{"id":5671,"date":"2023-01-08T16:37:56","date_gmt":"2023-01-08T16:37:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/statements-of-support-and-signs-of-anxiety-mark-first-nfl-sunday-since-hamlin-injury-npr\/"},"modified":"2023-01-08T16:37:56","modified_gmt":"2023-01-08T16:37:56","slug":"statements-of-support-and-signs-of-anxiety-mark-first-nfl-sunday-since-hamlin-injury-npr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/statements-of-support-and-signs-of-anxiety-mark-first-nfl-sunday-since-hamlin-injury-npr\/","title":{"rendered":"Statements of support and signs of anxiety mark first NFL Sunday since Hamlin injury : NPR"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"storytext\">\n<div id=\"res1147744039\" class=\"bucketwrap image large\">\n<div class=\"imagewrap has-source-dimensions\" data-crop-type=\"\" style=\"&#10;        --source-width: 8640;&#10;        --source-height: 5754;&#10;    \">\n        <picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2023\/01\/08\/ap23008552687970_custom-0724dca566988596c2e275c4402dc4d635eb19ad-s400-c85.webp 400w,&#10;https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2023\/01\/08\/ap23008552687970_custom-0724dca566988596c2e275c4402dc4d635eb19ad-s600-c85.webp 600w,&#10;https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2023\/01\/08\/ap23008552687970_custom-0724dca566988596c2e275c4402dc4d635eb19ad-s800-c85.webp 800w,&#10;https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2023\/01\/08\/ap23008552687970_custom-0724dca566988596c2e275c4402dc4d635eb19ad-s900-c85.webp 900w,&#10;https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2023\/01\/08\/ap23008552687970_custom-0724dca566988596c2e275c4402dc4d635eb19ad-s1200-c85.webp 1200w,&#10;https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2023\/01\/08\/ap23008552687970_custom-0724dca566988596c2e275c4402dc4d635eb19ad-s1600-c85.webp 1600w,&#10;https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2023\/01\/08\/ap23008552687970_custom-0724dca566988596c2e275c4402dc4d635eb19ad-s1800-c85.webp 1800w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1300px) 763px, (min-width: 1025px) calc(100vw - 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496px), (min-width: 768px) calc(100vw - 171px), calc(100vw - 30px)\" class=\"img\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2023\/01\/08\/ap23008552687970_custom-0724dca566988596c2e275c4402dc4d635eb19ad-s1100-c50.jpg\" class=\"img\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/picture>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"credit-caption\">\n<div class=\"caption-wrap\">\n<div class=\"caption\" aria-label=\"Image caption\">\n<p>                The 30-yard line at Highmark Stadium in Buffalo is marked with a stylized number 3 in support of Buffalo Bills safety Dummer Hamlin, who is hospitalized after suffering cardiac arrest and collapsing during Monday night&#8217;s game .<br \/>\n                <b class=\"credit\" aria-label=\"Image credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                    John Minchillo\/AP<\/p>\n<p>                <\/b><br \/>\n                <b class=\"hide-caption\"><b>hide caption<\/b><\/b>\n            <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>            <b class=\"toggle-caption\"><b>toggle caption<\/b><\/b>\n    <\/div>\n<p>    <span class=\"credit\" aria-label=\"Image credit\"><\/p>\n<p>        John Minchillo\/AP<\/p>\n<p>    <\/span>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"enlarge_measure\">\n<div class=\"img_wrap\">\n        <picture><source data-original=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2023\/01\/08\/ap23008552687970_custom-0724dca566988596c2e275c4402dc4d635eb19ad-s1200.webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source data-original=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2023\/01\/08\/ap23008552687970_custom-0724dca566988596c2e275c4402dc4d635eb19ad-s1200.jpg\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2023\/01\/08\/ap23008552687970_custom-0724dca566988596c2e275c4402dc4d635eb19ad-s1200.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"enlarge_html\">\n<div class=\"image_data\">\n<p class=\"caption\">The 30-yard line at Highmark Stadium in Buffalo is marked with a stylized number 3 in support of Buffalo Bills safety Dummer Hamlin, who is hospitalized after suffering cardiac arrest and collapsing during Monday night&#8217;s game .<\/p>\n<p>        <span class=\"credit\" aria-label=\"Image credit\"><\/p>\n<p>            John Minchillo\/AP<\/p>\n<p>        <\/span>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Less than a week after a shocking on-field injury rocked players and fans and sparked a flood of congratulations across the country, the NFL is heading into its final game-packed Sunday of the regular season. increase.<\/p>\n<p>Buffalo Bills safety Dumar Hamlin remains hospitalized after collapsing during Monday night&#8217;s game against the Cincinnati Bengals.