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on tonight but we have to begin with shocking breaking news. what appears to be a very very serious injury. tonight, monday night football game. between the buffalo bills, the cincinnati bengals. the bills safety, lamar hamlin, collapsed on the field after making a tackle in the first quarter of the game. -- this is where joe is so good. but now another bills players down. of the we can tell exactly who that is. maybe hamlin? good jordan player was able to go -- it was indeed hamlin.

he was number three on the bills. we are watching it, he appeared to stand up for a moment before collapsing. it is incredibly disturbing to watch what is happened. we don't yet have all the information on his current condition. but we do know that in absence was brought on to the field and according to the espn broadcast, and then received cpr. on the field before being driven out of the stadium in that ambulance. bob costas joins us now on the phone. bob, so scary to see that. to watch consecutive breaks from the game. players, on the field, huddling together. crying. we don't know all that is happening. or what has caused the injury exactly, or what the nature of it is. but have you ever seen anything like this tonight? >> there have been circumstances in the past where receiver from the patriots was paralyzed from the neck down after hit in the game against the raiders. and the 1970s. they've been players who collapsed on the field because

of cardiac difficulties. a player named chuck hughes, but detroit lines, back in the 70s died on the field. jt cain, who was the receiver for the then st. louis cardinals playing in arizona. similar thing during training camp. but nothing exactly like this. the play did not look that out of the ordinary. people might think of the watch the games that there was some sort of helmet to helmet contact. the young man, the bar hamblin, made the tackle -- tee higgins, the receiver for the bengals. actually hits him in the chest. nothing dirty about the play, according to the rules. this kind of contact happens all the time in football. but hamlin, actually, although he made the tackle took the brunt of the collection. squarely in his chest. you wouldn't think, if you watch what football, that was anything that unusual about that. but he got up, took a couple of steps, wobbled, hand fell backwards. as you said a moment ago, they

came out on the field, they administer cpr. you could tell by the expressions on the faces of players from both teams, his bills teammates, and the opponents on the bengals. that something very serious had happened here. and they have suspended the game, and from all indications, this game is not could be played tonight. they had shots of some of the players and the tunnel we can talk room, they already taken their uniforms off. some of them walking around in skivvies, and the bills being the visiting team, they have to travel back if they don't play the game tomorrow, for example, in cincinnati. and look at the bills equipment people were loading up some of the equipment, as it would be no more plate tonight. because we don't know what the outcome of this is going to be. it could very well be, well, you don't been alarmist. and certainly did not to speculate with such sketchy information. but it could very well be that the young man's life is in the balance.

so nobody has any appetite to play football, after what they saw happen on the field tonight. >> bob, just telling what is happening in the past. and the nature of the injuries. you've been described in the horrific trauma that is occurred to the bodies of so many people. football as a sport, that people have been falling for quite some time. talking about the dangers, normally, the conversations have been around. even this year alone, they've been around for what the rules are for a player to return. how many games to be out? the idea of a team, now, opting in deciding whether they will return to play. you are right, i cannot imagine having the wherewithal and having the appetites, and having the desire to be able to play and a game at this important time. especially not knowing what is happening to this young man. in terms of why there is such a focus on this game tonight, we are approaching the critical juncture, and terms of football, approaching playoff season and beyond. but the idea that that would be something prioritized over the

health and life of a player. should be not done. >> i think no one is suggesting that. the broadcasters -- toy aiken and susie coleman were in the studio for the espn. they've had this in a very sensitive inappropriate way. they haven't speculated, because you can't possibly do it. is it possible, possible, that the young man had some kind of pre-existing condition. which was unknown and it's contact could've trigger that? this was not the sort of collision that automatically, it and of itself, causes concern. but what he got up, for a moment, and then collapsed. it was clear that something significant had happened. and then when the ambulance came out on the field. and you saw the expressions on the faces of players from both teams. this was something very much out of the ordinary. and what you alluded to earlier, laura, most of the focus has

