Damar Hamlin’s family says “progress appears to be made”

Posted by Mike Florio on January 4, 2023, 9:39 AM EST
USA TODAY Sports

The information regarding the status of Bills safety Damar Hamlin continues to be limited. But the limited information from this morning is encouraging.

Via Coley Harvey of ESPN.com, Hamlin family friend and spokesman Jordon Rooney said that doctors got “promising readings” overnight regarding Damar, and that “progress appears to be made.”

Damar Hamlin remains sedated and in critical condition at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center. He suffered cardiac arrest during Monday night’s game between the Bills and Bengals.

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  5. Good news on the improvements. Keep fighting Damar!! This will be a slow recovery. Chest compressions themselves can do a lot of damage. It’s violent. Ribs can break, and I’m sure some of the lung damage they have referred to is from bruising/damage caused by these life-saving measures.

  6. We have 7 nieces and nephews close to Damar’s age. This is every family’s worst nightmare. We know you feel the strength of our prayers, Damar. Keep fighting!!!

  10. This is great news. I heard his jersey is the top-selling jersey in all sports—that’s awesome!

  13. SMH. How can anyone put a thumbs down on these positive comments. Some people live to be miserable.

  14. Best wishes for a speedy recovery, young man!
    Who is down voting these posts??!!??

  16. I think many media people are tiptoeing around the fact that some helmet to chest hits can have serious consequences.
    Perhaps further medical investigation or rule changes is warranted.

  18. Not unsurprising, he’s a 24 year, very fit guy, once they managed to revive him on the field and get him to the hospital, all the odds were in his favour.
    He will recover I’m sure, however the question is, will he recover fully to be able to play football?

  20. The lung damage is likely due to his heart stopping and the lungs filling with fluid. He’s a young guy and the chest compressions likely didn’t damage his lungs, but they may have broken a rib or two.

  21. Just really wondering who the lost souls are that give a thumbs down to an encouraging message? We live in a sad world

  22. The chuds downvoting well wishes and words of encouragement here make Dan Snyder look like Ghandi

  24. How sorry does a person have to be to vote thumbs down on everyone wishing Damar well! This Cowboys fan is praying for Damar and his family!

  28. If you’re giving a thumbs down to words of encouragement, you’re a bad person.

    It’s not a debate. That is all.

  32. Not that it matters in the big picture of improving condition which we all desperately wish for, with such limited information the statement of “positive readings” seems to be indicative of EEG results (electroencephlogram – brain activity monitoring) based on the word readings. Respiratory assistance likely due to a period of decreased oxygen to the brain area that controls breathing as opposed to any trauma to chest wall or lungs.

  35. I am just wondering why someone would give a Thumbs Down to many of the positive encourage comments. Why?

  36. The more I read about Damar Hamlin the more I realize that he is a really, really good person. The world needs more people like him.

    Sending wicked positive thoughts his way from New England.

  37. Great news. And yet there are some on here who choose the thumbs down button. I have no words!

  38. About 20-30% give a thumbs down. These are disrupters who want to upset our calm, caring world. They have a fever for destruction. They are not happy, loving people. I hope they get help.

  39. TJV says:
    January 4, 2023 at 10:17 am
    Who the hell downvotes “Wonderful news!!” ??

    11027Rate This

    27 lost souls. People with no faith until it happens to them. That’s who.

  41. 40domi says:
    January 4, 2023 at 10:46 am
    Not unsurprising, he’s a 24 year, very fit guy, once they managed to revive him on the field and get him to the hospital, all the odds were in his favour.
    He will recover I’m sure, however the question is, will he recover fully to be able to play football?

    ———-

    Seriously? Who cares at this point in the story if he ever plays football again? That is not the question at all. He needs to focus on fighting to get back to 100% and living a full, healthy life. The football talk may or may not come up later…but no one cares at this point.

  42. We all know within the brotherhood of the league that Damar would want his team to get back out there and win, and the team wants to win it for Damar now. Anyone who spews negative garbage about how the NFL handled this (they are the reason he’s alive at this point) or the media, doesn’t care about the NFL or Damar one lick, but rather they are using this as an opportunity to attack the ‘system’ our country, our sport etc. full stop.

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