The NFL denies “ridiculous” and “insensitive” reports that they planned to resume the Bills-Bengals game after Damar Hamlin suffered cardiac arrest on the field… as the vice president insists NO “five-minute prep talks” took place
The NFL has clarified that there have been no talks about warming up the Buffalo Bills and Cincinnati Bengals stars to resume play after Damar Hamlin went into cardiac arrest.
The 24-year-old was resuscitated on the field after collapsing after a tackle on Bengals’ Tee Higgins. Emotional teammates surrounded him and shielded him from the public before he was taken to the hospital, where he is in critical condition.
The game was suspended while he received emergency treatment on the field, and the NFL has denied reports that there were discussions about resuming Monday night’s football game.
The NFL has clarified that there have been no talks of the Buffalo Bills and Cincinnati Bengals stars warming up to resume play after Damar Hamlin collapsed and was hospitalized
ESPN reported on the MNF show that the league initially told players they had five minutes to warm up before resuming play amid the worrying scenes.
“I’m not sure where that came from,” NFL executive vice president of football operations Troy Vincent said at a media conference Tuesday morning.
“Honestly, there was no time for the players to warm up.
NFL Executive Vice President of Football Operations Troy Vincent has clarified the NFL
“Honestly, the only thing we asked was that [referee] shawn [Smith] communicate with both head coaches to ensure they have the right amount of time in the dressing room to discuss what they think is best.
“So I’m not sure where that came from. A five-minute warm-up has never occurred to me personally.
“And I was the one who communicated with the commissioner. Honestly, it never occurred to us to talk about warming up to get back into the game. That’s ridiculous. That’s insensitive. And that’s not a place we should ever be.
The game was postponed 30 minutes after the medical emergency, with the league’s delay in response drawing criticism on social media.