Monday Night time Soccer got here to an entire halt when Payments security Damar Hamlin collapsed on the sphere after making a deal with towards the Bengals.
The second occurred in the course of the first quarter with lower than 6 minutes remaining. Hamlin tackled huge receiver Tee Higgins, he was capable of rise up after however then collapsed.
First responders rushed to the sphere to assist the 24-year-old participant and administered CPR for a number of minutes. He was taken to the hospital in an ambulance.
“It’s one thing like we’ve by no means seen occur earlier than. I’ve by no means seen it, I’ve by no means been part of it, by no means heard about it. … All you are able to do is pray for this gentleman proper now. … That’s someone’s son, someone’s brother, someone’s father — they wish to know what’s occurring,” ESPN studio analyst Booger McFarland stated.
Adam Schefter added, “Chilling to observe it. And within the day and age we dwell in, you may simply see on social media [that] each single group, each single participant, each single individual providing up their prayers for Damar Hamlin. … The sport is so secondary to every little thing else. Nobody cares in regards to the sport proper no, everyone cares about this younger man, his household and discovering out how he’s doing.”
Gamers from each groups had been distraught by what had simply transpired with their colleague and a few had been even seen crying.
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