in the NFL-Game between the Cincinnati Bengals and the Buffalo Bills A serious medical incident has occurred. A player suffered a cardiac arrest.
the football-Pros cried. The players and coaches knelt in a circle Buffalo Bills with arms crossed around each other on the field. Their defender Damar Hamlin had just been transported from the field to a clinic in an ambulance. The top game NFL between bills and the Cincinnati Bengals was canceled on Monday evening.
For minutes, the 24-year-old Hamlin was in front of the 65,515 spectators Cincinnati’s Paul Brown Stadium was resuscitated by paramedics and doctors after a cardiac arrest. A large number of fans gathered near the hospital billssome held candles in their hands. “Please pray for our brother”tweeted Buffalo’s Quarterback Josh Allen.
Images like Denmark’s Christian Eriksen
The events were reminiscent of the dramatic scenes at the 2021 European Football Championship, when Danish international Christian Eriksen collapsed with cardiac arrest in the game against Finland and had to be revived.
“Damar Hamlin went into cardiac arrest after suffering a stroke in our game against the Bengals. His heartbeat was restored while he was still on the field and he was taken to the hospital for further testing and treatment UC Medical Center brought. He is currently sedated and in critical condition”they shared bills via Twitter with.
In the middle of the first quarter, Hamlin came in in one for football-Game ordinary defensive action to a tacklethe bills-Defender tore the Bengals receiver Tea Higgins to the ground. Higgins shoulder-led his running action and caught the defender in the chest.
Collapse after a few seconds
Hamlin stood by his tackle back up, straightened his helmet – and collapsed a few seconds later. “My prayers and thoughts are with Damar Hamlin and his family. I pray you get through this brother”Higgins wrote on Twitter.
“I’ve never seen anything like this in my playing career”said the former football-Player Troy Vincent, who is now in an official capacity for the NFL works, in a media round. “Immediately I switched to the player’s perspective: How can you continue playing right in front of you after such a traumatic incident?”
90 minutes after the start of the game, the decided football-Liga then too, the game at a score of 7:3 for them bengals cancel. First, the two head coaches, Buffalos Sean McDermott and Cincinnati’s Zac Taylor, as well as referees notified of a game abandonment.
LeBron James also commented
“Hamlin received immediate medical treatment on the field from the team, independent doctors and paramedics. He was then rushed to a local hospital and is in critical condition. Our thoughts are with Damar and the Buffalo Bills. As soon as more information is available, we will communicate it“, explained NFL-Boss Roger Goodell in an official statement.
The star quarterback of the Kansas City ChiefsPatrick Mahomes, wrote on Twitter: “Please be okay. I pray hard.” Meanwhile, basketball superstar LeBron James also commented: “It’s awful to see, I wish him the best. Player safety in all sports is always the most important thing. It was definitely the right decision to cancel the game.”
Memories of 2007
Some observers probably woke up memories of an accident in 2007. At that time, Kevin Everett – also a defensive player – was the Buffalo Bills – after one tackle fallen to the ground. Everett sustained a spinal cord injury that left him paralyzed on one side.
When and in what form the game between the bengals and bills should be continued, was initially not certain. The last main round matchday will already take place next weekend in the NFL instead of where the last playoff-Participants and the order in the table are determined. while the bengals for the title of her division fight, have the bills still the chance of the best record in the AFC.