Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin is talking to teammates after having his breathing tube removed.
According to multiple reports Friday morning, Hamlin, 24, is breathing on his own for the first time since going into cardiac arrest during Monday night's game in Cincinnati. NFL Network reported Hamlin addressed the entire team Friday via FaceTime.
Doctors at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center said Thursday that Hamlin had made "substantial" progress although he remained in the intensive care unit, his family by his side.
Dr. Timothy Pritts and Dr. William Knight of the University of Cincinnati Medical Center addressed the media in the first statement from doctors and detailed Hamlin's recovery as well as the road ahead.