PITTSFORD, N.Y. -- Damar Hamlin was on one knee, warming up in his usual spot all the way to the left on the defensive line. Head athletic trainer Nate Breske came over to him, talked for a little and pointed and waved in the direction of Hamlin's family.
The moment was one of my many little ones that, without context, would be considered normal at the first padded practice of Buffalo Bills training camp. Hamlin stretching out his arms and putting his head to the sky during warmups. The first pass Hamlin defensed in the 11-on-11 period where he made contact with the receiver.