- Cincinnati-area kids are making get-well cards for Bills safety Damar Hamlin, who continues to recover after his on-field cardiac arrest on Monday night.
- The campaign was led by Sarah Taylor, wife of Bengals head coach Zac Taylor.
Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin has received well-wishes from across the country since his on-field cardiac arrest during a game against the Cincinnati Bengals on Monday night.
Hamlin was taken off the field on an ambulance and the game was suspended. While he was in critical condition at the hospital, Hamlin has made significant progress in the past two days, and on Friday, he was breathing on his own and even briefly communicating with his teammates once again.
Since Hamlin's injury, the city of Cincinnati has rallied around him, with fans gathering at the hospital to pray for him on Monday night and ongoing vigils and signs set up outside the University of Cincinnati Medical Center, where he has been receiving treatment. Donations have also flooded into a GoFundMe Hamlin had set up as a toy drive for his local community near Pittsburgh.
One campaign in support of Hamlin has been led by Sarah Taylor, the wife of Bengals head coach Zac Taylor. With students recently returning from winter break in Cincinnati, Taylor has collected letters of well-wishes from school children around the area to deliver to Hamlin as he continues to receive care.
The results are quite adorable.
—meghan mongillo (@meghanmongillo) January 5, 2023
While the Bills and Bengals entered Monday night's game as rivals with playoff positioning on the line, Hamlin's injury brought fans from both teams, and all around the league, together in support of a single player.
The kids of Cincinnati shared plenty of hope with Hamlin in their letters.
—DaltonSignature (@DaltonSignature) January 4, 2023
—Katie (@tino84) January 5, 2023
Most importantly, they were trying their best.
—Ladiologist Consult (@ladiologist) January 5, 2023
The Bills are set to play the New England Patriots on Sunday in their final game of the regular season. Teams across the NFL will honor Hamlin and show support for his ongoing recovery in a variety of ways this weekend.