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Damar Hamlin dons helmet, practices in Bills' team drills

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. -- After two periods of work to start Tuesday's offseason training activity (OTA), the Buffalo Bills moved into stretching. Safety Damar Hamlin took his usual spot on the end of the defensive line, which just so happened to be next to where pass rusher Leonard Floyd, who signed his contract with the team this morning, warmed up.

Hamlin, with the many cameras pointed in his and Floyd's direction, formed a heart with his hands and put up three fingers on each hand, symbolizing his number. What was different about this practice was that it was first time in an OTA open to the media that Hamlin wore his helmet and fully participated, a significant step forward in his journey back to playing football after suffering cardiac arrest during a regular season game at the Cincinnati Bengals on Jan.