been, and rightly. on concussions. and the ongoing issue of cte. in football. both professional, and amateur football. it doesn't appear that this falls into that category. the young man is at the hospital right now. we understand that his mother, at least, i don't think that was their. but his mother, at least. this was at the game, and she went in the analysts with him. that's about all we know now. >> bob, we are learning right now that the game has officially, now been postponed. in fact, there had been some footage before the game. this is happened in the first border. the first quarter of play. and there is photos of him greeting his family members. taking selfies, hugging. this is going to be a 24-year-old man. young men. who's only drafted in 2021. to a very very new player to be a professional league. but i wanna bring in, for a second, please stand the line of. we need to talk to you soon. but i want to bring in cnn medical analyst.

dr. jonathan reiner. dr. reiner, i'm so glad that you are talking to us today. because, when you are looking at this. and you are seeing what transpired. and we're all, myself, a layman. looking at this as a fan of the ball. and watching an injury transpire. not quite understanding what could've caused somebody to stand began to collapse enough cpr to minister. do you have any insight, when you saw this played? what was your instinct telling you? >> hi laura, first of all, my thoughts are with damar hamlin, and this is a life-threatening event. almost certainly what happened to mr. hamlin is something called camacho cortez. which is basically a cardiac arrest caused by a sharp blow to the chest. at precisely the wrong moments. the heart is governed by electrical impulses.

and if the hearts is struck, basically, at the wrong millisecond. in the usual cycle of these electrical impulses. it can cause a catastrophic arrhythmia called a trivial formulation. and that would take about six seconds to figure out. and when you look at the tape, mr. hamlin made the tackle. got hit in the chest. got it right over the heart. that was the blow. he got a 0.2 seconds later, and wanted to second federica laps. that's along a takes few to pass out after your heart formulates. >> but what does that mean? i'm pack that term for us. ventricular fibrillation. what does that mean? >> the heartbeats in a coordinated fashion the heart fibrillator's when the ventricle, the big thick pumping chamber of the heart regulates. and instead of squeezing rick

mclean the heart, it delivers. when the heart muscle quiver's. it can't pump blood. and when it can't pump blood, the blood pressure drops a zero. that takes about six seconds. that is almost exactly a timeframe for mr. hamlin to go down again. and that can be resuscitated. how >> -- what could that full not have been the full beat to pump throughout the entire body that the brain. how long do you have to try to course correct? >> the way to resuscitate a person that has this event is unique different relate them within a e.d.. with an automatic external defibrillator. until one is provided for, one is made available, and then in the stadium. they have several these devices. it's almost certainly one of the field of any and f l stadium. one would do cpr. and cpr basically gives you the

time to divert relates a patient. but the clock is ticking. and every minute the chance of resuscitating somebody with a cardiac arrest either from this event, what are called commercial cortez. or from a heart attack induced event like this. every minutes in delays for the formulation. it reduces the likelihood of survival by about 10%. so time is of the essence. now, you can lengthen that time with affective cpr. but the only way to reverse this is with different relation. to me, it seems pretty clear that that is very likely what happened to mr. hamilton. bob, i want to bring you back in. here to same from dr. reiner and the expert he said he brings. just watching as, you mentioned, while we speaking earlier that this wasn't something that people were hearing about. they said the, hamlet the helmet contact is not the

custom of what you see what they -- millisecond that would disrupt the electoral impulses and what happened. do you have a sense of how long the more hamlin was on that field. the doctors talk about every minute reduces a 10% reduction in one's ability to survive. but >> i don't have an exact timeline that we want to put something out of those responsible. i'd actually begin watching the game, casually, and then it turned away from it. and i got a text saying something has happened. and they came back to. it by that point, he was down on the field. and the absence of already arrived. so i can't give you an estimate between how long, or how much time expired, between the administering of cpr. and when they might have been able to differ related. but as dr. reiner has said. every nfl stadium has that medical capacity on hand. so, there is little doubt that he was different belated. however, we don't know what the outcome of it is.

