Damar Hamlin said now was “the right time” to speak after the Bills' season ended and because he needed time to recover and gather his thoughts.
FILE - Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin reacts after a play during the first half of the team's NFL football game against the Pittsburgh Steelers on Oct. 9, 2022, in Orchard Park, N.Y. Hamlin released a video on Saturday, Jan. 28, in which hes thankful for the outpouring of support and vows to pay it back, in what are the safetys first public comments since he went went into cardiac arrest and needed to be resuscitated on the field in Cincinnati on Jan. 2.
Hamlin then said he has come to peace with what happened on the field when he collapsed after making what appeared to be a routine tackle of Bengals wide receiver Tee Higgins, who struck Hamlin squarely in the chest. Hamlin did not appear to have any trouble speaking during the 5 1/2-minute video titled: “Thank You: A message from Damar Hamlin” posted on his Instagram account.
Hamlin has been recovering at home since being released from the hospital on Jan. 11 to continue his rehabilitation with the Bills. He then began making regular visits to the team’s facility and wasthe Bills' season-ending 27-10 loss to the Bengals in a divisional playoff game last weekend.
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