The Buffalo Bills announced on Wednesday that safety Damar Hamlin, who has been under medical care for more than a week after an on-field cardiac arrest, was released from a Buffalo hospital and allowed to go home. The Bills said in a statement that Hamlin was discharged Wednesday from Buffalo General Medical Center/Gates Vascular Institute.
Hamlin’s heart stopped and he was resuscitated in the first quarter of the Bills’ game against the Cincinnati Bengals on Jan. 2 in Cincinnati. He was then taken by ambulance to the Cincinnati Medical Center, released Monday from the intensive care unit and admitted to the Buffalo hospital.
The Bills said Hamlin underwent a comprehensive medical evaluation and a series of cardiac, neurological and vascular testing Tuesday. Dr. Jamie Nadler, a critical care physician and the chief quality officer at Kaleida Health, said in a news release: “We have completed a series of tests and evaluations, and in consultation with the team physicians, we are confident that Damar can be safely discharged to continue his rehabilitation at home and with the Bills.”
The Bills placed Hamlin on injured reserve last week, ending his 2022-23 season. They will host the Miami Dolphins in the wild-card round of the playoffs at 1 p.m. EST Sunday at Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, N.Y.
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