<\/p>\n<p>Hamlin, who suffered a cardiac arrest after the tackle, is &#8220;continuously making progress&#8221; but remains in critical condition. <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BuffaloBills\/status\/1611797344390979584?s=20&amp;t=8X5ucs_oOR3K4KRkWfjomw\" target=\"_blank\">the team said<\/a> Saturday.<\/p>\n<div id=\"res1147744099\" class=\"bucketwrap internallink insettwocolumn inset2col \">\n<div class=\"bucket img\">\n                  <picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2023\/01\/06\/ap23005766112302_sq-25299d2f9e9b499c27b8d97df9c305af9d6587b2-s100-c15.webp\" data-original=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2023\/01\/06\/ap23005766112302_sq-25299d2f9e9b499c27b8d97df9c305af9d6587b2-s100.webp\" data-format=\"webp\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" type=\"image\/webp\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2023\/01\/06\/ap23005766112302_sq-25299d2f9e9b499c27b8d97df9c305af9d6587b2-s100-c15.jpg\" data-original=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2023\/01\/06\/ap23005766112302_sq-25299d2f9e9b499c27b8d97df9c305af9d6587b2-s100.jpg\" data-format=\"jpg\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2023\/01\/06\/ap23005766112302_sq-25299d2f9e9b499c27b8d97df9c305af9d6587b2-s100.jpg\" data-format=\"jpg\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" alt=\"Dumar Hamlin thanks fans for their support in first social media post since breakup\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/picture>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKETBLOCK\" -->\n      <\/div>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKET IMG\" -->\n   <\/div>\n<p><!-- END ID=\"RES1147744099\" CLASS=\"BUCKETWRAP INTERNALLINK INSETTWOCOLUMN INSET2COL \" --><\/p>\n<p>Players and coaches from all 32 NFL teams have vowed to wear &#8220;Love for Damar 3&#8221; T-shirts during pregame warmups over the weekend, according to the commissioner. <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NFL\/status\/1611772673599610882\" target=\"_blank\">Roger Goodell said in a statement<\/a> Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Seeing the entire NFL family come together &#8211; teams, players, coaches, fans like you &#8211; is another reminder that football is family, it&#8217;s human, it&#8217;s loving and it&#8217;s resilient. They gave me,&#8221; Goodell added.<\/p>\n<p>The Buffalo Bills, who were scheduled to face the New England Patriots on Sunday afternoon in their first game since Hamlin&#8217;s collapse, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BuffaloBills\/status\/1611879481110663168\" target=\"_blank\">Posted a tribute video to Hamlin<\/a> on social media <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BuffaloBills\/status\/1612097869397229570\" target=\"_blank\">in another post<\/a>: &#8220;There are three of us today.&#8221;<\/p>\n<aside id=\"ad-backstage-wrap\" aria-label=\"advertisement\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Hamlin&#8217;s own team wasn&#8217;t the only one to pay tribute to the safety of the injured.<\/p>\n<p>Jacksonville Jaguars and Tennessee Titans <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/espn\/status\/1611890801172254720\" target=\"_blank\">kneeling in a group<\/a> before Saturday&#8217;s game. <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Ravens\/status\/1612097710466924547\" target=\"_blank\">player <\/a>from <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nyjets\/status\/1612096484685795334\" target=\"_blank\">some teams<\/a> Across the league, Hamlin&#8217;s No. 3 jersey was worn before each game as a show of support.flat <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/espn\/status\/1611894636192190464\" target=\"_blank\">ESPN journalist turned microphone flag upside down<\/a> Made the &#8216;E&#8217; logo look like a &#8216;3&#8217; during the broadcast.<\/p>\n<div id=\"res1147744088\" class=\"bucketwrap internallink insettwocolumn inset2col \">\n<div class=\"bucket img\">\n                  <picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2023\/01\/05\/gettyimages-1453887351_sq-b3db7f36e59cb811845f28827380f5681bf0b696-s100-c15.webp\" data-original=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2023\/01\/05\/gettyimages-1453887351_sq-b3db7f36e59cb811845f28827380f5681bf0b696-s100.webp\" data-format=\"webp\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" type=\"image\/webp\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2023\/01\/05\/gettyimages-1453887351_sq-b3db7f36e59cb811845f28827380f5681bf0b696-s100-c15.jpg\" data-original=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2023\/01\/05\/gettyimages-1453887351_sq-b3db7f36e59cb811845f28827380f5681bf0b696-s100.jpg\" data-format=\"jpg\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2023\/01\/05\/gettyimages-1453887351_sq-b3db7f36e59cb811845f28827380f5681bf0b696-s100.jpg\" data-format=\"jpg\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" alt=\"Cardiac arrest is often fatal, but doctors say certain procedures can improve survival\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/picture>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKETBLOCK\" -->\n      <\/div>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKET IMG\" -->\n   <\/div>\n<p><!