Donations to Bills' Damar Hamlin's Charity Skyrocket in the wake of Scary Collapse
Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin collapsed after making a tackle during Monday night's game and is in critical condition.
Hamlin was administered CPR on the field, ESPN reported, and he was surrounded by teammates, some of them in tears, after he was hurt while tackling Bengals receiver Tee Higgins.
Higgins led with his right shoulder, which hit Hamlin in the chest. Hamlin then wrapped his arms around Higgins' shoulders and helmet to drag him down. Hamlin got to his feet, appeared to adjust his face mask with his right hand, and then fell backward about three seconds later and lay motionless.
Buffalo Bills team trainers got to Damar Hamlin within 10 seconds after he collapsed on the field mid-game, and an ambulance was on the field less than five minutes afterward, video footage shows.
Hamlin received immediate medical attention by "team and independent medical staff and local paramedics," the NFL said in a statement.
The NFL announced the Bills-Cincinnati Bengals Monday Night Football game has been postponed.
Hamlin created The Chasing M's Foundation in 2020. The foundation's first program was a toy drive in 2020, in which he purchased toys with funds raised on GoFundMe, for Kelly and Nina's Daycare Center in his hometown, McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania. Hamlin also donates clothes from his brand, Chasing M's, and toys in Buffalo and Pittsburgh areas.
According to Chasing M's, the clothing brand's, website, it is "for those who have a dream and pursue it... It is for those who want something more and can't settle to be average." Hamlin donates clothes from his brand and toys in Buffalo and Pittsburgh areas.
The goal for the drive was $2,500. It was up to more than $730,000 with more than 30,000 donors by 10:45 p.m. ET. It was rising every minute.
In a terrible situation, fans came together to do a beautiful thing.
