The Buffalo Bills will pay Damar Hamlin's salary in full for the remainder of the season
with a series of tributes Sunday in the aftermath of his on-field medical emergency in Monday’s game against the Bengals. But apart from symbolic gestures, the franchise plans to take care of the 24-year-old financially by paying his salary in full for the remainder of the season, Hamlin–who is currently in the second year of his four-year, $3.64 million rookie contract–has a standard split in his deal that agrees to pay him a lower rate if he lands on injured reserve.
Essentially, Hamlin was set to earn $825,000 for the 2022 season, with his split amount on injured reserve being $455,000. For one week spent on IR, that’s a difference in pay of $20,555.56, but the team decided to award Hamlin his full salary, even though he won’t be on the active roster. Hamlin has been recovering at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center after he collapsed on the field during the first quarter of Monday night in Cincinnati. He was administered CPR on the field and transported to the hospital, where he was sedated and treated in the intensive care unit.
Since then, Hamlin’s condition has gradually improved. He woke up Wednesday night, and the Bills since have said he is
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