NFL match has to be abandoned: professional suffers cardiac arrest after tackle - condition "critical"
Created: 04/01/2023 05:32
The Buffalo Bills' Damar Hamlin collapses during the game.
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Shocking moment at the NFL match in Cincinnati: A Buffalo Bills footballer collapses on the field and has to be resuscitated.
His condition is "critical".
Cincinnati – There was a serious accident in the NFL game between the Cincinnati Bengals and the Buffalo Bills: Damar Hamlin, defenseman for the Bills, collapsed during the game after a defensive action in the middle of the first quarter, had to be resuscitated on the field and was then taken to a hospital.
Cardiac arrest at NFL game: Hamlin's condition 'critical'
The American Football League said Hamlin's health was "critical".
The game was stopped when Cincinnati was 7-3.
Buffalo Bills star taken to public hospital
“Hamlin received immediate medical attention on the field from the team, independent doctors and paramedics.
He was then taken to a local hospital and is in critical condition.
Our thoughts are with Damar and the Buffalo Bills.
As more information becomes available, we will share it," NFL boss Roger Goodell said in a statement.
The Buffalo Bills team is praying for Damar Hamlin.
© Joshua A. Bickel/AP/dpa
Hamlin's agent Ira Turner said: "We don't have an update (on his condition) at this time.
Include the player's family in your prayers.”
After Hamlin was transported off the field by an ambulance, Bills players gathered and knelt on the ground together in a circle.
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Bills head coach Sean McDermott, opposite number Zac Taylor and the umpires then spoke and a decision was made to suspend play for the time being.
90 minutes after the start of the game, the NFL then announced that the game would be abandoned.
When and in what form it should be continued was not initially clear.
For many Munich residents, the NFL 2022 really became a household name when the league came to the Allianz Arena.
