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Damar Hamlin will be honored this weekend by ALL 32 NFL teams as the league reveals pregame support moment, warm-up jerseys and the option to paint the number 3 at the 30-yard line in Bills blue or red.
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The NFL announced Friday that every team in the league will honor Bills safety Damar Hamlin this weekend, who is awake and without his breathing tube after going into cardiac arrest against the Bengals on Monday.
The football community has shown widespread support for Hamlin, with Robert Kraft, Tom Brady and Matthew Stafford among the many who donated to his GoFundMe, and now the NFL has released a list of official options for teams to recognize the 24-year-old. years. .
Activations include a pregame moment of support, painting their No. 3 at each 30-yard line and wearing black jerseys displaying ‘Love for Damar 3’.
Bills players will wear a number 3 patch on their jerseys this weekend in tribute to Damar Hamlin
The league has distributed a standardized public address announcement for teams to read before the national anthem.
It read: “Throughout this week, the entire NFL family has been praying for the Buffalo Bills’ Damar Hamlin as she continues her recovery, and we thank the first responders and medical professionals involved in her care.”
‘He [CLUB NAME] We ask that you join us in a moment of support and love for Damar, and cheer him and his family on as they continue their fight.
The Bills will wear ‘3’ jersey patches when hosting the Patriots in Week 18 this weekend
The league also provided more details about the field paint tribute, saying the No. 3 must appear in either ‘Buffalo Bills Red or Buffalo Bills Blue.’
And while non-Bills players can choose to wear black jerseys in honor of Hamlin, Buffalo players will wear a similar jersey in team blue.
Embroidered ‘3’ caps will also be provided to team personnel to wear prior to the game, while the Bills will wear ‘3’ jersey patches in Week 18.
The Bills host the Patriots this Sunday.
Players throughout the league will be able to wear this black Nike jersey to honor Hamlin.
Bills QB Josh Allen (17) and teammates react as Hamlin is treated after cardiac arrest
On Friday, Hamlin was flexible with his Bills teammates, telling them he loves them in a surprise FaceTime call from his hospital bed in Cincinnati.
‘They didn’t know what we were going to do [the call]’ Bills coach Sean McDermott told reporters on Friday’s conference call.
“When I said we had a ‘gift’ in store, you could see the look in his eyes anticipating what was probably coming,” McDermott continued.
“And then to get the Zoom and when he came up on the screen…to see the player’s reaction, they immediately stood up and clapped for him and yelled some things at him and it was a really cool exchange for a few seconds.”
Hamlin, who appeared on ‘the big screen’, made a ‘heart’ symbol with his hands, gave a ‘thumbs up’ sign and even bowed to his teammates, McDermott said: ‘It makes me laugh. He leaned over them.’