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Damar Hamlin Is Cleared to Return to Football

The Buffalo Bills safety, who went into cardiac arrest during an N.F.L. game in January, is “in a great head space to come back and make his return,” according to the team’s general manager.

Damar Hamlin, 25, received an outpouring of support as he recovered after going into cardiac arrest during a prime time game against the Cincinnati Bengals in January.Credit...Lon Horwedel/USA Today Sports, via Reuters

Damar Hamlin, the Buffalo Bills safety whose heart stopped during a prime time game in January, has been cleared to return to football activities, Bills General Manager Brandon Beane announced Tuesday.