{"id":3996,"date":"2023-01-03T05:02:06","date_gmt":"2023-01-03T05:02:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/nfl-players-sports-world-reacts-to-dumar-hamlin-injury\/"},"modified":"2023-01-03T05:02:06","modified_gmt":"2023-01-03T05:02:06","slug":"nfl-players-sports-world-reacts-to-dumar-hamlin-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/nfl-players-sports-world-reacts-to-dumar-hamlin-injury\/","title":{"rendered":"NFL players, sports world reacts to Dumar Hamlin injury"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"wpds-c-grBDNq hide-for-print mb-sm undefined\">\n<div class=\"PJLV PJLV-iAjpuP-css flex items-center\" config=\"[object Object]\" data-qa=\"article-actions\">\n<div class=\"wpds-c-fLphcs\">\n<div class=\"wpds-c-jmLDag wpds-c-jmLDag-bywHgD-variant-primary wpds-c-jmLDag-biynoz-density-compact wpds-c-jmLDag-hZSyid-isOutline-true wpds-c-jmLDag-ejCoEP-icon-left wpds-c-jmLDag-futxca-cv wpds-c-jmLDag-iknmtxO-css\"><button aria-label=\"Comment\" class=\"PJLV PJLV-iPnDcc-css\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 16\" fill=\"currentColor\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" role=\"img\" class=\"wpds-c-kKAfCG wpds-c-efqEZa focus-highlight flex items-center justify-center brad-lg pointer transition-400 ease-in-out transition-colors\" aria-label=\"Comment on this story\"><title>Comments on this story<\/title><path d=\"M14 14V2H2v9.47h8.18L12.43 13ZM3 10.52V3h10v9.23l-2.5-1.66Z\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<p>comment<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"teaser-content grid-center\">\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"wpds-c-cYdRxM wpds-c-cYdRxM-iPJLV-css font-copy\">Players crowded the midfield at Peycoe Stadium in Cincinnati Monday night after Buffalo Bills 24-year-old safety Dumar Hamlin collapsed on the field during the first quarter. Buffalo players and coaches gathered on their knees in prayer. Several of Hamlin&#8217;s Buffalo teammates walked around the field with tears in their eyes before falling to their knees in anguish and shock.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"wpds-c-cYdRxM wpds-c-cYdRxM-iPJLV-css font-copy\">Bills wide receiver Stephon Diggs stood on the field, staring straight ahead, and tears welled up in his eyes.  &#8220;Come. Come.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"wpds-c-cYdRxM wpds-c-cYdRxM-iPJLV-css font-copy\">The ESPN broadcast showed fullback Reggie Gilliam holding hands with tight end Dawson Knox as they stood on the field praying.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"wpds-c-cYdRxM wpds-c-cYdRxM-iPJLV-css font-copy\">Quarterbacks Josh Allen of Buffalo and Joe Burrow of Cincinnati hugged the field with teary eyes. I took the team to the locker room.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"wpds-c-cYdRxM wpds-c-cYdRxM-iPJLV-css font-copy\">Shortly after 10:00 p.m. Eastern time, the NFL suspended play for the rest of the night.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"wpds-c-cYdRxM wpds-c-cYdRxM-iPJLV-css font-copy\">&#8220;The NFL is big business, the NFL has to stay in business, the NFL has to stay entertained,&#8221; former Washington safety and now ESPN analyst Ryan Clark said on the network&#8217;s broadcast. &#8220;But if the NFL isn&#8217;t sending people to the locker room, if the NFL isn&#8217;t flying people to Cincinnati or Buffalo or wherever they want to go now, they&#8217;re missing the point. Make sure these guys are okay and then we can play football and what I&#8217;m trying to tell you is if you put them out tomorrow you&#8217;re going to get a trash game anyway Because&#8230; the important thing is Damar Hamlin.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"wpds-c-cYdRxM wpds-c-cYdRxM-iPJLV-css font-copy\">As the wave of shock swept over the stadium, current and former players in the sport and others shared messages of prayer and hope on social media.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<div data-oembed-type=\"twitter\" class=\"\" style=\"min-height:171px\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The damn game should be canceled.. What&#8217;s the debate?&#8230; Athletes are human first! If you need a reminder, here it is<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dez Bryant (@DezBryant) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DezBryant\/status\/1610108260723343362?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">January 3, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"wpds-c-cYdRxM wpds-c-cYdRxM-iPJLV-css font-copy\">Devon Still was a second-round pick by the Bengals in 2012. <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Dev_Still71\/status\/1610111645891575809\" target=\"_blank\">murmured<\/a>: &#8220;This game is a dream for many, but it quickly turns into a nightmare. I hope Damar gets over it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"wpds-c-cYdRxM wpds-c-cYdRxM-iPJLV-css font-copy\">Former Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker Ryan Shazier, who suffered a career-ending spinal cord injury in 2017 with a hit, was among many. <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RyanShazier\/status\/1610094571954012162\" target=\"_blank\">urged<\/a> Prayers for Hamlin and his family.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"wpds-c-cYdRxM wpds-c-cYdRxM-iPJLV-css font-copy\">Others in the sports world encouraged the same.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"wpds-c-cYdRxM wpds-c-cYdRxM-iPJLV-css font-copy\">&#8220;please [prayer emoji] Renowned basketball commentator Dick Vitale wrote for Dummer Hamlin <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DickieV\/status\/1610099333235351556\" target=\"_blank\">murmured<\/a>&#8220;I&#8217;ve never seen an incident like this in my life&#8230; I wish you good news! Football is the least important thing right now.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"wpds-c-cYdRxM wpds-c-cYdRxM-iPJLV-css font-copy\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PatrickMahomes\/status\/1610096274895765504?s=20&amp;t=--hIFPhRoPI0JOGA7yCiZA\" target=\"_blank\">Added<\/a> Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes: &#8216;I&#8217;m praying hard.. Please be okay.