ABC Issues Statement on Buffalo Bills Safety Damar Hamlin's Return to the NFL
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Tuesday, June 20, 2023
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We recognize the gravity of this event and its impact on him, the NFL community, the country, and the world.
Key Points:
- We recognize the gravity of this event and its impact on him, the NFL community, the country, and the world.
- With appropriate medical care, rehabilitation, and understanding of risk, we support him returning to the NFL if he so wishes.
- Merije Chukumerije, MD; ABC member, Sports Cardiology specialist; Marlon E. Everett, MD, Co-Chair, ABC Communications Committee; Camille G. Frazier-Mills, MD, MHS, Co-Chair, ABC Electrophysiology Committee; Aubrey J.
- Grant, MD, ABC member, Sports Cardiology specialist; G. Mark Jenkins, MD, Co-Chair, ABC Advisory Group and Former ABC Board Member; Kevin F. Kwaku, MD, PhD, ABC Board Member and Co-Chair, ABC Electrophysiology Committee; Jayne Morgan, MD, Co-Chair, ABC Communications Committee; Anekwe E. Onwuanyi, MD, President of ABC; and Barbara Hutchinson, MD; ABC Board Chair.