Damar Hamlin has shown “remarkable improvement” in the last 24 hours, the Buffalo Bills said in a statement Thursday, citing physicians caring for him at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center.
The team said Hamlin remains critically ill after suffering from cardiac arrest while playing in Monday night’s game, but he appears to be neurologically intact.
The update is the latest bit of good news on Hamlin’s status after a previous update from the Bills noted signs of improvement Tuesday night into Wednesday. It also came just minutes after his Bills teammate Kaiir Elam tweeted that Hamlin was awake and doing better.
— Buffalo Bills (@BuffaloBills) January 5, 2023
Our boy is doing better, awake and showing more signs of improvement. Thank you God. Keep the prayers coming please. All love 3!
— Kaiir Elam (@kaiirelam5) January 5, 2023
Hamlin’s father, Mario Hamlin, addressed the team on a Zoom call Wednesday to update them on his son’s progress, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
ESPN’s Coley Harvey confirmed Thursday that Hamlin has been able to grip the hands of family members.
Can confirm Damar Hamlin has been gripping the hands of his family members. Also told we will hear nothing from the family at the moment as they are still processing these developments.
— Coley Harvey (@ColeyHarvey) January 5, 2023
Damar Hamlin’s father, Mario Hamlin, addressed the entire Bills team on a zoom call Wednesday to personally update everyone in attendance on his son, per source. Mario Hamlin informed the Bills that Damar was making progress and, in the words of one source, “the team needed it.”
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) January 5, 2023
This is all great news as we keep Hamlin in our thoughts and hope for him to continue pulling through.
