President Joe Biden is the latest person to support Buffalo Bills' Damar Hamlin as he remains in critical condition.
During the first quarter of Monday's matchup, Hamlin tackled Bengals wide receiver Tee Higgins, and both men appeared to be uninjured following the tackle. However, shortly thereafter, . He was swiftly attended to by medical personnel, who reportedly gave the athlete CPR on the field. He was also placed on a stretcher, given oxygen and taken to the hospital via ambulance. NFL commissioner Robert Goodell announced the postponement of the game.
On Wednesday, White House reporter Jennifer Jacobs revealed that the commander in chief spoke with Hamlin's parents over the phone while traveling between Kentucky and Ohio. Biden called Damar Hamlin’s mom and dad on the phone in his presidential vehicle as he traveled between stops in Kentucky and Ohio today, I’m told.Before getting on Air Force One, President Biden told reporters in Kentucky that he'd spoken with Hamlin's parents earlier in the day"at length."
When asked if he thought the NFL was getting too dangerous, Biden said,"Look, you've got guys that are 6'8", 340 pounds, running a 4.8 40 [yard dash]. If you hit somebody with that kind of force -- now, that's not what happened here, but I just think it's, I don't know how you avoid it." "I think working like hell on the helmets, the concussion protocols… that all makes a lot of sense. But it's, you know, it is dangerous. You gotta just acknowledge it," he added.Biden said he doesn't think the NFL has become too violent. “I think working on the helmets, the concussion protocols, that makes a lot of sense."
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