NFL Game Won’t Resume After Player’s Heart Attack

ESPN reports:

The Week 17 game between the Bengals and Bills has been canceled and will not continue, the league announced Thursday night.

Monday’s game was suspended with less than six minutes left in the first quarter when Buffalo safety Damar Hamlin went into cardiac arrest after making a tackle. His heartbeat was restored on the field before he was transported to the University of Cincinnati Medical Center.

Doctors said earlier in the day that Hamlin has shown “substantial improvement,” including communicating through writing and moving his hands and feet, though he remains considered critically ill.

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Monday night’s game between the Cincinnati Bengals and the Buffalo Bills will not resume after being postponed due to Damar Hamlin’s sudden cardiac arrest on the field, the NFL announced. https://t.co/9x4SzhwHTr

— CBS News (@CBSNews) January 6, 2023