Bengals head coach Zac Taylor spoke to the media and provided an on-field perspective of those scary, uncertain moments. 'In that moment, [McDermott] really showed who he was -- that all his focus was just on Damar and being there for him,' Taylor said
In the first quarter at Paycor Stadium, Bills safety Damar Hamlinon the field following a collision. Medical personnel administered CPR on Hamlin for roughly 10 minutes before the 24-year-old was taken away in an ambulance.
"During those moments [while Hamlin was being tended to on the field], all anyone's hoping for is the best-case scenario with Damar," Taylor told reporters."No one's processing whether this game will be played or delayed. That's not going through anyone's mind."When the ambulance starts to pull away is really the first moment anyone gets to even think about anything.
"The officials did a great job of coming over to me and saying, 'Hey, they're still trying to process this moment. Coach McDermott and their team.' So instead of playing telephone on separate sidelines, the decision was made just to go over there and make sure we're all talking together," Taylor said.
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