“Something I Want to Stay Away From” -Damar Hamlin Won’t Disclose Why He Suffered Cardiac Arrest During Game Last Month

Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin In a recent interview, he stated that he wouldn’t reveal the cause of his cardiac arrest last month during a nationally broadcast match.

Hamlin talked about his fall during a Jan. 2 interview, his first since the incident. “Monday Night Football” game against the Cincinnati Bengals. Hamlin stayed in the hospital for more than a week.

“You’re 24. Peak physical condition [that] could run circles around me right now. How did the doctors describe what happened to you?” ABC News’ “Good Morning America” Michael Strahan, host of the show, is a former journalist. NFL player, asked Hamlin During an interviewhttps://abcnews.go.com/Sports/damar-hamlin-opens-remarkable-recovery-new-interview/story?id=97029951″>published This week.

Hamlin said that he wouldn’t comment on the information given to him by doctors. “That’s something I want to stay away from,” Hamlin responded, but it was not in an ABC News story about the interview.

Strahan then asked Strahan: “I know from my experience at NFL, they do more tests than anything. And in the course of you having your physical, did anybody ever come back with any, say, you had a heart issue or anything that was abnormal?”

“Honestly, no. I’ve always been a healthy, young, fit, energetic human being, let alone athlete. So it was something that [we’re] still processing, and I’m still talking through my doctors to see what everything was,” Hamlin responded.

Since being released from the hospital last month, Hamlin continues to heal. This is his first interview with Strahan since the medical emergency.

Hamlin also mentioned in the interview that he recalled preparing for the “Monday Night Football” Game against the Bengals in Cincinnati, and I was feeling great.

“I remember the things that we were focused on going into the game,” Strahan was informed by Hamlin. “Just trying to get a win.”

Players of the Buffalo Bills react to Damar’s #3 collapse during a match against Cincinnati Bengals, Paycor Stadium in Cincinnati. This happened on Jan. 2, 2023. (Kirk Irwin/Getty Images)

In the first quarter, Hamlin fell to the ground after he tackled Tee Higgins (Bengals receiver). He suffered cardiac arrest, which was discovered later by medical personnel.

Strahan wanted to know what Hamlin remembered before he lost consciousness during the game. He took a long, slow pause before responding.

“That’s something I don’t really want to get too deep in the details of,” Hamlin stated. “That’s something I’m still trying to work through, you know, why that happened to me.”

He noted that Denny Kellington, the assistant athletic trainer for the Bills, was the one who performed CPR, or cardiopulmonary resuscitation, on him.

“I owe Denny my life,” Hamlin said in this week’s interview. “Literally. He loves to say he was just doing his job, which is true, you know? And that night, he was literally the savior of my life.” He continued, “I’m truly thankful for and I don’t take for granted.”

Doctors gave updates during multiple news conferences on the condition of his body in the days following his collapse and hospitalization. They haven’t revealed the reason for his cardiac arrest.

Hamlin answered the question, “He said that he…” “eventually” Wants to play again professional football.

“Eventually. That’s always the goal. Like I said, as a competitor, I’m trying to do things just to [keep] advancing my situation,” Hamlin stated. “But I’m allowing that to be in God’s hands. I’m just thankful he gave me a second chance.”

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