Damar Hamlin shuts down ridiculous ‘clone’ conspiracy theories from Bills-Bengals game

Damar Hamlin has addressed conspiracy theories related to the cardiac arrest she suffered shortly after the New Year, following her first public appearance during the Buffalo Bills’ loss to the Cincinnati Bengals in the NFL Divisional Round matchup.

The 24-year-old safety made a heart-shaped fingertip gesture, his trademark hand signal, Sunday as he was shown at the scoreboard in Orchard Park from a luxury suite atop Highmark Stadium. .

He was also recorded greeting Bills teammates before the 27-10 home loss, which ended Buffalo’s hopes of a Super Bowl appearance.

Damar Hamlin tweeted a photo of himself in front of a mural in Buffalo with the caption: ‘Clone’

Conspiracy theorists believe a ‘body double’ appeared at the Bills-Bengals game on Sunday, instead of Hamlin himself, who made a heart shape with his hands at Highmark Stadium.

However, conspiracy theorists on Twitter simply didn’t believe the former Pittsburgh football player was there. So Hamlin responded with a cryptic message on Twitter, mocking his skeptics, who tweeted that the NFL had hired a “body double” to impersonate Hamlin on Sunday.

“Clone,” Hamlin tweeted along with a photo of himself standing next to a mural in Buffalo’s Larkinville neighborhood, another term skeptics used to describe the security who wore an all-red suit and red, white puffer jacket. and blue in glimpses caught on television cameras on Sunday.

Conspiracy theorists have ludicrously used Hamlin’s reluctance to grant an interview to any news outlet since he was released from the hospital earlier this month as the main reasoning behind his beliefs.

They also claimed that the 24-year-old player who appeared masked and wearing alien-rimmed sunglasses at Sunday’s game was a suspect, despite the 30-degree snowy weather.

said a source TMZ that the accusations were false. However, Bills center Mitch Morse was quick to shut down those fabrications as well, as he explained that Hamlin is a naturally reserved person.

“Just his presence, I think it says a lot,” Morse told ESPN. ‘[…] He’s not much of a rah-rah guy and I’m sure at some point he’s a little tired of people asking how he’s doing or being put in a position he didn’t ask to be put in. His mere presence, his smile, his positive energy, which he has always had, always injects energy and good vibes into the group.’

Hamlin has yet to speak publicly since his collapse at Paycor Stadium in Ohio on January 2.

Hamlin, a sixth-round pick in the 2021 NFL draft, is still reeling from the horrific collapse against the Bengals on ‘Monday Night Football’ in week 17, in which he had to be resuscitated twice after nearly dying in the field of Paycor Stadium – Cincy’s soccer field

Jordan Rooney, Hamlin’s marketing representative, revealed that the Bills player “still needs oxygen and has his heart checked regularly to make sure there are no hiccups or side effects.”

“Although he is able to visit team facilities, Damar is not in a condition to travel frequently and requires extra rest to help his body heal.”

It’s unclear if football security will ever return to NFL action.

It’s unclear if Hamlin will play in the NFL again. Seen, far right, against the Bears in August 2021