Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin, who collapsed on the field during Monday’s football game and suffered cardiac arrest, has the most sought-after jersey on Fanatics.
The Buffalo Bills are set to face the Cincinnati Bengals next week for the first time since Bills safety Damar Hamlin’s on-field collapse brought a game between the two teams to a halt and set off a national outpouring of support.
The Bills and Bengals each advanced to the Divisional round of the playoffs Sunday, with the Bengals defeating division foes Baltimore Ravens 24-17 at Paycor Stadium and Buffalo earlier in the day winning 34-31 in a game against the Miami Dolphins at Highmark Stadium.
The reunion set for January 22 is sure to be an emotional one, coming 20 days after Hamlin, a defensive player in his second NFL season, suffered a cardiac arrest and fell to the ground in front of a shocked stadium following a tackle.
That night, players were in tears as they watched a medical team resuscitate the 24-year-old before an ambulance carried him off the field in critical condition. Hamlin was discharged Wednesday after a hospital stay watched nationwide that involved him being sedated and put on a ventilator.
The remainder of the Bills-Bengals game was canceled as Hamlin remained hospitalized and NFL teams and fans across the league paid tribute to the football player with T-shirts, signs, jersey patches and on-field prayers.
