Three months after his cardiac arrest | Damar Hamlin back in training

(Washington) Damar Hamlin, a Buffalo Bills player who suffered a cardiac arrest during a game in January, returned to practice on Tuesday in the hope of resuming his American Football League career at age 25. American (NFL).

“What I went through changed my life, but that’s not the end of my story, I have every intention of playing in the NFL again,” Hamlin said after his first training session. training for more than three months.

“All my life, I have defied the odds and I have every intention of continuing,” insisted the “ safety “, a position in the defensive formation of the Bills.

On January 2, during a regular season game of the NFL Championship, opposing his team to Cincinnati, Hamlin suffered a cardiac arrest following a terrible shock suffered while tackling an opponent.

After remaining in critical condition for several days, he regained consciousness and was discharged from hospital on 11 January.

“He is back with a good state of mind and he wants to make his return” in competition, explained the general manager of the Bills Brandon Beane.

“He consulted a last specialist on Friday and all the specialists he saw authorized him to resume training, like any other player returning from injury,” said the manager.

Hamlin, who made his NFL debut in 2021, is aware that what he experienced, followed by tens of millions of viewers, marked the spirits.

“I died live on TV in front of the whole planet […] But being alive is the greatest gift,” he acknowledged.

“I love this sport, I want to prove to myself and no one else that I can come back. I want to prove that we can choose to be afraid or that we can continue “to do what we love, hammered Hamlin.

His first training was limited to ground exercises and bodybuilding: “Physically, I’m starting from zero,” he admitted.

His return was hailed by Bills quarterback Josh Allen, among others: “We are super happy to see him back with us. He’s a hell of a football player, ”he recalled.

The Buffalo Bills who, after his cardiac arrest added a 3, Hamlin’s number, to their jerseys, passed the first round of the playoffs in his absence, before finding Cincinnati in the next round and being eliminated (27 -10).

The 2023 NFL Championship season kicks off on September 7.