Damar Hamlin, safety of the Buffalo Bills, visited the team facility 12 days after suffering a cardiac arrest during his side’s Week 17 game against the Cincinnati Bengals. The 24-year-old was greeted by his teammates.
Bills linebacker Matt Milano posted a photo on his Instagram account of a smiling Hamlin shaking hands with a teammate.
Josh Allen’s Bills, who finished No 2 in the AFC, will face the Miami Dolphins in the Wild card round game on Sunday. The teams will lock horns in the Highmark Stadium, New York.
Hamlin was rushed to the Cincinnati Medical Center after being hit by Bengals receiver Tee Higgins in the first quarter of a since-canceled game. The safety spent his first two days under sedation and breathing through a ventilator. Upon being awakened, he showed no signs of neurological damage and within four days of his arrival was breathing on his own as well as walking and talking.
He video-called the team from his hospital room and also live-tweeted during the Bills’ 35-23 win over the New England Patriots. Hamlin was then shifted to the Buffalo General Medical Center. He was released on Wednesday.
His trip to meet with teammates comes a day before the Bills (13-3) host the division-rival Miami Dolphins (9-8) in a wild-card playoff game, heightening the possibility he might be healthy enough to attend the game.
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While there is no confirmation of Hamlin attending the game, fans would love to see him at the Highmark Stadium cheering for the Buffalo Bills.
“Just making sure he’s taking it slow, and obviously trying to get back to being himself,” quarterback Josh Allen said. “So we’ll take all the time that we need. But I hope he knows the guys are ready to see him.”
