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NFL: Bills' Hamlin remains critical, game won't be finished this week

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Agence France-Presse

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Buffalo Bills players huddle and pray after teammate Damar Hamlin #3 collapsed on the field after making a tackle against the Cincinnati Bengals during the first quarter at Paycor Stadium on January 02, 2023 in Cincinnati, Ohio. Dylan Buell, Getty Images/AFP" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/overseas/01/04/bills.jpg"/><figcaption>Buffalo Bills players huddle and pray after teammate Damar Hamlin #3 collapsed on the field after making a tackle against the Cincinnati Bengals during the first quarter at Paycor Stadium on January 02, 2023 in Cincinnati, Ohio. Dylan Buell, Getty Images/AFP</figcaption></figure></div>NEW YORK -- Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin, who suffered a cardiac arrest during an NFL game, remained hospitalized in critical condition Tuesday while the league said the suspended contest would not resume this week.The 24-year-old defensive back collapsed Monday night after receiving a hard hit in the chest while tackling receiver Tee Higgins during the first quarter of the Bills&#x27; game at Cincinnati.Medical workers restored Hamlin&#x27;s heartbeat on the field while working for 30 minutes as players from both teams wept and worried, the horrific scene viewed by a national television audience and a stadium crowd stunned into silence.Hamlin was taken from the stadium in an ambulance and the pivotal contest between playoff-bound NFL clubs, led 7-3 by Cincinnati, was halted.&quot;Damar Hamlin spent last night in the intensive care unit and remains there today in critical condition at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center,&quot; the Bills said in a statement.&quot;We are grateful and thankful for the outpouring of support we have received thus far.&quot;The NFL announced the Bills-Bengals game would not be completed this week, with no guarantee it would be finished, and said next weekend&#x27;s final regular-season games remain as scheduled.&quot;The NFL has made no decision regarding the possible resumption of the game at a later date,&quot; an NFL statement said. &quot;The league has not made any changes to the week 18 regular-season schedule.&quot;That means the NFL expects the Bills (12-3) to play host to New England (8-8) on Sunday in a game with playoff qualifying and seeding implications.Dorrian Glenn, identified by CNN, ESPN and Buffalo television station WIVB as Hamlin&#x27;s uncle, said his nephew had to be resuscitated twice, once on the field and again after arriving at the hospital.&quot;It&#x27;s just heartbreaking seeing him like that,&quot; Glenn said. &quot;We were all in tears. I never cried so hard in my life just to know that my nephew basically died on the field and they brought him back to life... It really was a gut punch.&quot;WIVB reported Glenn said doctors had reduced Hamlin&#x27;s oxygen levels from 100 percent to 50 percent, a sign his breathing was stronger.The NFL Players Association tweeted mental health and counseling information to all players in America&#x27;s most violent and most popular sport.&quot;We continue to be in touch with the clubs and NFL to ensure that Bills and Bengals players have every resource available to aid and support them during this time,&quot; an NFLPA statement said.NFL players and supporters, including US President Joe Biden, hoped Hamlin, who remains sedated, will fully recover.&quot;The President has seen the horrific news. We hope his condition and his health improves quickly,&quot; White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre said.<div>- &#x27;I was shook up&#x27; -</div>Seven-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady, the 45-year-old quarterback who ended a brief retirement to play this season, tweeted: &quot;Moments like this put into perspective what it means to play this game we love.&quot;&quot;I was shook up,&quot; 39-year-old Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers said on the Pat McAfee Show. &quot;Your football mortality comes right face to face. One of your brothers in the fraternity of the NFL is fighting for his life right now.&quot;Whether you are currently playing or done playing, you&#x27;re shook about this because you just never thought you would see something like this on the field.&quot;A GoFundMe page supporting Hamlin&#x27;s foundation, which sought $2,500 for youth charity programs, has more than $5.3 million in contributions, with family members saying the money will also go to &quot;Damar&#x27;s current battle.&quot;&quot;We want to express our sincere gratitude for the love and support shown to Damar during this challenging time,&quot; Hamlin&#x27;s family said in a statement.&quot;We are deeply moved by the prayers, kind words and donations from fans around the country... Your generosity and compassion mean the world to us.&quot;Other sports teams supported Hamlin, with NFL clubs tagging social media with &quot;Pray for Damar&quot; messages.<div>© Agence France-Presse</div>

Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin, who suffered a cardiac arrest during an NFL game, remained hospitalized in critical condition Tuesday.