Three days after safety Damar Hamlin collapsed during the Buffalo Bills’ Monday night game in Cincinnati, the NFL took another step toward normalcy.
For the New England Patriots, who are scheduled to play in Buffalo on Sunday, that meant another day of practice plus a return to media availability. The team had canceled its press meetings on both Tuesday and Wednesday, being allowed extra days off by the league.
The first to step to the podium on Thursday was head coach Bill Belichick. Naturally, the Hamlin incident was front and center.
Belichick offered his thoughts to all involved — Hamlin and his family, plus the two organizations in Buffalo and Cincinnati — before talking about the situation from a personal perspective.