Hamlin took on a much larger role during the 2022 season and has started all but the first two of Buffalo’s games this season.
Each week, the league runs through its emergency action plan with all 32 clubs, Vincent said. Every stadium rehearses a medical situation such as this one annually. The plan is also brought up at the pregame meeting between coaches.
Part of the plan involves having a Level 1 trauma center — designed to address the most serious medical emergencies — active in each home market. The plan also calls for an ambulance in each stadium, as well as an airway management physician on-site.
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Several Bills players remained in Cincinnati to be close to Hamlin. The rest of the team returned to the team’s headquarters in Orchard Park, New York, early Tuesday morning.
Some members of the Bengals, including head coach Zac Taylor, stopped by the hospital to continue offering support.
“We also want to thank Coach Taylor and the Bengals for everything they’ve done,” Hamlin’s family said in their statement.
