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CNN 5 Things

One Thing: Will Damar Hamlin Change How We Watch Football?

CNN 5 Things

CNN

News, Daily News

3.71.3K Ratings

🗓️ 8 January 2023

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Summary

The sports world came to a standstill last Monday night after 24-year-old Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin suffered cardiac arrest and collapsed on the field during a game against the Cincinnati Bengals. In this week’s episode, a former NFL player weighs in on the league’s reaction and explains why he thinks this incident represents a turning point in the conversation around player safety and mental health concerns at all levels of the sport. Guest: Coy Wire, CNN Sports Anchor & Correspondent To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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I want to tell you about DeMar Hamlin.

0:32.0

De Mar Hamlin.

0:32.5

De Mar Hamlin grew up in Pittsburgh in a neighborhood called McKee's Rocks.

0:36.8

It's a rough neighborhood.

0:38.1

He told a Buffalo area reporter that he had lost multiple friends to gun violence before turning 20.

0:44.0

His family life was unsettled as well.

0:46.7

When Hamlin was 12, his father was put in prison for a drug offense, he would be gone

0:51.5

for three and a half years. But Hamlin pushed through all

0:56.8

that in part thanks to his love of football.

0:59.8

He's reflected and picked. Incredible reaction from

1:05.7

Demar Hamlin. He overcame multiple surgeries to become a standout defensive

1:10.2

back at his hometown college pit. Hamlin then set his sights on the NFL and was drafted in the six round by the Buffalo Bills in 2021.

1:18.0

But before he even got there, he started giving back.

1:22.0

In 2020, he set up a go fund me

1:24.2

to raise money for children's toys,

1:26.1

saying he wanted to use his platform

1:27.8

to positively impact the community that raised him.

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