{"id":179803,"date":"2023-01-07T12:12:03","date_gmt":"2023-01-07T12:12:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/bills-damar-hamlin-is-breathing-on-his-own-and-talked-to-teammates-bolstering-them-for-sundays-regular-season-finale\/"},"modified":"2023-01-07T12:12:03","modified_gmt":"2023-01-07T12:12:03","slug":"bills-damar-hamlin-is-breathing-on-his-own-and-talked-to-teammates-bolstering-them-for-sundays-regular-season-finale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/bills-damar-hamlin-is-breathing-on-his-own-and-talked-to-teammates-bolstering-them-for-sundays-regular-season-finale\/","title":{"rendered":"Bills’ Damar Hamlin is breathing on his own and talked to teammates, bolstering them for Sunday’s regular season finale"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Just four days after his stunning on-field cardiac arrest, Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin is breathing on his own and speaking to family, physicians and teammates \u2013 positive updates that Bills players say will bolster them in this weekend’s matchup against the New England Patriots.\n <\/p>\n

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\u201cTo hear him talk to us, it was everything, and that’s what we needed. Literally that’s all we needed,\u201d Bills offensive tackle Dion Dawkins said of the team’s Friday video call with Hamlin, who is still undergoing treatment at a Cincinnati hospital.\n <\/p>\n

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Hamlin \u2013 who was sedated and placed on a ventilator after his collapse Monday \u2013 began awakening late this week and was able to have his breathing tube removed before Friday morning, physicians have said.\n <\/p>\n

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\u201cLove you boys,\u201d the 24-year-old player told his team Friday via FaceTime, according to head coach Sean McDermott, who added that Hamlin flexed his arms and made his signature heart-shaped hand gesture during the call.\n <\/p>\n