals will not resume play this upcoming week:

NFL announces that Bills-Bengals will not be resumed this week

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The Buffalo Bills and Cincinnati Bengals are not going to continue their Week 17 Monday Night Football, as the contest has been canceled.

Bills defensive back Damar Hamlin went down on the field after collapsing.

CPR was administered by the training staff before Hamlin was able to get in an ambulance.

Hamlin was taken to a local hospital after spending more than 10 minutes on the ground.

The game was originally “temporarily suspended” but now has been called off.

Bills Wire will provide any updates as information is made available.

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Bills-Bengals game temporally suspended after Damar Hamlin injury

After Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin collapsed on the field, Monday night’s Bills-Bengals game has been temporarily suspended.

With 6:12 left in the first quarter of Monday night’s game between the Buffalo Bills and the Cincinnati Bengals, Bills safety Damar Hamlin collapsed on the field. An ambulance was brought on to the field, and medical professionals administered CPR to the 24-year-old Hamlin.

Per ESPS, the NFL was originally going to give both teams five minutes to warm up once Hamlin was taken off the field. But Bengals head coach Zac Taylor crossed the field to speak with Bills head coach Sean McDermott, and after further discussion, both teams left the field, and the game was temporarily suspended.

Given the severity of the injury, it makes sense that Hamlin’s teammates, and several Bengals players, were in various states of shock and emotion. Many players were openly weeping on the field as they watched medical professionals tend to Hamlin.

Per ESPN’s Joe Buck, any decision to postpone the game will come from the league office after speaking with both teams. It would be unlikely for play to resume before there are updates on Hamlin’s condition.

Bills-Bengals suspended following scary injury to Damar Hamlin

#Bills-#Bengals suspended following scary injury to Damar Hamlin:

(Update: 9:27 p.m.): The NFL has postponed and called off the contest:

Bills-Bengals suspended following scary injury to Damar Hamlin

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The Buffalo Bills’ Week 17 contest against the Cincinnati Bengals on Monday Night Football has been “temporary suspended.”

That update comes after a scary injury was sustained by Bills defensive back Damar Hamlin.

Hamlin collapsed to the field with 5:58 remaining in the first quarter after making a tackle. An ambulance came out for Hamlin, but medical staff was already conducting CPR on him in what turned out to be an extremely scary situation.

Hamlin remained on the ground for more than 10 minutes and finally was taken off the field in the vehicle.

Both head coaches on the field, Sean McDermott and Zac Taylor, for the Bills and Bengals respectively, chatted multiple times before decided to send their players to the locker room.

The first announcement was that there was going to be a “five minute warmup” for players to get back to playing until the coaches appeared to decide otherwise.

At that point, many on both sidelines were visibly upset, especially players from Buffalo.

There is no timetable currently given for when the game could possibly be continued. Bills Wire will provide updates as information is made available.

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Ambulance comes out for Bills’ Damar Hamlin, trainer conducts CPR on field

A scary situation:

(Update: 1/3, 1:36 p.m.): Bills-Bengals will not resume play this upcoming week:

NFL announces that Bills-Bengals will not be resumed this week

Previous coverage:

(Update: 1:58 a.m.): The Bills announced that Hamlin suffered a cardiac arrest on the field against the Bengals.

The full team statement and details provided can be found below:

Bills update: Damar Hamlin suffered cardiac arrest vs. Bengals

Previous coverage:

(Update: 9:27 p.m.): The NFL has postponed and called off the contest:

Bills-Bengals suspended following scary injury to Damar Hamlin

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Buffalo Bills defensive back Damar Hamlin has suffered an unbelievably scary injury against the Cincinnati Bengals.

At the end of the first quarter, Hamlin made what appeared to be a routine tackle on Bengals receiver Tee Higgins with 5:58 remaining in the frame. In fact, Hamlin even got up.

But he immediately collapsed.

According to numerous reports, including by ESPN sideline reporter Lisa Salters, CPR was administered to Hamlin by the training staff.

After a long delay while medical personnel attended to Hamlin, the teams were given five minutes to warm back up and continue the game. Then that quickly changed as the contest was temporarily suspended.

Bills Wire will provide updates as more information is made available.

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Damar Hamlin fined less for concussing Jakobi Meyers than Mac Jones for flicking football

Mac Jones’ fine was more than double what Damar Hamlin is paying for concussing Jakobi Meyers.

Just when you think the NFL fines couldn’t get any more preposterous, the league outdoes itself with the recent punishments handed down to Buffalo Bills defensive back Damar Hamlin and New England Patriots quarterback Mac Jones.

Hamlin avoided suspension and was given a meager $4,806 fine for the hit that knocked Patriots receiver Jakobi Meyers out of last Thursday’s game.

Along with missing the rest of that game, Meyers has been placed in concussion protocol and will be out of action for the team’s upcoming Monday Night Football game against the Arizona Cardinals. So the Patriots will be without their top receiving target in a pivotal game due to the hit.

Meanwhile, Jones was fined $10,609 for unsportsmanlike conduct after flicking a football that barely grazed Bills defensive end A.J. Epenesa.

Jones flicking the ball isn’t comparable on a scale of egregiousness to Hamlin’s dangerous hit on Meyers, and yet, he paid more than double with his wallet for the incident.

The only real difference is Epenesa suited up for the Bills’ game against the New York Jets on Sunday, while Meyers remains out indefinitely with a concussion.

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Stock up, stock down following the Bills’ win over the Lions

Stock up, stock down following the #Bills’ win over the #Lions:

Following the Buffalo Bills’ 28-25 win over the Detroit Lions in Week 12, here is Bills Wire’s latest stock report: