After Damar Hamlin collapsed on the field in last year’s Buffalo Bills game against the Cincinnati Bengals, his life was saved by medical staff in the city of Cincinnati.
To honor the 10 people who helped save his life, Hamlin said he will be launching a scholarship program for Cincinnati youths on Sunday. The foundation, Chasing M’s, will award $1,000 scholarships to 10 individuals from the under-served communities in the area for each of the next three years.
“I’m humbled by the opportunity to set up a scholarship program to honor this team of professionals – my Cincinnati heroes – who helped save my life,” Hamlin said in a statement. “Today, as I look at honoring these Cincinnati heroes and lifting up young people who are trying to find their way, I’m reminded of the enormous blessing I’ve been given through my charity and the generosity of people around the world.”
All 10 of the individual scholarships will be named after a different one of the 10 first responders, nurses and doctors who treated Hamlin after he went into cardiac arrest that night during the game.
The announcement comes the day the Bengals and Bills match up in the regular season again on Sunday night in Cincinnati. Hamlin made the trip with the Bills and announced the scholarship program in Cincinnati after the team arrived Saturday. Hamlin made the Bills roster again this season, but has only played in one game.
