Buffalo defensive back Damar Hamlin was in critical condition early Tuesday after the Bills say he suffered a cardiac arrest on the field following a tackle hours earlier, leading to the indefinite postponement of Buffalo’s pivotal Monday night showdown against the Cincinnati Bengals. On this episode of #WakeUpCLT To Go, we’ll have the latest on Hamlin’s condition and an interview with former NFL player Eugene Robinson, who shares his thoughts on the terrifying incident.

“Damar Hamlin suffered a cardiac arrest following a hit in our game versus the Bengals. His heartbeat was restored on the field and he was transferred to the UC Medical Center for further testing and treatment,” the Bills said in a statement. “He is currently sedated and listed in critical condition.”

In a chilling scene, Hamlin was administered CPR on the field, ESPN reported, while surrounded by teammates, some of them in tears, while they shielded him from public view. He was hurt while tackling Bengals receiver Tee Higgins on a seemingly routine play that didn’t appear unusually violent.

The NFL announced Hamlin’s condition shortly after he was taken to a hospital, but neither the league nor the hospital released any other details about the 24-year-old’s medical condition. The team’s statement was released before its flight arrived back in Buffalo early Tuesday. There was no immediate update about the future status of the game.

Hamlin was treated on the field by team and independent medical personnel and local paramedics, and he was taken by ambulance to University of Cincinnati Medical Center. Teammate Stefon Diggs later joined Hamlin at the hospital.

About 100 Bills fans and a few Bengals fans gathered on a corner one block from the emergency room entrance, some of them holding candles.

Jeff Miller, an NFL executive vice president, told reporters on a conference call early Tuesday that the league had made no plans at this time to play the game, adding that Hamlin’s health was the main focus. #WakeUpCLT #DamarHamlin #NFL

[Music] Well we've been following that breaking News all morning long the Buffalo Bills Player Demar Hamlin in critical Condition this morning after suffering From cardiac arrest in the middle of the Game the bills providing an update Overnight after Hamlin made a tackle During the first quarter of last night's Game against the Bengals so the dramatic Scene of course we've been talking about It all morning long postponing that Football game take a look A shocking scene after Buffalo Bill's Safety Demar Hamlin collapses on the Field in the middle of a football game Hamlin falling just moments after he Made a tackle during the first quarter Of the game he was taken off the field In an ambulance after receiving CPR for Nearly 10 minutes emotional players and Coaches stood by the bills kneeling down To prey as the ambulance left the field I mean it's unheard of Dr David Chao is A former NFL team doctor but if you're Going to collapse unless you're in the Hospital There's no better place than an NFL Field there are over two dozen medical Professionals overnight the Bill's Tweeting that he currently has a Heartbeat but is sedated and listed in Critical condition Hamlin now getting Treated at the University of Cincinnati

Medical Center now fans across the Country left shocked and are hoping and Praying for a full recovery we're just Praying you know we're praying that you Know he pulls through this and he makes It through this as we hope that he will And that's why we're here Let us know if you were watching that Game last night earlier this morning on Wake up Charlotte a former NFL player And the co-host of Charlotte today Eugene Robinson joined us to react to The news I started by asking him if he Had ever seen anything like this before This is really unprecedented we really Haven't seen anything just uh like this And don't forget in real time for those Players this is a very scary precarious Thing uh that's going on that they're Absolutely witnessing because of you Don't know and then when you have to Bring the medical staff on to go ahead And do CPR it just heightens up Everything so this is really Unprecedented we haven't seen things Like this before and it is very scary And I will say this the coaches did the Right thing cancel this game and let's Get tomorrow healthy I was that was what I was just going to ask you it was scary For viewers to watch it I can't even Imagine what the players were going Through so you think they made that Right decision in suspending the game

