Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin was named the 2023 George Halas Award winner by the Professional Football Writers of America on Monday.
The annual award is given to an NFL player, coach or staffer βwho overcomes the most adversity to succeed.β
Hamlin went into cardiac arrest after making a tackle and appearing to be hit with a helmet in his chest during the first quarter of the Billsβ Monday Night Football game against the Cincinnati Bengals on January 2.
GLENDALE, ARIZONA – FEBRUARY 12: Damar Hamlin of the Buffalo Bill stands with the medical personnel that cared for him after he collapsed during a game on January 2, 2023 before Super Bowl LVII at State Farm Stadium on February 12, 2023 in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)
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Buffalo Bills general manager would love 'storybook ending' of Damar Hamlin returning to football
CPR was performed on Hamlin when he lost his pulse and needed to be revived through resuscitation and defibrillation.
In April, Hamlin was cleared to resume football activities after his cardiac arrest was caused by commotio cordis, which can occur when severe trauma to the chest disrupts the heartβs electrical charge and causes dangerous fibrillations.
The 25-year-old was cleared to resume football activities last month and said he has been planning to make a comeback to the NFL.
βThis event was life-changing, but itβs not the end of my story,β Hamlin said in a news conference two months ago.
Bills general manager Brandon Beane said that Hamlin saw several specialists over the offseason, who agreed that the player βis clear to resume full activities just like anyone else who was coming back from an injury.β
Source: edition.cnn.com
