Damar Hamlin puts aside fear and practices in pads for the first time since cardiac arrest
PITTSFORD, N.Y. — Of the thousands of emotions — trepidation among them — running through Damar Hamlin’s head Monday while pulling on his pads for practice for the first time at training camp, the one that ultimately won out was joy. And that’s the message I want to spread on to the world that as long as your faith is stronger than your fear, you can get through anything.” Though Hamlin was cleared to resume practicing in mid-April, he did so wearing a helmet and shorts with his teammates through their spring sessions and first four days of training camp, as mandated by NFL rules. “We’re going to support him through this, and to this point he’s done a phenomenal job.” Before practice, Hamlin played catch with his younger brother, Damir. With his Chasing M’s Foundation, Hamlin made stops in Buffalo, Pittsburgh and Cincinnati to promote CPR training and hand out free automated external defibrillators to sports organizations.
Damar Hamlin is cleared to play football, 4 months after his on-field cardiac arrest
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