CINCINNATI — The Bills' Damar Hamlin has officially been released from the University of Cincinnati Medical Center, his physicians shared Monday afternoon. Hamlin flew back to Buffalo Monday morning, just shy of a week after he collapsed on the field.
What You Need To Know
- Damar Hamlin flew back to Buffalo Monday morning
- Hamlin improved over the weekend and began walking and eating a regular diet
- Hamlin is now at Buffalo General
- His physicians at UC said they now know that the Buffalo Mafia is real and appreciate all the support
His physicians shared with the media Monday afternoon that Damar made continued progress over the weekend, including walking the halls of the hospital and tolerating a regular diet.
Hamlin was transferred to Buffalo General Hospital, according to his social media, and was cleared to leave Monday after his condition was downgraded from critical. His doctors shared that Hamlin’s recovery has been a little ahead of normal, but he still has a ways to go.
They said it’s still too early to say if he will ever be able to return to the football field. But that’s not to say he doesn’t want to be there- he watched the Bills game on Sunday and felt the love.
“He was beyond excited and feels very supported by the outpouring of love from across the league and especially from the Buffalo area," Dr. Timothy Pritts, one of Hamlin's physicians at UC Medical Center, said. "We’ve learned this week that the Bills mafia is a very real thing and feel the love from you all in Western New York.”
The doctors at UC mentioned several times throughout the last week how important it is to learn and know CPR and support public access to defibrillators. That’s what they hope the many fans that cheered on Hamllin’s recovery will get out of this situation.
“He originally asked who had won, and his answer now to that is that we all won out of this," Pritts said. "He won as a patient. Hopefully, everyone will go out and get trained in CPR so that you too can save a life one day and out of all that, everybody can win.”
There’s still no answer yet as to what caused Hamlin to go into cardiac arrest last Monday, but doctors are hopeful that he could make a full recovery. Now going back to Hamlin watching the game on Sunday, his doctors said when the Bills ran the opening kickoff in for a touchdown, Hamlin was jumping up and down and admittedly setting off all kinds of alarms. He is fine, but just goes to show you where his heart is.