&#8217;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"wpds-c-cYdRxM wpds-c-cYdRxM-iPJLV-css font-copy\">Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KingJames\/status\/1610117470186004480?s=20&amp;t=--hIFPhRoPI0JOGA7yCiZA\" target=\"_blank\">retweeted the video<\/a> From the beginning of Hamlin&#8217;s season hugging his family before the game.Former tight end Rob Gronkowski recirculates <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BuffaloBills\/status\/1610097661331341312?s=20&amp;t=--hIFPhRoPI0JOGA7yCiZA\" target=\"_blank\">Tweet from Bills official account<\/a> It included a photo of the team gathering together in prayer.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"wpds-c-cYdRxM wpds-c-cYdRxM-iPJLV-css font-copy\">&#8220;All love and many prayers to Damar and his family and #BillsMafia.&#8221; <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RobGronkowski\/status\/1610123787265052673\" target=\"_blank\">Gronkowski wrote<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<div data-oembed-type=\"twitter\" class=\"\" style=\"min-height:171px\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Praying hard for Dumar and his family right now\u2026 \ud83d\ude4f\ud83c\udffe<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Chris Paul (@CP3) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CP3\/status\/1610110735409106958?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">January 3, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<div data-oembed-type=\"twitter\" class=\"\" style=\"min-height:171px\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Absolutely speechless.. Get out of Damar!<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 TJ Watt (@_TJWatt) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/_TJWatt\/status\/1610108842649559047?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">January 3, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<div data-oembed-type=\"twitter\" class=\"\" style=\"min-height:171px\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Prayers for Damar Hamlin and his family.  \ud83d\ude4f<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mac Jones (@MacJones_10) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MacJones_10\/status\/1610112882263343105?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">January 3, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<div data-oembed-type=\"twitter\" class=\"\" style=\"min-height:171px\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I told myself I would die for this game. My world revolved around soccer games. I have regretted that statement for a very long time. I pray for this young man. God bless him!<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Travis Beckham (@TravisBeckum47) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TravisBeckum47\/status\/1610114495267106819?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">January 3, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<div data-oembed-type=\"twitter\" class=\"\" style=\"min-height:171px\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It&#8217;s so hard to see what happened tonight.happy <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NFL?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">@nfl<\/a> I canceled the game.  Hope all goes well for Damar! Praying for him and his family!!<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dwight Freeney (@dwightfreeney) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dwightfreeney\/status\/1610116170581159936?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">January 3, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<div data-oembed-type=\"twitter\" class=\"\" style=\"min-height:171px\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">No one cares about this game anymore. I pray for my man, my son, my brother, my friend Dahmer Hamlin. What happened was traumatic for so many people, but the important thing now is that he is with us.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Robert Griffin III (@RGIII) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RGIII\/status\/1610105770770862080?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">January 3, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<div data-oembed-type=\"twitter\" class=\"\" style=\"min-height:171px\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Please continue to think and pray for DeMar Hamlin and his family.  The NFL doesn&#8217;t have a manual on how to react after an incident like this.  \ud83d\ude4f\ud83c\udffe\ud83d\ude4f\ud83c\udffe\ud83d\ude4f\ud83c\udffe\ud83d\ude4f\ud83c\udffe<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MondayNightFootball?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">#Monday Night Football<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BillsVsBengals?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">#BillsVsBengals<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Shannon Sharp (@ShannonSharpe) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShannonSharpe\/status\/1610103303253422082?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">January 3, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<div data-oembed-type=\"twitter\" class=\"\" style=\"min-height:171px\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Join us in prayer for Dumar Hamlin \ud83d\ude4f<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tim Tebow (@TimTebow) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TimTebow\/status\/1610098753419059201?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">January 3, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<div data-oembed-type=\"twitter\" class=\"\" style=\"min-height:171px\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Remind everyone that this is a dangerous game we play. 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