Damar Hamlin

Damar Hamlin
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Hamlin at the White House in 2023
No. 3 – Buffalo Bills
Position:Safety
Personal information
Born: (1998-03-24) March 24, 1998 (age 26)
McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school:Central Catholic
(Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
College:Pittsburgh (2016–2020)
NFL draft:2021 / round: 6 / pick: 212
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 11, 2024
Total tackles:160
Sacks:1.5
Pass deflections:9
Interceptions:2
Forced fumbles:1
Fumble recoveries:1
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Damar Romeyelle Hamlin[1] (/dəˈmɑːr/; born March 24, 1998) is an American professional football safety for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Pittsburgh Panthers and was selected by the Bills in the sixth round of the 2021 NFL draft. Hamlin spent most of his rookie season as a backup before becoming a starter in 2022 following a season-ending injury to Micah Hyde.[2]

During a Monday Night Football game against the Cincinnati Bengals on January 2, 2023, Hamlin suffered a cardiac arrest after making a tackle,[3] and he was hospitalized in critical condition.[4] He was released from the hospital nine days later and eventually returned to professional football.[5][6]

  1. ^ "2020 Football Roster". Pittsburgh Panthers Athletics. Archived from the original on January 3, 2023. Retrieved January 3, 2023.
  2. ^ Morgan, Emmanuel; Belson, Ken (January 3, 2023). "Damar Hamlin of Buffalo Bills in Critical Condition After Collapsing During N.F.L. Game". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on January 3, 2023. Retrieved January 6, 2023.
  3. ^ Yeung, Jessie; Elamroussi, Aya; Federico O'Murchú, Sean (January 3, 2023). "BREAKING: Damar Hamlin suffered cardiac arrest and is in critical condition, Buffalo Bills say". CNN. Archived from the original on January 3, 2023. Retrieved January 3, 2023.
  4. ^ Gaydos, Ryan (January 2, 2023). "Bills' Damar Hamlin collapses on the field, game temporarily suspended". FoxNews.com. Archived from the original on January 16, 2023. Retrieved January 3, 2023.
  5. ^ Li, David; Bendix, Aria (January 9, 2023). "Damar Hamlin is released from UC medical center after his cardiac arrest". NBC News. Archived from the original on January 9, 2023. Retrieved January 9, 2023.
  6. ^ Young, Ryan (January 9, 2023). "Bills S Damar Hamlin discharged from Cincinnati hospital 1 week after terrifying collapse". Yahoo! Sports. Archived from the original on January 9, 2023. Retrieved January 9, 2023.