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Update (1/3/23 1:43 p.m. EST): The Buffalo Bills gave followers an replace on Damar’s well being on Twitter on Tuesday afternoon. “Damar Hamlin spent last night in the intensive care unit and remains there today in critical condition at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center,” the crew wrote. “We are grateful and thankful for the outpouring of support we have received thus far.”
Original: Damar Hamlin’s good friend and consultant Jordon Rooney spoke in regards to the Buffalo Bills participant’s situation as he stays in medical care after collapsing on the sphere after being tackled throughout a recreation towards the Cincinnati Bengals on Monday, January 2. Jordon, who has been shut with the NFL participant for plenty of years, mentioned that Damar, 24, wakened briefly however was at present sedated throughout an look on Good Morning America on Tuesday, January 3.
“He’s fighting. He’s a fighter.” — @jordonr, a household spokesperson for Damar Hamlin, shares an replace after the Buffalo Bills participant collapsed on the sphere on Monday evening. https://t.co/UJDqTL9GDk pic.twitter.com/9P5G8dCfUs
— Good Morning America (@GMA) January 3, 2023
While Jordon didn’t discuss Damar’s medical situation, he did share that the household was carefully monitoring him. “What I can say is he’s fighting. He’s a fighter,” he mentioned. “He was awake [earlier], and now he’s sedated. So, the family’s in good spirits. We’re honestly just taking it minute-by-minute, hour-by-hour.”
GMA anchor Robin Roberts requested Jordon about how Damar’s household was dealing with the state of affairs. ” His household’s outstanding. They are an amazing group of individuals. They’re sturdy. They’re supportive. Obviously, they’re frightened. Damar could be very shut together with his household,” Jordon defined.
Jordon additionally spoke about how he and Damar bought shut. He mentioned that as a Division One soccer participant he’d reached out and requested about interning due to his curiosity in exploring completely different alternatives. “He interned for me, so then we just became super, super close. We’re partners in a business together. We collaborate on a lot of things, and we’re really good friends,” he mentioned.
The consultant for the household additionally mentioned that whereas they appreciated the outpouring of help for Damar and his family members, he did remind followers that the household nonetheless deserves privateness. “I think what’s most important is to give the family their privacy. It’s tough when you see someone on TV or you watch someone play a sport, you kind of don’t view them as a human a lot of times,” he mentioned. “This is a human being. His family is going through a lot right now. I think it’s important for everyone to remember that this is a person, and his family is just trying to work through everything.”
Damar collapsed on the sphere after he was tackled through the first quarter of the Monday Night Football recreation between the Bills and the Bengals. He was administered CPR on the sphere and brought to a hospital. The recreation was postponed after play was suspended for an hour. The Bills gave an replace on Damar’s situation on Twitter. “Damar Hamlin suffered a cardiac arrest following a hit in our game versus the Bengals. His heartbeat was restored on the field and he was transferred to the UC Medical Center for further testing and treatment. He is currently sedated and listed in critical condition,” the crew wrote.