Date uploaded: 2023-01-06 19:02:02
Damar Hamlin’s tackle of Bengals receiver Tee Higgins Monday night was as routine as any tackle in any game. The two fell together to the turf and, for a moment, Hamlin popped to his feet. Then he suffered cardiac arrest and collapsed.
The stadium fell silent. Bills and Bengals players embraced and wept and then left the field altogether. At home, TV broadcasters struggled to find the words to explain what they were seeing.
The fans’ shock and dismay soon turned into spontaneous outpourings of support for Hamlin and his family, into candlelight vigils and blue-lit skyscrapers, into millions of dollars in donations to Hamlin’s foundation that supports underserved kids in his hometown.
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