Damar Hamlin

CTL-E-5921 · Person · other · 1998–present

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Combined Graph record U-07166 · provenance: build store (JSON graph), record CTL-E-5921.

Damar Hamlin, born Damar Romeyelle Hamlin on 24 March 1998 in McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania, is an American football safety for the Buffalo Bills. He attended Pittsburgh Central Catholic High School and played at the University of Pittsburgh, earning second-team All-ACC honors in 2020, before Buffalo selected him in the sixth round, 212th overall, of the 2021 NFL Draft. After a season as a backup he became a starter in 2022. On 2 January 2023, during a Monday Night Football game at Cincinnati, he suffered a cardiac arrest after making a tackle; his heartbeat was restored on the field, he was hospitalized in critical condition, and he was released from hospital nine days later. The episode was later attributed to commotio cordis, a rare disruption of the heart's rhythm caused by a blow to the chest. Cleared to play in April 2023, he returned during the 2023 season, started throughout 2024, and became a national advocate for CPR training and AED access through his Chasing M's Foundation. Buffalo re-signed him on a one-year deal in March 2026 for the 2026 season.

The record

• Also known as: Damar Romeyelle Hamlin

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• Buffalo Bills — played for
  Buffalo Bills safety since 2021; re-signed 27 March 2026 on a one-year deal and on the roster in Week 5 of the 2026 season.

Sources

• USA Today, "Buffalo Bills bring back Damar Hamlin on 1-year deal for 2026 season" (27 March 2026) — Bills signed Hamlin to a one-year deal for 2026; sixth-round pick (212th overall) in 2021; cardiac incident in January 2023 against Cincinnati, resuscitated on the field, diagnosed as commotio cordis; started all 14 games he played in 2024 with the first two interceptions of his career; CPR and AED advocacy since 2023 — https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/bills/2026/03/27/damar-hamlin-bills-nfl-contract-details-2026/89348929007/ (primary source · build store)
• Wikipedia, "Damar Hamlin" — born Damar Romeyelle Hamlin, 24 March 1998, McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania; Central Catholic High School, Pittsburgh; University of Pittsburgh (2016–2020), second-team All-ACC 2020; Bills 2021–present; cardiac arrest on 2 January 2023, hospitalized in critical condition, released nine days later, and returned to professional football — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damar_Hamlin (build store)

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