Buffalo defensive player CPR performed

[Rutgers85_rivals]

Player got up after normal hit. Got up, took a step and fell. CPR done twice. Ambulance on field. Been down over ten minutes. Scary.

 

[Rutgers Chris]

Unbelievable scene, I’ve never seen anything like this

 

[RU Diesel07110]

Sent teams back to the locker room

 

[Rokodesh]

Scary sight. Seems like it would be something heart related as opposed to a head injury.

 

[RU206]

Scary.

 

[rutgersguy1_rivals]

Scary sight. Seems like it would be something heart related as opposed to a head injury.

Reminds me of what happened to the Danish player in the Euros.

 

[RU Diesel07110]

Scary sight. Seems like it would be something heart related as opposed to a head injury.

Thought head/ neck injury but the cpr I guess would be breathing or heart issue. They were giving him oxygen

 

[iReC89]

Prayers for Hamlin, family and teammates. Takes me back to a very bad day.

 

[RUtom]

I thought of Hank Gathers from Loyola Marymount dropping on the basketball court.

 

[RUGuitarMan1]

From what I saw, the force of the collision was into his upper chest area, not directly to his head. I really hope they were able to get him breathing, very scary scene. Terrible.

 

[Rokodesh]

Reminds me of what happened to the Danish player in the Euros.. The bills player was involved in a tackle so we have no idea how that might have impacted him.

Yeah I know what you mean. Hamlin was involved in the tackle so we don't know how that may have impacted him. Praying he will be OK

 

[GoodOl'Rutgers]

Very sad that it happens to anyone in the prime of their lives.

Could just be one of those widow-maker situations. Flaw was always there.

None of us know when the last day will be.. but we know it is coming.

 

[ScooterSports]

Reports are saying he has a pulse, but he’s not breathing on his own

 

[DJ Spanky]

Scary stuff. Not sure how the players can continue playing after that.

 

[MoreCowbellRU]

Prayers for him and his family.
Scary situation.

 

[rufeelinit]

Seems like an awful situation. Can't see them restarting the game unless there is some type of confirmation that he has stabilized.

 

[AntiG]

Crazy... This is reminding me of when I heard the news of Reggie Lewis

 

[Rutgers1976]

1971– Chuck Hughes of the Lions collapsed and died on the field…eerily reminiscent. Hope he’s OK.

 

[Ronnie_B]

Can we shoot this ******* prick to the moon:

 

[Rokodesh]

Huh??? It obviously was something if he collapsed right after the hit. What other sports have players dropped dead? Wtf are you talking about?

He didn't collapse from the hit. The impact wasn't that hard to him. He bounced right back up and then just passed out while standing.

 

[RUBlackout7]

He didn't collapse from the hit. The impact wasn't that hard to him. He bounced right back up and then just passed out while standing.

The hit obviously caused some sort of internal damage

 

[Plum Street]

Can we shoot this ****ing prick to the moon:

Wow what an awful take by skip bayless

 

[cicero grimes]

Was not watching the game so I did not see the hit, but praying for this young man and his family.

 

[mdk02]

Huh??? It obviously was something if he collapsed right after the hit. What other sports have players dropped dead? Wtf are you talking about?

Lacrosse. George Boardi Cornell took a shot to the chest and collapsed. Happened a few other times, not always fatal.

 

[Plum Street]

So sad .

 

[AntiG]

Huh??? It obviously was something if he collapsed right after the hit. What other sports have players dropped dead? Wtf are you talking about?

It wasn't really a violent collision, but whatever happened to him occurred during the hit or during the fall, or perhaps in the action of standing up.

As far as players dying on the court or the field, it's happened before, just hadn't happened in front of such a national audience. Thomas Herrion of the 49ers after a preseason game just ended, Reggie Lewis during shooting warmup, pretty sure I'm soccer there's been a couple as well.

 

[richthedentist]

Lacrosse. George Boardi Cornell took a shot to the chest and collapsed. Happened a few other times, not always fatal.

Yeah it’s like a 1 in 10 million thing if the trauma happens at exactly the right time in between heart beats the trauma can be fatal

 

[SkilletHead2]

A. We don't know what caused him to collapse, but he took a hard hit to the chest and then collapsed right after he stood up. Seems most likely the hit caused the collapse.

B. Bayless said whatever the league decides is irrelevant given the situation. Not being a jerk. The league is in a tough situation, but they just made the obvious correct call to suspend the game until a later date.

 

[NickRU714]

Could it be that him standing up was a cause?

Something happened during the hit bit then standing exacerbated it?
Like a clot knocked loose and then travels up/down?

Note - I have no idea what I'm talking about.

 

[Scarlet4Shore]

Yeah it’s like a 1 in 10 million thing if the trauma happens at exactly the right time in between heart beats the trauma can be fatal

Was wondering if it was something like that causing a disruption in the heart rhythm. Very rare, but it has happened in young baseball pitchers that get hit with a line drive to the chest.

 

[T2Kplus20]

Scary sight. Seems like it would be something heart related as opposed to a head injury.

+1
Looks like a textbook undiagnosed heart condition. God bless! Hope everything turns out okay.

 

[cicero grimes]

I wonder if they will bus the entire Bills team to the hospital. I would want to be with my teammate if that happened to someone I played with.

 

[Knight Shift]

 

[Rutgers85_rivals]

 

[AntiG]

Could it be that him standing up was a cause?

Something happened during the hit bit then standing exacerbated it?
Like a clot knocked loose and then travels up/down?

Note - I have no idea what I'm talking about.

My uncle died that way, woke up in the middle of the night, got up to walk to the bathroom and collapsed from a massive heart attack. Obviously different than Damar, since he's in peak physical condition while my uncle had had a previous heart attack and used to smoke two packs a day, but the same mechanisms still can occur.

 

[Plum Street]

Not the time brother
Just pray for the young man to be OK

Agree . This is a sad situation . We don’t need to argue in this thread .
We got every other thread for that

 

[Rokodesh]

I wonder if they will bus the entire Bills team to the hospital. I would want to be with my teammate if that happened to someone I played with.

I'm not sure that would be such a good idea. Seems unlikely they get anywhere near Hamlin tonight or in the immediate future. Doctors need to do all they can with minimal distractions.

 

[AntiG]

Update from his agent

 

[RUScrew85]

I saw a tweet they had the ambulance wait at the parking lot end of the tunnel so security could get his mom for the ride. If true I guess that might be good news as you'd never delay someone in a life threatening situation just for getting mom on the ambo. So maybe he's been revived and is conscious.

 

[jmc11201]

Update from his agent

This seems encouraging. Scary stuff.