Have you have you ever seen a game Absolutely they made the right decision You're not in the frame of mind to go Ahead and play when you see and witness Something like that don't forget you he Makes a tackle he stands up and then he Falls back on his back and you see Players kind of rush to his age because They they don't know what's going on but They know this is really serious and the Fact that you have to take him from There to uh quickly to a trauma to to The hospital you know that it is Extremely serious both teams now become Brothers because we all have brothers in That football field and we become Brothers and the only thing that you Want right now is is for the safety and Return to safe return of of your brother And ours because that could happen to Any one of us and we understand that Yeah we're looking right now at them Praying as the ambulance was driving off You know usually you see players give a Thumbs up as they're being taken off the Field but to have no response and then That ambulance taken off as a former Player how long do you think it could be Before these athletes I mean because They're like family when do you think They'll be ready to come back to the Field and play They'll be ready to come back properly Within the week particularly uh Buffalo

And the Bengals because it's so fresh And it's so new and now that they know Happens a little bit more uh information Cardiac Arrest Um things will shift and so they'll be Ready to play but the very first thing I Know from uh coach McDermott that's on His mind is the health of this plan I Know he's a very very good man I have Some experience with him and I know that He's extremely concerned about the Health of this player and hopefully Hopefully that he pulls through through All this And of course this morning prayers Pouring in from across the NFL from here In the Carolinas among those reacting Charlotte mayor VI Lyles who says it is Too much to watch and sharing her Prayers the Carolina Panthers doing the Same as well we're getting some comments From you guys as well watching right now Joy saying I'm praying for him Tasha Giving prayer hands Kathy praying for Hamlin Georgette prayer hands but yeah So so scary to watch and um to to see The players reactions I mean the players The amazing thing 65 000 people you could hear pen drive I Mean that's everyone was total shocked Chris you're watching the game I was Watching it and it was just such a shock And then to see the commentators Response yeah very hard to get through

That yeah you saw as close as you could Be on live television a bunch of people Being speechless it's uh watching Everything unfolds is the the tier ears That were in the eyes just when the Ambulance came on the fields Um it it sticks with you but I know I Went to bed and I woke up thinking uh About Demar I'm just hoping everything's Okay and I think that one of the most Iconic things was said last night is That every time this happens in the NFL You get that thumbs up yeah even when Their head isn't a stretcher you still Get that one thumbs up it's okay so just Not knowing uh leaving the fields our Hearts are heavy and prayers 24 7 uh Going for this wonderful young man Players surrounding him I mean several Reasons for that first of all that's Their brother secondly he was in a Serious situation and for those guys Standing there then they realized that He was being brought back to life yeah What do they say CPR for 10 minutes That's a long time and look I mean the Amazing thing about this the miraculous Thing unlike most situations he was Surrounded by the best medical people That could be there and so that I think That saved his life CPR right away he they had Defibrillators they had the ambulance From one Center was just right down the

Street so prayers are with him well and Everything's okay I think it's a Valuable lesson too is because this is Just a game like the game they play but These are people's lives think about What they go through and I know this Fantasy football or we might get mad oh They dropped that pass his people's Lives out there so it kind of makes you Realize and put it in perspective it Also makes you realize tough guy as Tough as they are they're people they're People and they're they get emotional Just like anybody else and that's what Happened watching the game um Anya Saying horrific to watch I pray that he Survives Vaughn saying prayers for a Full recovery this is heartbreaking and Too much to watch so right now all we do Know is that he is currently in the Hospital sedated I believe they said on A breathing tube Um and so critical condition and Critical condition yes and so I'm sure Later today we'll just wait for for any Updates from the hospital or his family Or from the the team yeah a lot of Prayers being said around the world yeah Yeah the whole world is responding and The coaches handle everything really Well Um uh they knew it is bigger than Football yeah they canceled the game Yeah and and if they don't play it it

Doesn't matter the only thing that Matters is tomorrow's health and hey the Way things were going Um any uh news that we heard last night Releases good news at least he's still Here with us and we're praying and I I Should say he has a charity to raise Toys for kids in need and his goal was Like twenty five hundred dollars and now People have gone to the GoFundMe and It's raised over three million dollars Now so we have that link on our website Wcnc.com if you want to donate as well To his charity all right we'll keep you Updated of course on this story thanks For joining us for wake up Charlotte to Go we'll see you back on air at 11 30 And back here again

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