The sun is shining a bit brighter in Buffalo, New York this afternoon. Earlier today, Buffalo Bills General Manager Brandon Beane informed members of the press that Damar Hamlin had been fully cleared to resume football activities. The Bills safety has been reportedly participating in voluntary team activities throughout the week.
“He’s fully cleared, he’s here and he is of the mindset, he’s in a great head space to come back and make his return,” Beane told reporters on Tuesday.
Damar Hamlin last played for the Buffalo Bills on January 2, 2023 in Cincinnati. During a regular-season matchup against the Bengals, the Bills safety went into cardiac arrest and collapsed on the field. He was rushed to a nearby hospital where he was treated and released less than a week later. Since then, he has slowly worked his way back to a full recovery and has maintained his desire to play football in the future.
“Eventually. That’s always the goal, like I said, as a competitor, you know, I’m trying to do things to keep advancing my situation,” Hamlin told FOX’s Michael Strahan prior to Super Bowl LVII.
“But I’m allowing that to be in God’s hands. I’m just thankful he gave me a second chance.”
Three months removed from the frightening ordeal, it appears that all parties are in support of his return to the field.
“When he left Cincinnati, he came here, it was Buffalo General [Hospital],” Beane added.
“He saw a couple of specialists here in Buffalo and then since then, he’s seen three additional specialists, most recently on Friday and they’re all in agreement. It’s not 2-1 or 3-1 or anything like that. They’re all in lockstep of what this was and that he’s cleared, resumed full activities just like anyone else who was coming back from an injury.”