they have all the necessary medical expertise there. but every situation is different. i'm going to see how this one turns out. >> thank you. so much more we're going to see here on the story. and i will note that the commission of the nfl, roger goodall, had been contacted by game officials. and also, the different teams trying to assess what happened. we do not know they have decided to postpone, and stop this game. it had already been in a postpone state. suspended to the first quarter. when both teams decided to go back to the locker rooms after watching one of their teammates, the buffalo bills safety, the more hamlin. collapsing on the field tonight. in the first quarter of that bills game, i against cincinnati bengals. cpr was administered on the field. the young man was taken away in an ambulance. stay with us, we're gonna follow the story.

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anchor coy wire. also here, cnn sports analyst christine brennan. and for manafort player dante stalwart. but so with a cnn contributor, bob costa. he's here with me. when we go to downtown this because you are actually watching this game, live. and you saw this play happen. and you literally thought it was just a routine hit. nothing to worry about. and so you saw him fall. what went through your mind? >> well, it was a routine play. he was a catch and tackle, players both jumped up. i was watching the players after the place. i like a little trash talk. that's kind was expected for both players. when i saw them our fall back to the ground after standing up for a couple seconds i just knew that it was something wrong. after they delayed for a while. and he was lying down on the ground, and you heard enough to say that they were good to administer cpr. that's when it became concerned. because i had known and i had

played the nfl for ten years. i've coached, and everything like that before. i'm midlife, and a level. high school, college, a pro. >> you never seen apartments on the field? >> during the rigorous practices in the summer heat. or during the nfl games where there are a lot of season ending injuries. have never seen anyone have cpr administered to them on the practice field for the game field. that's when i became more concerned. and it's all the players faces. half the players were crying. but the bengals, and the bills. and to see their faces. it just underscored the severity of it. that we really can see, because they're all crowded around. it was just devastating. and i pray that he is okay. >> we all do. to see what happened and to watch them early before the game. remember their images of them talking about it with his mother. talking about her, hugging, are bracing. or coy wire, and we bring you into this as well. because i was curious as to

what you are feeling and reacting to tonight. you also have watched this transpire. you have been on these fields. we watched injuries after injuries. you've seen the spectrum of what could happen. the focus has necessarily been on so many times cte, and concussions. but the washes young man standup as he did, drop back down to the ground. and have the players stunned in the way that they were. what was going through your mind? >> nausea was going to my guts. my heart is still racing. it hits home for me. i played six of my seasons in buffalo as a safety in the same position as them are. i have a titanium plate and four screws in my neck i was knocked unconscious every time. one, i don't remember what happens in the next day. my teammate at buffalo, kevin everett, we are covering a case together. he was paralyzed. the ambulance came on the field,

players were crying. the same sort of seen in college. was playing for stanford, a running back made a collision with the university of washington who was paralyzed from the west waist down. and two years later he passed away. the scenes are haunting. the thing i think we need to take away from this is one, it's a reminder of how precious life is. two, it is a reminder that there is progress being made. all the talks about safety, players safety. all the lives that have been lost. all the lives that have been altered from players who played this game. perhaps they are not in vain. because you know what, laura, a year ago, five years ago. certainly not ten years ago. they would not of stop the game. dante would tell you the absence would've come oug saltsy tied buckle up, let's. go next snap and talty. that's where the players have, that's what the coaches had, that's the lead always had. disposable players. you put them in a next man up

mentality. we are not seeing that right now. so, if there's something positive that can come from. this. the ultimate positive is obviously more hamlin is going to be healthy, safe, again. but it is also that player safety are personal health is now more important than it used to be. and that is a trickle down effect. that is going to be important to the college level. that is going to be specifically important to the high school and to the use level. where these coaches, they can't just throw the kids out there and tell them toughen up, get out there, buckle up. let's go, we are understand it that this is a different world that we are living in now. because there's been a paradigm shift in terms of player health and safety. how precious our lives are. that the game is not worth it. and will cause serious issues like this. how that the say help luka get some collective thoughts and prayers together for the marble and that could be powerful. you saw the players don't get immediately when they saw how

