An artist's portrait of Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin is displayed outside UC Medical Center, where Hamlin remains hospitalized, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023, in Cincinnati. Hamlin has shown what physicians treating him are calling "remarkable improvement over the last 24 hours," the team announced on Thursday, three days after the player went into cardiac arrest and had to be resuscitated on the field. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel)
Just days after Buffalo Bills defensive back Damar Hamlin collapsed on Paycor Stadium field, doctors said he is making tremendous progress.
During Monday Night Football, Hamlin made a routine tackle on Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Tee Higgins but after the hit, he stood up, went limp, and then fell to the ground. His heart reportedly stopped, and medics on site had to resuscitate him.
His heart then apparently stopped again on the way to hospital and needed to be restarted in the back of the ambulance.
"While still critically ill, he has demonstrated that he appears to be neurologically intact. His lungs continue to heal and he is making steady progress," the team said in the statement.
This afternoon, Dr. Timothy Pritts, division chief of general surgery at University of Cincinnati Medical Center, spoke to Hamlin's brain health. There had been concern that damage could be possible after medics performed CPR on the injured player for at least nine minutes on the field.
"There's been substantial improvement in his condition over the past 24 hours," he said. "We had significant concern about him after the injury and after the event that happened on the field, but he's making substantial progress," Pritts said.
Hamlin is still listed in critical condition but he is awake according to doctors. And while he hasn't yet spoken he is able to communicate via writing.
His first question was to ask who the winner of the game was.
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