24-year-old NFL player Damar Hamlin is being treated in hospital after collapsing during last night’s game between Hamlin’s Buffalo Bills and the Cincinnati Bengals.
The nasty scenes unfolded after a tackle in which Hamlin first stood up only to fall limply to the ground seconds later.
The Buffalo Bills’ medical team immediately began CPR on Hamlin, while teammates formed a ring around the player like the Danish players did when Christian Eriksen collapsed during last year’s European Championship.
Several players, including star quarterback Josh Allen, had difficulty holding back their emotions. About half an hour after Hamlin’s collapse, he left the arena in an ambulance. Soon after, the announcement came that the match had been cancelled.
Hamlin’s condition is “critical,” the NFL announced in an official statement.
See pictures from the match in the player above.