drastic the situation was. he is in critical condition. that was the last word. but we hope we can make a full and speedy recovery. >> i can't help but sit here. it is palpable. you are far from me right now, coy. dante, you are close to me at this table. but it is palpable. the trauma. it is palpable, the emotions. the idea of what we have seen today. just hearing you talk about this game. how it might not have been stopped before. i remember as a younger person, of course. watching and waiting for the person to the thumbs up as they are taken away on the field. the idea, as you said, the next play mentality. and what has changed. i wanna bring in cnn's chief medical correspondent, doctor sanjay gupta. doctor gupta, in times like this, sanjay? when you hear about the progress, so to speak. that has been made on the

medical front. to try to make this game safer. and yet we hear, just this season alone. the idea of quarterbacks having concussions. the idea of people who are injured, tragically, here in. coy, erin daunte, hearing so many people talk about what could. happen i am really eager to hear your perspective in terms of, is there a way to make it safe? is this a fluke? dr. ronny made from talk about earlier. if this is komodo cortez. the court, i think you called. it cortez, need to correct memorization. about a millisecond disruption. of electrical impulses. that could change, alter the ability of the heart to fib rule eight. >> go ahead, i kind of get the hearts of words that. right to cover as a post actually pulsing. tell me, what does this mean to you >> i think to your first question, laura. about the safety overall.

it's something i've talked a lot about with cory, and with bob costas, and others. i think it's possible to make the game safer. but it's tough to make it safe. and it can be a violent, brutal game. i think so much of the attention has been focused -- i'm a brain surgeon. brain guy. so much of the attention is focused on brain injuries and chronic traumatic and supple off at these. cte's. that is not appear to be what happened here tonight, and with dr. reiner was talking about. i've spoken to other sports doctors, tonight. and the idea that a blunt force trauma. which is what it is, it is trauma. to the chest. in the chest, get the, heart of the lungs. that sort of blunt force trauma and this is a rare situation and it happens a couple of dozen times a year, maybe. but if that sort of trauma is delivered to the chest, i just the right time, it can essentially put someone into a

very abnormal heart rhythm. subsequently leading to cardiac arrest. with a heart isn't beating, or isn't beating efficiently enough to pump blood through the body. that may have been what happened here. we are all speculating at this point but we'll obviously get some more details later on. whatever the cause was, the team then assessed that he wasn't in cardiac arrest, and they started doing cpr. which is essentially this idea that there is enough oxygenated blood in the body for a period of time. the goal of some of that oxygenated blood throughout the body. so you can continue to deliver oxygenated blood to the organs of the body. the other thing that we don't know if they did, at the time, or subsequently. it is to try to restart the hearts by delivering a shock. that is different related that you are talking about, laura. and have the freebie later's, clearly, they would have a different later on the ambulance. they typically have deferred visitors in large venues of all sorts, including stadiums. we couldn't see when and where

that may have been used. but if that was used that could be something could be used to sort of restart the heart. but as you mentioned, and i think i guess dr. weiner mentioned earlier. time is crucial here. i don't know how many minutes precisely -- but every minute does count. because we want to make sure oxygenated blood can be coursing through the body and concert the heart as quickly as possible. that simply would happen here in terms this being a primary cardiac carpet later bent as opposed to something in the brain or the spinal cord. he did stand up for a few seconds before he fell back down. so that gives the idea of a spinal cord or brain injury less likely. although not completely ruled out. obviously, a lot of focus on the heart. >> everyone stick around. christine, bob, have not forgotten about. you i want to stand the story. we would have more in the

moment un-american use tonight. the buffalo bills, cincinnati bengals game. it has now been postponed. after the bills, the more hamblin. collapse on the field. he was transported to a local hospital where he is in a critical condition.

