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Buffalo Bills Safety Damar Hamlin has been released from the hospital, a week after he collapsed on the field during the Bills’ game against the Cincinnati Bengals.
Doctors caring for Hamlin at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center said Hamlin is back in Buffalo and is starting the next phase of his recovery. Per NFL Network’s Cameron Wolfe, Hamlin has hit several key milestones. He has been walking the unit, has returned to a regular diet, and is undergoing physical therapy.
“Mr. Hamlin has been released and returned to Buffalo. I traveled with him to the airport this morning with our UC Health air care and mobile care crew, including teammates who were with us on the field when Mr. Hamlin collapsed,” said Dr. William Knight IV, a professor of emergency medicine at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine and director of the Emergency Medicine MLP Program.
Doctors are still unsure what the of Hamlin’s cardiac arrest was.
Hamlin also followed along throughout the Bills’ victory over the Patriots on Sunday. He tweeted a photo of himself from the hospital bed, making a heart gesture, right before the start of the game. He tweeted “OMFG!!!!!!!!!!!!!” when Nyheim Hines returned the opening kickoff for a touchdown.
The Bills will host the Dolphins on Sunday at 1PM on Wild Card weekend.