-- END ID=\"RES1147744088\" CLASS=\"BUCKETWRAP INTERNALLINK INSETTWOCOLUMN INSET2COL \" --><\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HamlinIsland\/status\/1611848704117415936\" target=\"_blank\">Hamlin posts on social media<\/a> In his first public statement since his collapse on Saturday, he thanked his supporters for their words and gestures of encouragement.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;When you pour love into the world, it works threefold&#8230;Thank you to everyone who reached out and prayed,&#8221; he said.  &#8220;This will make me stronger on the road to recovery, keep praying for me!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Despite Hamlin&#8217;s recovery, the incident served as a reminder to athletes of the physical risks involved in sport.<\/p>\n<div id=\"res1147744090\" class=\"bucketwrap internallink insettwocolumn inset2col \">\n<div class=\"bucket img\">\n                  <picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2023\/01\/03\/gettyimages-1432007283_sq-57eed3b7532e4e39072d58ee2315b1d6f1686dac-s100-c15.webp\" data-original=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2023\/01\/03\/gettyimages-1432007283_sq-57eed3b7532e4e39072d58ee2315b1d6f1686dac-s100.webp\" data-format=\"webp\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" type=\"image\/webp\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2023\/01\/03\/gettyimages-1432007283_sq-57eed3b7532e4e39072d58ee2315b1d6f1686dac-s100-c15.jpg\" data-original=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2023\/01\/03\/gettyimages-1432007283_sq-57eed3b7532e4e39072d58ee2315b1d6f1686dac-s100.jpg\" data-format=\"jpg\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2023\/01\/03\/gettyimages-1432007283_sq-57eed3b7532e4e39072d58ee2315b1d6f1686dac-s100.jpg\" data-format=\"jpg\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" alt=\"For Bills' Dumar Hamlin, this NFL season was an opportunity to 'cherish'\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/picture>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKETBLOCK\" -->\n      <\/div>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKET IMG\" -->\n   <\/div>\n<p><!-- END ID=\"RES1147744090\" CLASS=\"BUCKETWRAP INTERNALLINK INSETTWOCOLUMN INSET2COL \" --><\/p>\n<p>Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes said before the team&#8217;s game on Saturday, &#8220;You put in all this work for months to go out and try to play your best football. &#8220;But I think it would be kind of weird to be on that field, because it was such a horrifying incident. It was terrifying.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>jaguars quarterback <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NFL\/status\/1611943129820835841\" target=\"_blank\">Trevor Lawrence said<\/a> He and his teammates have had the privilege of playing professional football, but Hamlin&#8217;s injuries have served as a reminder that &#8220;this game is a dangerous sport.&#8221;<\/p>\n<aside id=\"ad-secondary-wrap\" aria-label=\"advertisement\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Howard Bryant, sports commentator for Meadowlark Media, told NPR. <em>Weekend Saturday<\/em> Injuries like Hamlin&#8217;s will always be part of football as it is now.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;What are the boundaries of football? It&#8217;s the only sport with a 100% guaranteed injury rate,&#8221; Bryant said. &#8220;Football&#8217;s goal is to hurt people.&#8221;  &#8220;So when you see something like this, there&#8217;s no way out.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/__i\/rss\/rd\/articles\/CBMiWWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm5wci5vcmcvMjAyMy8wMS8wOC8xMTQ3NzQzODQ1L2RhbWFyLWhhbWxpbi1idWZmYWxvLWJpbGxzLW5ldy1lbmdsYW5kLXBhdHJpb3Rz0gEA?oc=5\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] The 30-yard line at Highmark Stadium in Buffalo is marked with a stylized number 3 in support of Buffalo Bills safety Dummer Hamlin, who<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5672,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":[],"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5671","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-example-3","two-columns"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/ap23008552687970_wide-7a421dd4b69d92804320ca301e2f3e856e3202c4-s1400-c100.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5671","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5671"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5671\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5672"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5671"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5671"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5671"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}