Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin says he has nothing to worry about in preparing to return to Cincinnati for a game against the Bengals some 10 months since his near-death experience.
FILE - Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin walks onto the field for warm-ups before an NFL football game against the Miami Dolphins, Sunday, Oct. 1, 2023, in Orchard Park, N.Y. Hamlin isn’t sure what to expect when he steps back on the field in Cincinnati on Sunday, the place where the Buffalo Bills safety’s life nearly ended in January. ORCHARD PARK, N.Y.
Hamlin then put aside whatever personal emotions he might be experiencing, and turned the attention to his team.It’s no coincidence Hamlin is focused on winning. The first words out of his mouth after being awakened from a medically induced coma in a Cincinnati hospital were, “Did we win?” The 25-year-old Hamlin’s journey is coming full-circle with Buffalo’s first return to Cincinnati since he collapsed after making what appeared to be a routine tackle.
“As much as I want to be a superstar, man, I don’t like the spotlight. I don’t like all the attention that comes with it, positive or negative,” he said. “But I’m here standing in front of it and I’m leading the charge, and I’m super excited to continue to do that.”
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