When Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin lay motionless on the turf of Paycor Field during the Buffalo Bills’ Week 17 game against the Cincinnati Bengals, a stunned audience watched in real time as first responders set in motion the journey to save a young man’s life. At the time, a very anxious and upset audience didn’t understand what had happened and couldn’t tell why both teams were so visibly distraught.
What understandable sense could be made from Hamlin having made what seemed like a typical tackle on a routine play backing away and collapsing, then motionless for what seemed an eternity?