Wow. ? 

Never in my 53 years of life watching and playing football have I ever seen anything such as this. Prayers to Damar Hamlin??

Don’t think they’ll be playing the rest of this game tonight. Really a potentially horrific and strange situation that has probably never occurred before.

Only time I remember seeing something like this was when reggie lews went down and later died during practice.

I doubt they will continue the game and shouldn’t until his condition is known. 
 

If he is out of danger with a positive 
Prognosis ok resume play.
But after the 2 coaches talked on the field and they suspended the game, without knowing that I doubt they will.  

 

I rewinded it back to the play and it didn’t appear to be anything out of the ordinary. He made the tackle, stood back up, and then fell over.

 

All the fans are still there so I assume they are still intending to resume at some point otherwise they would have made an announcement that they should all leave.

18 minutes ago, gimruis said:

Don’t think they’ll be playing the rest of this game tonight. Really a potentially horrific and strange situation that has probably never occurred before.

That would be the right call and I think that’s what’s going to happen. I don’t see how any of them on either team could be in the right frame of mind to play.

1 minute ago, 12poundbass said:

That would be the right call and I think that’s what’s going to happen. I don’t see how any of them on either team could be in the right frame of mind to play.

Yeah it’s surely canceled. 

1 minute ago, TnRiver46 said:

Yeah it’s surely canceled. 

You’d think they would make an announcement to the fans and tell them to go home.

Thoughts and prayers to Damar Hamlin's family, friends, teammates, and NFL fans that witnessed the tragedy that unfolded tonight.

 

I don't have any words.  I'm stunned.

They just suspended the game, at least for tonight. I’m assuming possibly the worst outcome, otherwise you think they would make an announcement about his status and resume the game.

5 minutes ago, gimruis said:

They just suspended the game, at least for tonight. I’m assuming possibly the worst outcome, otherwise you think they would make an announcement about his status and resume the game.

They did just say he’s in critical condition, so hopefully he pulls through.

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So sad and scary. Like all of you, I've never seen anything like this. Please God let this young man be ok. 

I am so glad the NFL listened to their better voices tonight.

There was no way they could let that game continue after 

that horrific injury to Bill's Damar Hamlin. When's the last

time you ever saw an NFL player have to get CPR on the

field....? I've seen players get paralyzed (Lions, Bills) and 

this is worse. Far worse. I hope & pray Hamlin survives....

Prayers out to Damar, his family, and all of the staff on the field tonight. Seeing him stand up, falter, then collapse in the fashion he did I can say with absolute certainty this is not going to have a good outcome.

 

Life is fragile folks. 
 

Prayers, prayers, and more prayers.

He was hit in the chest by the other players shoulder. It must have stopped his heart. News coverage said the cpr restarted his heart while on the field. Hopefully he recovers.    

19 minutes ago, Dwight Hottle said:

He was hit in the chest by the other players shoulder. It must have stopped his heart.

That is crazy.  Even while wearing pads too.

They also used a defibrillator on the field.  Glad they got his heart working again.  What damage he may have from not breathing for several minutes is the big question now.

This analysis has been making the rounds. If this is what 

happened, this is a very good explanation/visual.

 

 

Prayers for Demar Hamlin to make a full recovery. It's happened before. Do any of you remember when Chuck Hughes of the Detroit Lions had a heart attack and died on the field? It was back in the 70's in a game against the Chicago Bears. I was eleven or twelve at the time. 

2 hours ago, volzfan59 said:

Prayers for Demar Hamlin to make a full recovery. It's happened before. Do any of you remember when Chuck Hughes of the Detroit Lions had a heart attack and died on the field? It was back in the 70's in a game against the Chicago Bears. I was eleven or twelve at the time. 

My dad actually mentioned it to me last night as we were texting about the Bills scenario. My dad was 20 back then. He remembers it. 

2 hours ago, volzfan59 said:

Do any of you remember when Chuck Hughes of the Detroit Lions had a heart attack and died on the field? It was back in the 70's

 

1971, I was 20 ?

 

Lot better medical care available now.

 

 

2 hours ago, volzfan59 said:

Do any of you remember when Chuck Hughes of the Detroit Lions had a heart attack and died on the field?

No, way too young for that.  I did read about it today though.  I find it interesting that after a short pause, they simply resumed the game too.