'Prayers to Damar Hamlin': How OSU football reacted to the Bills safety's cardiac arrest
The football world stopped Monday night during the Cincinnati Bengals vs. Buffalo Bills game.
During the first quarter of Monday Night Football, Bills safety Damar Hamiln tackled Bengals wide receiver Tee Higgins, who then fell on him. Hamlin stood up after the play before collapsing seconds later. Medical personnel performed CPR on Hamlin for several minutes with an automatic defibrillator on the side before an ambulance came onto the field to take the safety to a local hospital.
Early Tuesday, the Buffalo Bills confirmed Hamlin had suffered a cardiac arrest and was listed in critical condition.
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Here's how current players, former players and coaches around the Ohio State community reacted to Hamlin's cardiac arrest Monday night.
Ohio State football sent out its thoughts to Damar Hamlin and the University of Pittsburgh football program
— Ohio State Football (@OhioStateFB) January 3, 2023
Marvin Harrison Jr. is praying for Damar Hamlin
Prayers to Damar Hamlin🙏🏾
— Marvin Harrison Jr. (@MarvHarrisonJr) January 3, 2023
Brian Hartline and Mark Pantoni were also thinking about Damar Hamlin after his cardiac arrest
Prayers to Damar Hamlin and his family 🙏🏼
— Brian Hartline (@brianhartline) January 3, 2023
🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼 @HamlinIsland
— Mark Pantoni (@markpantoni) January 3, 2023
Former Ohio State DL Dre'Mont Jones feels that any response not focused on Damar Hamlin and his family represents how athletes are "dehumanized"
The tweet represents how us pro athletes get dehumanized because of money and entertainment https://t.co/mrh0NjRgiH
— Dre'Mont Jones (@TheOfficial_80) January 3, 2023
Former Ohio State QB Joe Burrow and the Cincinnati Bengals captains reportedly stepped up Monday night
Was told that after the teams were brought back in to wait inside, QB Joe Burrow gathered the Bengals captains and they walked over as a group to the Bills' locker room to check on the Buffalo players.
In these sorts of situations, NFL players take care of each other.— Albert Breer (@AlbertBreer) January 3, 2023
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This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Ohio State football sends prayers to Damar Hamlin after cardiac arrest