Live from Southern California. This is the Jim Rome Show.

I want to start with once again reiterating that our thoughts are of course with

DeMar Hamlin. He remains in critical condition. Just update you on this. He

remains in critical condition at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center, ICU, after suffering that terrifying cardiac

arrest on the field during Monday night football.

So much so that honestly, it's hard to talk about anything else at this point.

I'm not saying we spend the entire program on it.

We didn't spend the entire program on it yesterday,

although a big bulk of it, but it is hard to focus on other

things it is hard to prep other things it is hard to look ahead at the slate of

games this weekend you know we'll do that, but this is still front and

center. You know, it's kind of like the same feeling, right? That everything else is essentially secondary to

DeMar's health, which is why I want to update his status right now,

even if unfortunately there's not a whole lot to update although there is some reason for optimism.

Last night we did get a somewhat promising report from Hamlin's uncle who said this to

W R-O-C- O C TV in Rochester.

Right now they're just trying to get him to breathe better.

He's on a ventilator to help him with breathing.

And they're trying to get his lungs back to full strength.

He was like on 100% being assisted by the ventilators yesterday,

and he's approved, I believe, up to 50%.

So that's definitely an upward trend and we're thankful for that.

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