Monday Night Football - Damar Hamlin

[ROCKEE]

Anyone else watching. A very bad thing just happened on the field. First time I have ever seen CPR given to an injured player. Prayers for this young man.

 

[DzynKingRTR]

I mentioned it in the Games of the day thread, but it needs its own thread. This is the worst thing I have ever seen during a game. Players from both sides were crying and clearly shaken. The game should just be cancelled at this point.

 

[TideEngineer08]

Not sure how the game could continue. Praying Hamlin will be ok.

 

[81usaf92]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1610098691746189316

 

[bamamc1]

I’ve never seen anything like this ever. Prayers for the young man, his family, and teammates. Terrible

 

[CB4]

I’ve been watching the entire thing. I’m absolutely stunned.

 

[uafan4life]

There was almost nothing in that tackle. It really makes you wonder what in the world could have happened.

 

[CajunCrimson]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1610098849636388870

 

[TideEngineer08]

There was almost nothing in that tackle. It really makes you wonder what in the world could have happened.

He took a very hard shot directly in the middle of his chest. It didn't necessarily look that way, but that's what happened.

 

[bamadwain]

Was watching as well, when you do CPR for 10 minutes not good praying for this young man and his family

 

[uafan4life]

The closest thing I've ever seen to this was a kid having an asthmatic seizure on the field.

That story had a happy ending; hopefully this will, too...

 

[uafan4life]

He took a very hard shot directly in the middle of his chest. It didn't necessarily look that way, but that's what happened.

You take shots to the chest harder than that during some drills.

Unless there was some sort of pre-existing injury, I don't see how the hit could have directly led to that.

Of course, that could simply be a failure of imagination...

 

[CrimsonNagus]

We’ve seen gruesome football injuries before but this is the worst thing I’ve ever seen on a football field in a long, long time.

Wasn’t there a college player many, many years ago that needed a tracheotomy on the field or did I just completely make that up? I don’t know why I remember something like that.

Anyway, this is heartbreaking. I hope the young man is makes. Supposedly given COR on the field for “many minutes” as one of the ESPN guys put it. That can’t be good.

From the tweet above, what does AED stand for?

 

[B1GTide]

He took a very hard shot directly in the middle of his chest. It didn't necessarily look that way, but that's what happened.

Yeah, and that is a scary thought. Hope he is okay.

 

[bamamc1]

I can’t see them coming back out tonight and resuming this game. NFL, do the right thing and postpone.

 

[DzynKingRTR]

I really hate to speculate but my first thought is xiphoid process break. Would explain the not breathing but still having a pulse.

 

[B1GTide]

You take shots to the chest harder than that during some drills.

Unless there was some sort of pre-existing injury, I don't see how the hit could have directly led to that.

Of course, that could simply be a failure of imagination...

Baseball and lacrosse players die from less extreme hits to their chests. Scary.

 

[TideEngineer08]

You take shots to the chest harder than that during some drills.

Unless there was some sort of pre-existing injury, I don't see how the hit could have directly led to that.

Of course, that could simply be a failure of imagination...

I hesitate to mention this, but all that's been running through my mind has been Dale Earnhardt. That too looked like a benign crash compared to what you usually see.

I pray this will turn out differently.

 

[CB4]

I’m old enough to remember in 1971 a Detroit Lions player collapsed on the field in a game with the Chicago Bears and passed away from a massive heart attack. Nothing to do with injury. Had undiagnosed heart disease.

But nothing, I mean nothing like watching something like this unfold in front of you.

This really makes you understand how insignificant the results of this game we all love really is. This game needs to suspended indefinitely until we have word about Damar’s condition and prognosis. These guys will not be in any shape emotionally for a long while.

Prayers continued.

 

[CB4]

We’ve seen gruesome football injuries before but this is the worst thing I’ve ever seen on a football field in a long, long time.

Wasn’t there a college player many, many years ago that needed a tracheotomy on the field or did I just completely make that up? I don’t know why I remember something like that.

Anyway, this is heartbreaking. I hope the young man is makes. Supposedly given COR on the field for “many minutes” as one of the ESPN guys put it. That can’t be good.

From the tweet above, what does AED stand for?

Automatic external defibrillator