The Bills safety went into cardiac arrest, had his heartbeat restored and was transported to a Cincinnati hospital.
that he was eating dinner when he and other network analysts were called back onto the set. He added, “As I’m walking toward the set my only thought was, ‘What exactly do they want us to say?’ That’s all Adam Schefter and I were thinking.” . Hamlin then got up on his feet, but almost immediately, he collapsed. Medical personnel were able to restore his heartbeat, the Bills later said in a statement, and Hill was transported to the University of Cincinnati Medical Center.
“I’ve hit people and been hit so many times on that field, and to see that play out where we are watching life and death play out on national television is an uncomfortable feeling,” McFarland told. “When I saw the look on the trainers’ and doctors’ faces, I knew this was different. Then you hear they are doing CPR, which means he’s having difficulty breathing. All I could think about was life or death for this young man. That is something I never thought would happen on an NFL field.
After a delay of more than an hour, the game officially was postponed. At the time of the publication of this story, the NFL
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