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Damar Hamlin and the Most Terrifying Night of Football -- (link)

Posted by Beaker (aka Anniebecca) Jan 3 '23, 05:03

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https://www.theringer.com/nfl/2023/1/3/23536685/damar-hamlin-buffalo-bills-cincinnati-bengals-monday-night-football (www.theringer.com)

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NFL Reaches A Crossroads, Where Players Breathing Air Regularly Threatens To Make Influx of Bettors Feel Bad About Wagering Paychecks on Bloodsport -- nm - NYT Pitchbot Jan 3, 08:06
#3 is a non-starter. He took blunt force trauma to the chest and his heart stopped. Like kids each summer getting a baseball to the chest and dying - Will Hunting Jan 3, 05:50 12
- maybe some studies to see if some people are more susceptible to it than others. Better training for medical personnel on site for games - Beaker Jan 3, 05:54 11
  - Apart from testing for genetic predisposition for heart defects, I’m not sure there’s much more to be done on the prevention side… -- (edited) - znufrii Jan 3, 06:08 3
    - do NFL players wear that monitoring thing like soccer players do? just wondering. -- nm - tRuMaN Jan 3, 07:00
    - Potentially equipment changes. -- nm - pmb Jan 3, 06:25 1
      - Leading to even harder hits, potentially. -- (edited) - znufrii Jan 3, 06:29
  - Apparently they train for it in the offseason to gauge response times and go over it 90 minutes before games on site. - Volnelk Jan 3, 06:07 1
    - ahh, I had been wondering if that was mandated by the NFL or individually stadium by stadium (I could see some teams cheaping out for example) -- nm - Beaker Jan 3, 06:10
  - I don't think I would volunteer for that study -- nm - decline Jan 3, 06:00 4
    - we need a larger sledge hammer! (I was thinking more studies on those that it happened to, then apply anything that might show they were susceptible - Beaker Jan 3, 06:04 3
      - Then you dno't have a control group. -- nm - loosilu Jan 3, 06:30 2
        
        Alright guys... everyone line up! -- nm - Mop Jan 3, 07:06
        
        as it is rare I was thinking more like the studies they do on brains for football players for concussions - Beaker Jan 3, 07:05
I like the idea of declaring the game a tie. -- nm - Beaker Jan 3, 05:09 1
- Seems the least disruptive to the rest of the schedule -- nm - TWuG Jan 3, 05:46

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