Damar Hamlin: Buffalo Bills safety cleared to return four months after cardiac arrest

Damar Hamlin was drafted from the University of Pittsburgh by the Bills successful 2021

Buffalo Bills information Damar Hamlin has been cleared to instrumentality to play, 4 months aft suffering a cardiac apprehension connected the tract during an NFL match.

After support from doctors, helium has returned to Bills' off-season grooming and could play again aboriginal this year.

"We're ace excited for Damar," said Bills caput manager Sean McDermott.

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Hamlin collapsed during a lucifer astatine Cincinnati Bengals aft making a tackle connected wide receiver Tee Higgins, and received much than 30 minutes of aesculapian attraction connected the tract earlier being moved to an intensive attraction unit.

He was discharged from infirmary 9 days later.

In February, Hamlin said helium hoped to instrumentality to shot "eventually" and was inactive processing the trauma of the incident.

"I'm inactive moving done things," helium added. "I'm inactive trying to process each the emotions and the trauma that comes from...dealing with a concern similar that."

There was widespread support from the sporting satellite aft Hamlin's collapse.

But Bills wide manager Brandon Beane said connected Tuesday: "He's cleared to resume afloat activities similar anyone coming backmost from injury.

"He's afloat cleared, he's present and he's successful a large headspace to travel backmost and marque his return."