Damar Hamlin: American football player (born 1998)
Damar Romeyelle Hamlin (born March 24, 1998) is an American football player.
He plays as a safety for the Buffalo Bills.
_(cropped).jpg) Hamlin in the 2019 Quick Lane Bowl | |||||||||||
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| Position: | Safety | ||||||||||
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| Born: | March 24, 1998 McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 200 lb (91 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school: | Pittsburgh Central Catholic | ||||||||||
| College: | Pittsburgh (2016–2020) | ||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2021 / Round: 6 / Pick: 212 | ||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 16, 2022 | |||||||||||
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| Player stats at PFR | |||||||||||
Early life
He grew up in McKess Rocks, Pennsylvania. He studied at Central Catholic High School in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He played basketball and football.
Hamlin went to the University of Pittsburgh in 2016. He played college football for the Pittsburgh Panthers.
NFL career
The Buffalo Bills chose Hamlin to play with them in the 2021 NFL draft. He became a safety in 2022.
On January 2, 2023, during a game Monday Night Football against the Cincinnati Bengals, Hamlin collapsed after tackling Tee Higgins. He was given CPR for 10 minutes. An ambulance took him to University of Cincinnati Academic Health Center. He had gone into cardiac arrest.
The NFL suspended the game. At 10 p.m., the game was postponed (delayed).
References
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