12, when the Bills open their preseason schedule at home against Indianapolis. As for Hamlin’s next hurdle, it’ll come Aug. This year, Hamlin is competing with offseason free agent addition Taylor Rapp for a backup role behind Hyde and Jordan Poyer. Selected by Buffalo in the sixth round of the 2021 draft out of Pitt, he opened last season as a backup before starting 13 games after Micah Hyde sustained a season-ending neck injury.
The 25-year-old from the Pittsburgh area is entering his third NFL season. It was just that moment of: ‘All right, let’s settle in and let’s just take one play at a time. I felt like I’m here,” Hamlin said with a wide grin. “That first little moment of contact, that was just letting me know. Hamlin’s biggest contact came on the final play of practice, when he avoided a block to work his way into the backfield and help a teammate stop tight end Quintin Morris for what would have been a loss. On his second play, Hamlin showed no hesitation when bursting toward Damien Harris and wrapping him up with both arms. New York Yankees to honor Damar Hamlin, take part in CPR training And that’s the message I want to spread on to the world that as long as your faith is stronger than your fear, you can get through anything.” I’m not afraid to say that it crosses my mind of being a little scared here and there,” he added. “This is just a another milestone on the journey - might be one of the biggest ones,” Hamlin said after practice. Of the thousands of emotions - trepidation among them - running through Damar Hamlin’s head Monday while pulling on his pads for practice for the first time at training camp, the one that ultimately won out was joy.įor everything the Buffalo Bills safety has overcome in seven months since going into cardiac arrest during a game and needing to be resuscitated on the field, Hamlin leaned on his faith in God and himself, along with the support from his family and teammates, to take another step toward resuming his playing career.
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