Update at 2:20pm:
Two people familiar with the decision say the NFL won’t resume the Bills-Bengals game that was suspended Monday night after Buffalo safety Damar Hamlin collapsed and went into cardiac arrest on the field.
The Bills-Bengals game had major playoff implications.
Buffalo entered Monday night needing a win to maintain the AFC’s No. 1 seed. The Kansas City Chiefs currently hold that spot. The Bengals had a chance to earn that top seed with two more wins and a loss by the Chiefs.
Original Story:
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) – Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin has shown what physicians treating him are calling “remarkable improvement over the past 24 hours.”
The team announced that update three days after Hamlin went into cardiac arrest and had to be resuscitated on the field.
The team said that while Hamlin is still critically ill, the 24-year-year old has demonstrated that he appears to be neurologically intact.
The team said Hamlin’s lungs continue to heal and he is making steady progress.
The developments come as the Bills were scheduled to return to practice on Thursday for the first time since Hamlin collapsed after his heart stopped while making a tackle during the first quarter of Buffalo’s game against the Bengals on Monday night.
