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Messages of assist for Damar Hamlin have been pouring in from world wide of sport following the Buffalo Bills security’s on-field collapse.

Hamlin suffered a cardiac arrest and fell onto his again moments after tackling Cincinnati Bengals large receiver Tee Higgins throughout Monday’s NFL sport. The 24-year-old stays in important situation as of early Tuesday morning at a Cincinnati hospital.

Denver Broncos quarterback Russell Wilson tweeted shortly after the incident, writing: “Wow. I am praying for you @HamlinIsland. Praying for health and safety.”

Arizona Cardinals defensive finish J.J. Watt mentioned on Twitter: “The game is not important. Damar Hamlin’s life is important. Please be ok. Please.”

The Pittsburgh Panthers soccer program on the University of Pittsburgh, the place Hamlin performed collegiate soccer, added: “Damar Hamlin is the best of us. We love you, 3. Praying for you.”

Hamlin, a Pennsylvania native, joined the Bills in 2021 as a sixth-round draft choose from the University of Pittsburgh. He has performed each sport this season.

The Bills’ sport in opposition to the Bengals was suspended at 5:58 of the primary quarter, then formally postponed. The NFL mentioned extra particulars on subsequent steps would come at an “appropriate time,” including that Hamlin’s wellbeing was the precedence.

The Bengals official Twitter account wrote after the incident: “Sending our thoughts and prayers to Damar.”

Higgins, the Bengals large receiver concerned within the collision with Hamlin, mentioned: “My prayers and thoughts go out to @HamlinIsland the Hamlin Family. I’m praying that you pull through bro.”

American tennis participant Jessica Pegula, the daughter of Bills proprietor Terry Pegula, referred to as the incident “terrible” after her United Cup tennis match.

“There’s really no words,” she informed reporters, per Reuters. “I’m glad they stopped the game. It brings you back to there’s a lot of bigger things that are more important than sports and games. It was pretty scary.”

She later tweeted: “In moments like this we are reminded of perspective. It’s just a game and in the end it does not matter after what happened tonight. My prayers go out to Damar and his family. This team is family, football is family, sports bring us together like family.”

Fellow American tennis star Coco Gauff added: “Sending my prayers to Damar and his family. I ‘m wishing him a full and safe recovery. It is bigger than sports … we should all continue to surround him and his family with prayer and positivity.”

The Los Angeles Chargers and New York Giants have been among the many NFL groups to ship messages of assist.

The Chargers mentioned the group’s “thoughts + prayers are with Damar Hamlin, the Bills and Bills Mafia,” whereas the Giants mentioned the group was “praying for Damar Hamlin and the entire Buffalo Bills organization.”

After his historic 71 factors within the Cleveland Cavaliers’ win over the Chicago Bulls on Monday, NBA star Donovan Mitchell informed reporters he needs to “say prayers up for the Bills safety.”

“I heard about it, I didn’t see it,” Mitchell mentioned. “But you know I wish him and his family … we’re praying for him, all of us in the locker room. From the Cavaliers organization, we want to wish the best and praying everything goes well.”

LeBron James, who had a historic evening of his personal after changing into simply the second participant in NBA historical past aged 35 or older to file back-to-back 40-plus level video games, informed reporters: “I seen the play, however I don’t know what occurred.

“My ideas and tremendous prayers go as much as the skies above for that child’s household, for him, for that brotherhood of the NFL, and all people who’s part of the NFL household.

“It’s positively the fitting name, by whoever made that decision, Roger Goodell [NFL Commissioner] or whoever had the authority to make that decision to droop that [game].

“The safety of players in all sports is always the most important. It was a terrible thing to see.”

James added: “I’m a huge fan of the NFL. I’m a huge fan of football. You never want to see anything like that happen in the type of competition they’re playing in.”