Bills teammates encouraged by updates on Damar Hamlin: 'We just want to love up on him' By Katherine Fitzgerald News Sports Reporter Jan 6, 2023 Jan 6, 2023 Updated Mar 12, 2026 0 Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin. Joseph Cooke / Buffalo News Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save By Katherine Fitzgerald News Sports Reporter When Dane Jackson thinks back to his own terrifying injury earlier this season, he immediately thinks of Damar Hamlin.kAm“x ;FDE C6>6>36C 2D E96J H6C6 AFEE:?8 >6 :?E@ E96 2>3F=2?46[ 9:> D2J:?8[ ‘x =@G6 J@F[ s\y24<]’ x ;FDE C6>6>36C E92E 5:DE:?4E G@:46[” y24<D@? D2:5 %9FCD52J] “%96 H9@=6 E62> H2D D2J:?8 :E] qFE x ;FDE C6>6>36C E92E 5:DE:?4E G@:46 :? >J 9625[ 2?5 E92E C6A=2J65 H:E9 >6 @? E96 H9@=6 H2J E@ E96 9@DA:E2=]”k^AmkAmw2>=:?’D G@:46 :? E92E >@>6?E H2D D62C65 :? y24<D@?’D >6>@CJ[ 3FE E96 F?56C=J:?8 >6DD286 H2D?’E F?:BF6] }@H E62>>2E6D @? 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NFL sets plans to honor Damar Hamlin at every game; expect plenty of players in Hamlin jerseys Hamlin jerseys have been the biggest sellers in sports this week to the point that manufacturer Fanatics was quickly sold out.
Alan Pergament: As Damar Hamlin improves, Jim Nantz says he is 'honored' to call the Bills game on Sunday Jim Nantz and Tony Romo are the No. 1 broadcast team at CBS for NFL games and as such are accustomed to calling some of the season's biggest games.
NFL officially cancels postponed Buffalo Bills-Cincinnati Bengals game The NFL announced Thursday night the Bills' postponed game against the Cincinnati Bengals has been canceled. The key reasons are the outcome o…
NFLPA questions why it took so long for league to suspend Bills-Bengals game following Damar Hamlin's injury NFLPA president J.C. Tretter said Thursday it was a “clear no” to resume the Buffalo Bills-Cincinnati Bengals game Monday night following Bill…
Trauma team: Damar Hamlin able to respond; after waking, asked: Who won the game? After waking up, Hamlin wrote a question: Who won the game? One of the doctors responded: "Damar, you won. You've won the game of life."
Bengals' Tee Higgins says he's 'in a good place right now' after talking to Damar Hamlin's mom “Obviously it’s been hard, just because you know I had something to do with the play (and) whatnot,” Higgins said. But “everyone has been maki…
'Love, Cincinnati': Ohio man leaves 'perfectly good table to break' for Bills fans in OP An Ohio man visiting Niagara Falls as part of a cross-country escapade to celebrate his 40th birthday left a gift in front of the Buffalo Bill…
'We're going to need everybody': Recordings capture response to NFL crisis Via the New York Times: The first minutes in Cincinnati provide a window into how the NFL prepared for an episode like the one at Paycor Stadi…
Bills GM Brandon Beane has stayed in Cincinnati to be with Damar Hamlin While the team returned home after the game was suspended, Buffalo Bills general manager Brandon Beane stayed in Cincinnati to be with safety …
Who is Denny Kellington, a Bills assistant athletic trainer lauded for reviving Damar Hamlin? A number of fans have suggested that rather than announcing the starting lineup before Sunday's game, the Bills should announce the names of t…
Inside the Bills: In his team's darkest moment, coach Sean McDermott's leadership comes to light "How do I know that we'll be able to overcome? We have to," McDermott said. "Just like we've done many times before. This city, and the people…
Watch Michael Malone address media for the first time since his hiring as UNC's next men's basketball coach
Watch Michael Malone address media for the first time since his hiring as UNC's next men's basketball coach
