Damar Hamlin, a Buffalo Bills safety, opened out about his abrupt cardiac arrest and how healthcare professionals saved him in his first on-camera interview since falling on the field during a game against the Cincinnati Bengals last month. However, the video is going popular for a different purpose.
After a long quiet, Hamlin refused to clarify why he collapsed in the first place, despite being a healthy and fit athlete.
“You’re 24, peak physical condition, could run circles around me right now. How did doctors describe what happened to you?” asked Good Morning America host Michael Strahan, a former NFL player.
After pausing for 12 seconds, Hamlin eventually told Strahan, “That’s something I want to stay away from.”
Damar’s silence says a thousand words. Wow! Anyone else wondering if there is a contract that keeps him from answering the most basic question of all? https://t.co/xtnKSA8Bjd
— Del Bigtree (@delbigtree) February 14, 2023
Damar Hamlin says that he wants to “stay away from” answering questions about what happened to him on the field since he was in perfect health.
I think we all know what that means.
— CCG BRYSON (@RealBrysonGray) February 14, 2023
What caused Damar Hamlin’s cardiac arrest? Watch this and draw your own conclusions.
— Dr Aseem Malhotra (@DrAseemMalhotra) February 15, 2023
Strahan didn’t press him on it, but he did question whether there had been any warning signals building up to the health concern.
“Honestly, no,” Hamlin said. “I’ve always been a healthy, young, fit, energetic human being, so it was is something that we’re still processing and I’m still talking through with my doctors to see what everything was.”