Damar Hamlin: Patrick Mahomes says Bills player’s collapse ‘sent chills’ through his body

NFL superstar and Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes revealed that Damar Hamlin’s collapse caught him by surprise Monday, admitting that the Bills safety’s cardiac arrest “gave me the chills.”

Speaking to reporters before Kansas City’s final game of the regular season on Saturday against the Los Vegas Raiders, Mahomes was reflective, before Hamlin’s teammate Kaiir Elam revealed that the 24-year-old is “awake and showing signs of improvement. at a Cincinnati hospital in Ohio.

“To put things in perspective, we go out every week and I’m not going to say we take it for granted, but you go out and play a game that you love and just enjoy it,” said the 27-year-old.

Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes revealed that he prayed for Damar Hamlin after her collapse on Monday

Hamlin is making a “marked improvement” in his recovery since Wednesday, doctors said.

“You don’t think about things like that and every time something like that happens, I think it shocks everyone.”

Ahead of a statement from Buffalo earlier Thursday that Hamlin had made “notable improvement” in his recovery over the last 24 hours, Mahomes revealed that he was tuned in to the Bills-Bengals game on Monday Night Football when the horrific moment occurred. .

“It sent chills through my body when I was looking at it and all I did was sit there and pray for him because that’s all you can do when you feel like you can’t help it,” the former Super Bowl champion said.

Hamlin collapsed moments after a tackle, fell backwards and lay motionless on the ground.

Mahomes hopes Hamlin’s meltdown will shed light on NFL players who are people, not just players.

‘And like I said, I’ve been watching updates like everyone and trying to make sure that Damar is healthy and can come back in the first place.

‘Because at the end of the day, we are people. We are not just gamers and I think everyone understands it even more now.

Hamlin got up briefly after the play before appearing wobbly and collapsing on the grass.

He was given CPR in the field and shortly thereafter was taken by ambulance to hospital, where the team said he was in critical condition later that night.

Hamlin remains seriously ill, but the Bills team also delivered encouraging news Thursday morning along with Elam.

According to the doctors treating Damar Hamlin at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Damar has shown marked improvement in the last 24 hours. Although he is still seriously ill, he has shown that he appears to be neurologically intact. His lungs continue to heal and he is making steady progress,” the statement read.

Hamlin had been under sedation, but according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoportrecently he began to hold the hands of his loved ones in the hospital.