NFL star discharged from hospital after cardiac arrest

Damar Hamlin will continue his recovery from a life-threatening injury in Buffalo

Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin has been discharged from the Cincinnati medical facility at which he was being treated after suffering cardiac arrest during a nationally televised NFL game a week ago.

Hamlin, 24, has been described as “doing well” just days after collapsing and his heart stopping following a heavy tackle against Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Tee Higgins.

He received more than ten minutes of live-saving CPR on the field as his teammates looked on, many of them in tears, before he was rushed to the University of Cincinnati Medical Center.

He awoke days later and communicated with medical staff and his family, as well as delivering a message to his Bills teammates via FaceTime, easing concerns that he may have developed serious brain damage during the incident.

Headed home to Buffalo today with a lot of love on my heart.