JANUARY 11: Hamlin is heading home. He is being discharged from the Buffalo hospital, the Bills announced (on Twitter). After a series of tests Tuesday, Bills medical personnel and the staff at the Buffalo hospital determined Hamlin has progressed to the point he can continue his rehab at home and at the team facility.
JANUARY 9: Damar Hamlin left the University of Cincinnati Medical Center on Monday, announcing (via Twitter) a return to Buffalo a week after his frightening injury brought the NFL world to a halt. Hamlin will now receive treatment at Buffalo General Medical Center/Gates Vascular Institute.
The Bills safety continues to make significant strides. Hamlin, who needed to be resuscitated last week at Paycor Stadium after suffering cardiac arrest during the since-cancelled Bills-Bengals game, has resumed walking and is undergoing physical therapy, his Cincinnati doctors announced (via ESPN.com’s Alaina Getzenberg). Sean McDermott and GM Brandon Beane visited the second-year player Monday in Buffalo.
“Grateful for the awesome care I received at UCMC,” Hamlin said (via Twitter). “Happy to be back in Buffalo. The docs and nurses at Buffalo General have already made me feel at home!”
The Bills placed Hamlin on IR late last week. Although Hamlin’s progress has been a tremendous development, doctors said last week it is too soon to know if he will be able to play football again. As Hamlin recovers, Ian Rapoport of NFL.com notes the Bills reached an agreement with the NFL and NFLPA to pay his full salary while he is on IR (Twitter link).
Hamlin, 24, has earned most of his $825K base salary this season. An standard IR split would have resulted in nearly $21K less last week, Rapoport tweets. This arrangement carrying over to 2023 would result in Hamlin earning his full $940K base if he is placed on an injured list to start next season, but it is obviously too early to determine if that will be necessary. Hamlin’s four-year, $3.64MM rookie contract runs through 2024.
Praise Jesus
or the medical professionals
Worship whoever you wish.
You’re really cool. Birds fan. Like super cool
He wasn’t trying to, nor was he “cool.” He was being honest. It’s absolutely disgusting to see people praising their imaginary sky daddy when people recover from medical conditions, instead of giving respect to the doctors actually responsible for their survival.
“As Hamlin recovers, Ian Rapoport of NFL.com notes the Bills reached an agreement with the NFL and NFLPA to pay his full salary while he is on IR.”
Are NFL teams usually NOT required to pay a player on the IR list? I just assumed those players got paid as a matter of course.
They have split contracts. I’m not exactly sure how it works, but I gather his healthcare would’ve been covered but his earnings would have been reduced. Unlike other major sports’ leagues, fully guaranteed contracts are rare.
$3.6 million is not much for an NFL career, but hopefully Hamlin will get his full salary regardless of whether he plays another down. If he’s at risk of a repeat performance, I hope he will stay off the field. Shouldn’t count on the luck of Lazarus twice.
Bills fan I am not but human I am, happy the man is recovering.