Raiders’ Davante Adams Sends Heart-Felt Message On Damar Hamlin
Damar Hamlin wasn’t a name many people were familiar with before Monday night. Anyone who follows the Buffalo Bills knew who he was and some diehard football fans probably recognized the name, but his name entered everyone’s lexicon Monday evening.
Hamlin was involved in a scary incident during Monday Night Football in the game between the Bills and Cincinnati Bengals. What was one of the most anticipated matchups of the season, with playoff implications baked in, quickly became an afterthought with all of the focus shifting to Hamlin.
About midway through the first quarter, Hamlin, a safety for the Bills, made a tackle on Bengals’ wide receiver Tee Higgins. It was the kind of play that has occurred millions of times in a football game. After making the tackle, Hamlin stood up and everything seemed normal until he collapsed back to the ground.
He ended up suffering cardiac arrest stemming from the hard blow to his chest. CPR was administered on the field and he had to have his heartbeat restored as well with an AED before being placed in the ambulance and rushed to the hospital.
It was a chilling scene inside Paycor Stadium, as something unprecedented occurred. Prayers and well wishes poured in everywhere as this went beyond just the football world. One of the many players in the NFL brotherhood that sent a heartfelt message out was Davante Adams of the Las Vegas Raiders.
