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Athletes, celebrities and sports fans alike have come together to offer support and prayers for┬аDamar Hamlin after the Buffalo BillsтАЩ┬аsafety┬аcollapsed┬аduring Monday nightтАЩs game┬аbetween the Buffalo Bills and the Cincinnati Bengals.
During the first quarter of MondayтАЩs matchup, Hamlin tackled Bengals wide receiver Tee Higgins, and both men appeared to be uninjured following the tackle. However, shortly after,┬аHamlin appeared to stumble and collapse on the field.┬аHe was swiftly attended to by medical personnel, who reportedly gave the athlete CPR on the field before he was┬аtaken to the hospital via ambulance.
On Tuesday morning, the NFL released a statement confirming that Hamlin┬аsuffered cardiac arrest┬аfollowing a blow to the chest and is┬аcurrently in critical condition at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center.
HamlinтАЩs┬аspokesperson, Jordon Rooney,┬аtold ET┬аthat the athlete is fighting.
тАЬWe donтАЩt have a specific medical update at this time.┬аHeтАЩs fighting, heтАЩs pushing through,тАЭ Rooney shared with ET.┬атАЬHeтАЩs┬аworking to get better.┬аI think thereтАЩs still a lot that thatтАЩs up in the air that we canтАЩt come out publicly with a statement тАЩtil we know what exactly is going on. ItтАЩs honestly a day-by-day thing. WeтАЩre just monitoring it each day to see where heтАЩs at.тАЭ
After all of the amazing support, Rooney told ET that HamlinтАЩs family is just asking for continued prayers as the NFL star continues to recover.
тАЬThey appreciate the support and and theyтАЩre going to utilize that support when the markets better to inspire the next thousands, hundreds of thousands of people,тАЭ he said. тАЬTheyтАЩre very big on giving to the next person. ThatтАЩs just who they are. The most important thing for them is they just want to say thanks. They are so incredibly thankful for everyone.тАЭ
Sports figures and celebrities have offered their well-wishes in droves, taking to social media to share their sympathy for the injured safety.
тАЬBills Mafia is with you,тАЭ the official Twitter account for the Buffalo Bills posted on Monday.
Bills Mafia is with you, @HamlinIsland. тЭдя╕ПЁЯТЩ
тАФ Buffalo Bills (@BuffaloBills) January 3, 2023
In a show of solidarity, all 32 NFL teams changed their Twitter profile pictures to support Hamlin, with the NFLтАЩs Twitter account proclaiming that тАЬFootball is family.тАЭ
Football is family тЭдя╕П pic.twitter.com/bGbCMGCIWG
тАФ NFL (@NFL) January 3, 2023
Buffalo Bills players┬аJosh Allen┬аand Dawson Knox took to Twitter to ask fans to keep Hamlin in their prayers.
Please pray for our brother.
тАФ Josh Allen (@JoshAllenQB) January 3, 2023
Prayer is real, and itтАЩs powerful. Constantly praying for Damar and his family
тАФ Dawson Knox (@dawson_knox) January 3, 2023
тАЬWow. I am praying for you┬а@HamlinIsland. Praying for health and safety,тАЭ┬аRussell Wilson, Denver Broncos quarterback, tweeted on Monday. Ciara shared her husbandтАЩs sentiments in a┬аtweet, writing, тАЬPraying for Hamlin. Jesus please let everything be ok,тАЭ along with heart and prayer hands emoji.
Wow. I am praying for you @HamlinIsland. Praying for health and safety.ЁЯЩПЁЯП╛
тАФ Russell Wilson (@DangeRussWilson) January 3, 2023
Praying for Hamlin. Jesus please let everything be ok ЁЯЩПЁЯП╜тЭдя╕П
тАФ Ciara (@ciara) January 3, 2023
Kirk Franklin offered up a prayer, writing, тАЬLord, please be with Damar Hamlin, his team, and his familyтАж my heart hurts in this moment for him,тАЭ while Snoop Dogg posted an image of┬аHamlin on Instagram, captioning the post┬аwith a┬аprayer hands emoji.
Lord, please be with Damar Hamlin, his team, and his familyтАжmy heart hurts in this moment for him.
тАФ Kirk Franklin (@kirkfranklin) January 3, 2023
Country singer Mickey Guyton also sent her well-wishes, as did MC Hammer, mega-producer The-Dream and many more. See their messages of support ahead.
ItтАЩs beautiful to see the world rally around him. Praying so hard for him and his family.
тАФ Mickey Guyton (@MickeyGuyton) January 3, 2023
Sending Damar @HamlinIsland Our Thoughts & Prayers RN letтАЩs go#3!
тАФ THE-DREAM (@TheKingDream) January 3, 2023
Damar Hamlin
family,teammates,
players and community.
ЁЯЩПЁЯП╜ЁЯЩПЁЯП╜ЁЯЩПЁЯП╜ЁЯЩПЁЯП╜
Our PrayersтАФ MC HAMMER (@MCHammer) January 3, 2023
All lines disappear тАФ there are no winners or losers, no records, no separation by teams. No matter where or when you played, today we are one family, one brotherhood united in prayer for Damar. pic.twitter.com/In3fxD3Sj9
тАФ Steve Young (@SteveYoungQB) January 3, 2023
Join me in praying for:
Damar HamlinтАЩs full recovery.
Peace for his family and loved ones.
Wisdom for Doctors and physicians in contact with Damar right now.
тАЬThe prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.тАЭ James 5:16b#Bills #MNF #DamarHamlin
тАФ Emmanuel Acho (@EmmanuelAcho) January 3, 2023
Praying for Damar HamlinтАжthe entire world is lifting this young man up.
тАФ Larry Fitzgerald (@LarryFitzgerald) January 3, 2023
Blue lights on at Paycor for Damar Hamlin and the Bills family pic.twitter.com/hSFtn6mKah
тАФ Jay Morrison (@JayMorrisonATH) January 3, 2023
I am praying for Damar Hamlin. My heart goes out to his family and teammates. The response of both teams reminds us that we are so connected as human beings. We matter to each other. ЁЯЩПЁЯП╛
тАФ Be A King (@BerniceKing) January 3, 2023
Please donтАЩt get sucked into debates right now. Please continue to pray for Damar Hamlin. ЁЯЩПЁЯП╛
тАФ Nina Parker (@theninaparker) January 3, 2023
Damar is an absolute warrior and a Great man. Tough as hell, kind, hardworking, creative and artistic. An amazing person to be around. The prayers and love for him have been incredible. Keep тАШEm coming for @HamlinIsland
тАФ Tommy Sweeney (@Tommysweeney15) January 3, 2023
The entire City of Buffalo is praying for Damar Hamlin. Our thoughts and prayers are with Damar, his family and the @BuffaloBills during this difficult time. We wish him a full recovery. pic.twitter.com/oqPMU1jKY8
тАФ Byron W. Brown (@MayorByronBrown) January 3, 2023
“This isn’t about a football player, this is about a human.”@Realrclark25 spent time with @notthefakeSVP to offer support to Damar Hamlin. pic.twitter.com/fJT80Nz7kV
тАФ SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) January 3, 2023
Since the medical emergency, fans have been offering support to Hamlin by donating to his The Chasing MтАЩs Foundation Community┬аToy Drive┬аGoFund Me┬аpage. So far, the donations have already far surpassed its $2,500 goal with over $4┬аmillion raised.
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