Under normal circumstances, you would be seeing stories about the New England Patriots here this morning. About Jakobi Meyers and Tyquan Thornton; about the team’s mindset heading into its regular season finale.
Those remain in the pipeline, for now, because the circumstances are very much not normal. That became clear rather quickly on Monday Night Football.
Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin made a disturbingly routine tackle against Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Tee Higgins in the first quarter of that game. 13 yards, first down. He did not get up, though. He did not even try.