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we've got more breaking news tonight tennis so shocking to see. if you see in the fight it has been played of them are hamlin collapsing during tonight's buffalo bills cincinnati bengals game. it has been postponed after he collapsed on the field after a hard hit. he was transported to a local hospital, where he is in critical condition. i want to walk through the timeline with you. according to espn. the broadcast of monday night football games. 8:55 pm, eastern. the injury occurs. then at 9:18 pm the game is temporarily suspended. 9:25 pm, the ambulance leaves the stadium. 10 to 1, the game is officially postponed. i will say, from our own reporting. we are aware that the team trainers where to him on the field intense extensive that collapse. and the absence there within

five minutes, to then transport him. look at the timeline as it's laid out here. about the 24-year-old, 2021 draft pick, sixth round. just 24 years old, now with critical condition. back to now bob costas and christine brennan and christina want to bring you in here because this is just devastating to look at. to see what has happened. i mean, you have been reporting about this for so and such a long time. you've seen the injuries take place on the field. but tonight, to see what we are seeing tonight. to see the reaction of these players. what are you thinking? >> laura, this is just heartbreaking. of course. it is so troubling. it is just terrible. the words, those are the words. this is a sporting event that became anything but a sporting event. and i am so glad the course of the game was canceled, or

postponed. because there's just no way, absolutely no way to play a football game after that happens. of course, before we knew, and we still do not know how he is. hopefully he will be okay. hopefully he will survive, critical condition, there's not a football player on either team, or anyone in the league, or any of us for that matter as human beings that would other be able to continue on after something like this. i also think that the conversation with dante and coy. they played the game bob and i have reported on it, accommodated, and i've been around football for my entire career. for decades since the 80s. it is a violent game. and vance, how many fans have we heard? we've all been a game sorry for people sharing, callum, heard him, or get him. americans love that.

we love that, we want that. obviously the nfl is our national pastime. it's most popular sport by far in our country, in terms of tv ratings. and just interest in general. so, america, is this what we will continue to want? i guess is not either or, laura. but if you love the hitting. and if you love the violence, and so many millions of people do. my goodness look at where we are right now. and maybe this is that moment to step back. and say, what are we doing here? but, i am certainly not gobble not to think the poll stop. it safer, as cory was saying, that it has been before. but it's only credibly violent game. i am reminded of 1971 khamenei struck use, laura. died on the field of the detroit lions. against the chicago bears a tiger stadium, in detroit. and that is the only death, on

the field, in the nfl. chuck use, 1971. the game went on. i looked this up the game went on. they kept playing that game, and the to tiger stadium in some silence. thankfully, of course, we don't know yet about the mars condition. we certainly hope he will be okay. thankfully, this game was stopped. and thankfully, we have learned some lessons. even as we do, laura, this incredibly violent and difficult tough game. >> bob want to bring you in here to talk the way of seeing. and i hate to just be talking around this person. because he is somebody son, is a human being, is more than a player. he is somebody we are focusing on tonight. based on what is happened to him. i don't want to just conceptually talk about football, this is somebody who grew up in the keys rocks pennsylvania, but the pittsburgh for college, was named a class for a defensive player of the year. he's been in the league for two

years. just 24 years old. remember seeing earlier today him greeting members of his family. today, who are at the stadium. i think you also mentioned, bob. i believe his mother may have written in the ambulance with him. as a mother myself. thinking about how i don't want, i'll be honest, i don't want my son to play football for the reason that christine has spoken about. i know that is probably unpopular position to have. but is what this mama bear has. and think about what she must be going through would any of the teammates and anyone else in the field. i want to hone in with your expertise on this point though. bob. coy mentioned dante as well. the idea that look, a couple years ago, maybe five, maybe ten, maybe even more. they would have stopped the game. they would've kept on going. as christine had mentioned. someone dying on the field in the 70s and the game went on. the idea of the next play mentality. what have been the changes that have pushed the needle forward to make this a more

