NFL releases statement on evening postponement of Bills-Bengals following Damar Hamlin collapse
The NFL has released a statement on the evening postponement of Monday Night Football’s game between the Cincinnati Bengals and Buffalo Bills.
The game was originally temporarily suspended after Damar Hamlin, a 24-year old safety out of Pitt, collapsed on the field after tackling Bengals WR Tee Higgins.
Joe Buck read the NFL’s official statement on air. Here it is in its entirety.
Tonight’s Buffalo Bills-Cincinnati Bengals game has been postponed after Buffalo Bills’ Damar Hamlin collapsed, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell announced. Hamlin received immediate medical attention on the field by team and independent medical staff and local paramedics. He was then transported to a local hospital where he is in critical condition. Our thoughts are with Damar and the Buffalo Bills. We will provide more information as it becomes available. The NFL has been in constant communication with the NFL Players Association, which is in agreement with postponing this game.
Our thoughts are with Damar Hamlin and his family following Monday’s terrifying events.