An online toy drive fundraiser started by Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin topped $4 million in donations in the hours after the NFL star collapsed on the field during a game Monday night.
"Damar Hamlin suffered a cardiac arrest following a hit in our game versus the Bengals," the Bills said.It took about two years.
A fundraiser that as of last month had raised $2,921 was up to $4,427,080 by 2 p.m. Eastern on Tuesday - with about 157,000 people going online in that span to donate, on average, about $28. Some of the donations were smaller. Some were more than $5,000. Some were even from New England Patriots players, who are scheduled to play at Buffalo on Sunday for the regular-season finale.
The messages poured in from different fan bases, many of the donors letting the world know that they support other teams. One came with a hashtag that read, "we are all Bills fans."
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