Damar Hamlin’s horrifying collapse challenges a league that has always acted as if it’s invincible.
, a year after the formation of the modern NFL, but that has not happened a second time. Equipment advances, rule changes, and a lot of luck have prevented a repeat. The game isn’t safe, and the action in NFL games has shattered both bones and lives. But those catastrophes have never unfolded all at once, on a field during a game, and that has helped the league carry on.
The league did not seem prepared for what happened after medical professionals treated Hamlin and drove him away from the field. ESPN play-by-play announcer Joe Buckthat the game was poised to restart after a five-minute break for the teams to collect themselves. “That’s the word we get from the league and the word we get from down on the field,” Buck said.
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