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Breakpoint

What Dan Orlovsky Did When He Didn't Know What Else to Do

Breakpoint

Colson Center

Christianity, News Commentary, News, Religion & Spirituality

4.83.1K Ratings

🗓️ 5 January 2023

⏱️ 1 minutes

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Summary

When Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin collapsed on the field Monday, several sports analysts called it the scariest scene they'd ever seen on a football field.   

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0:00.0

With a woman to look at culture from a Christian worldview, I'm John Stone Street with a point.

0:04.7

When Buffalo Bill's safety to Mar Hamlin collapsed during Monday Night's Game, sports analysts

0:08.5

called it the scariest scene they'd ever seen on a football field.

0:11.4

Hamlin suffered cardiac arrest and remains in critical condition.

0:14.8

As former player Ryan Clark described an emotional segment on ESPN, no one had prepared for this,

0:20.2

not Hamlin, not the other players, not media personnel.

0:23.0

But Dan Orvlowski knew what to do when he didn't know what to do.

0:26.7

On NFL Live Tuesday morning, he said this on air,

0:30.6

maybe this is not the right thing to do, but I want to pray for Demar Hamlin right now.

0:34.6

I'm gonna do it out loud, I'm gonna close my eyes, I'm gonna bow my head, I'm gonna pray for him.

0:39.0

And that's what he did.

0:40.4

The other host joined in, as did who knows how many viewers.

0:43.6

It was a powerful and courageous thing to do.

0:45.8

After praying for healing and comfort for Hamlin or Orvlowski clothes with, if we didn't believe,

0:50.7

we wouldn't ask this of you, God.

0:52.5

I believe in prayer, we believe in prayer.

0:54.9

We lift up Demar Hamlin's name in your name.

0:58.1

That we all say Amen.

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