Damar Hamlin.Photo: Greg M Cooper/AP/ShutterstockDamar Hamlinis taking his journey back to the football field one day at a time.Nearly five months aftercollapsing on the field during Monday Night Footballon January 2, the Buffalo Bills safety returned to his team’s practice facility to take part in some individual drill workouts.“I’m not going to get into specifics — where he is and what hour. But he’s in the building working, and we’ll take it one day at a time,” confirmed head coachSean McDermottat a news conference on Tuesday on the team’s Twitter account.While McDermott would not specify the progress the 25-year-old athlete has made in his recovery, he stressed to reporters that Hamlin had not been fully integrated into the team’s workouts.“He has not been practicing,” McDermott, 49, explained. “We’re going to just continue to take it one day at a time. We’re going to support Damar in every way possible,“Hamlinechoed the same sentiments while speaking to the American Heart Associationearlier in May after beingmedically cleared to play againin April.“I’m just trying to focus on the right foot in front of the left,” he said, noting that he’s gotten stronger while learning how to go “with the flow” and “not worrying about trying to control too much” of how he’s feeling.Mike Stewart/AP/ShutterstockThat same month, Hamlin shared during apress conferencethat he was diagnosed with commotio cordis. He described the condition as “a direct blow at a specific point in your heartbeat that cause cardiac arrest, and five to seven seconds later, you fall out.“Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.According to Dr. Gordon F. Tomaselli, on behalf of theAmerican Heart Association, commotio cordis is “a rare cardiac arrest immediately following a blow to the chest” that “induces a potentially lethal heart rhythm disturbance, or arrhythmia, called ventricular fibrillation.” Although infrequent, it can cause “sudden death in young athletes,” theNational Library of Medicinereports.Hamlin told reporters that because of the lethal condition, he would personally take a step to combat statistics and raise awareness.
Damar Hamlin.Photo: Greg M Cooper/AP/Shutterstock
Damar Hamlinis taking his journey back to the football field one day at a time.Nearly five months aftercollapsing on the field during Monday Night Footballon January 2, the Buffalo Bills safety returned to his team’s practice facility to take part in some individual drill workouts.“I’m not going to get into specifics — where he is and what hour. But he’s in the building working, and we’ll take it one day at a time,” confirmed head coachSean McDermottat a news conference on Tuesday on the team’s Twitter account.While McDermott would not specify the progress the 25-year-old athlete has made in his recovery, he stressed to reporters that Hamlin had not been fully integrated into the team’s workouts.“He has not been practicing,” McDermott, 49, explained. “We’re going to just continue to take it one day at a time. We’re going to support Damar in every way possible,“Hamlinechoed the same sentiments while speaking to the American Heart Associationearlier in May after beingmedically cleared to play againin April.“I’m just trying to focus on the right foot in front of the left,” he said, noting that he’s gotten stronger while learning how to go “with the flow” and “not worrying about trying to control too much” of how he’s feeling.Mike Stewart/AP/ShutterstockThat same month, Hamlin shared during apress conferencethat he was diagnosed with commotio cordis. He described the condition as “a direct blow at a specific point in your heartbeat that cause cardiac arrest, and five to seven seconds later, you fall out.“Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.According to Dr. Gordon F. Tomaselli, on behalf of theAmerican Heart Association, commotio cordis is “a rare cardiac arrest immediately following a blow to the chest” that “induces a potentially lethal heart rhythm disturbance, or arrhythmia, called ventricular fibrillation.” Although infrequent, it can cause “sudden death in young athletes,” theNational Library of Medicinereports.Hamlin told reporters that because of the lethal condition, he would personally take a step to combat statistics and raise awareness.
Damar Hamlinis taking his journey back to the football field one day at a time.
Nearly five months aftercollapsing on the field during Monday Night Footballon January 2, the Buffalo Bills safety returned to his team’s practice facility to take part in some individual drill workouts.
“I’m not going to get into specifics — where he is and what hour. But he’s in the building working, and we’ll take it one day at a time,” confirmed head coachSean McDermottat a news conference on Tuesday on the team’s Twitter account.
While McDermott would not specify the progress the 25-year-old athlete has made in his recovery, he stressed to reporters that Hamlin had not been fully integrated into the team’s workouts.
“He has not been practicing,” McDermott, 49, explained. “We’re going to just continue to take it one day at a time. We’re going to support Damar in every way possible,”
Hamlinechoed the same sentiments while speaking to the American Heart Associationearlier in May after beingmedically cleared to play againin April.
“I’m just trying to focus on the right foot in front of the left,” he said, noting that he’s gotten stronger while learning how to go “with the flow” and “not worrying about trying to control too much” of how he’s feeling.
Mike Stewart/AP/Shutterstock
That same month, Hamlin shared during apress conferencethat he was diagnosed with commotio cordis. He described the condition as “a direct blow at a specific point in your heartbeat that cause cardiac arrest, and five to seven seconds later, you fall out.”
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
According to Dr. Gordon F. Tomaselli, on behalf of theAmerican Heart Association, commotio cordis is “a rare cardiac arrest immediately following a blow to the chest” that “induces a potentially lethal heart rhythm disturbance, or arrhythmia, called ventricular fibrillation.” Although infrequent, it can cause “sudden death in young athletes,” theNational Library of Medicinereports.
Hamlin told reporters that because of the lethal condition, he would personally take a step to combat statistics and raise awareness.
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