conscientious response that we are seeing tonight? >> as doctors reiner and goop to have made clear. they have been educated opinion, and it's a very educated guessed it appears appearance of them. this is some sort of cardiac event. which was triggered by a blow to the chest. as hamlin made the tackle, and collided with sikh against. most of the focus of what we have been talking about, concerning the nature of football. has been on cte chronic traumatic principled apathy. and the inherent danger of concussions, even sub concussive hits. over a long period of time. and the rather substantial percentage of players who report some sort of neurological or cognitive difficulty at some point down the line. a lot of them in early middle age, or even sooner in some cases. some of the most famous players in football history have reported that.

with early onset dementia and whatnot as a result of having played football, it took a long time for the obvious, to be recognized. if fighters could be so-called punch drunk from blows to the head. why wouldn't football players who take close to the head? even though they're wearing helmets they take repeated blows to the head. but this particular situation doesn't fall into that category. football is a violent game. and what happens tonight falls under the broad category of that violence. but something like what happened to del mar when, is not nearly as chronic a situation as, by percentage, and it's frequent of circumstance as cte is. not even close there is less of the severity of it. and with all of us her feeling, having watched something so terrible unfold and, fingers crossed, that he survives.

as able to carry on with his life, if not his football career. but just as a matter of fact. this may fall under the broad heading of the violent nature of football. which i'm not here to justify. people may understand that for many many years, as prominently as i could, on sunday night football. i pointed out the inherent dangers of football. and the ambivalence that i felt about the game. eventually, i stepped away from its. because of that. i don't think that this is going to cause people to say i am not a football fan anymore. the game is too big, it is too profitable, it is too popular. and too many players, including players on the bills and bengals, who witnessed firsthand what happened tonight, are still gonna want to continue their careers. where we are, however, is that a place of greater understanding of risks and rewards. a generation or two ago, cte was soft peddled and players

now know what they are getting into. but they can make informed decisions. we >> remember your comments on the sidelines to think about your commentary and say you are right to talk about what umbrella this will all fall under. and what time of a pithy or confirmation people may have in any event, you are more than correct. we do not yet know what has happened to this young man. we have watched something happen on the field, the more hamlin collapsing after a hard hit. given cpr on the field, presently hospitalized in critical condition. the trainers were able to get to him within ten seconds, the athletes within five minutes. our experts in their opinions are talking about the idea of what may have happened, if there was a millisecond, a millisecond that would've caused the arrhythmia to disrupt the ability of the

heart to beat. and what could actually transpire then. we're going to bring the everything we have. we have much more to come on a breaking news. a terrible on the field injury on monday night football tonight. this young man, the buffalo bills them are hamilton, injured and collapsing on the field. transported to a local hospital. right now, at 24 years old, in critical condition. the bills are tweeting tonight, that quote, the thoughts and prayers of all of bills mafia are supporting you, ja'marr. don't settle for silver. harness the power of 7 moisturirizers & 3 vitamins to smooth, heal, and moisturize your dry skin. gold bond. champion your skin. hi, i'm lauren, i lost 67 pounds on golo. i have tried so many different products and have lost so much money and wasted a lot of me. golo is a miracl it really is.

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back to our breaking news tonight. a terrible on the field injury out monday night football. the buffalo bills, the more hamilton, collapsing after a hard hit. in the game the against the cincinnati bengals.

you're watching right now, he's the number three. he makes the tackle, he stands up just a moment. before collapsing back to the ground. he was transported to a local hospital. where he is now in a critical condition. the bengals -- senate thought some parts of the more. join me now nfl analyst and former linebacker manual acho and donté stallworth. it's also back with us now. we begin with you, emmanuel, because just looking to see what has happened here. the reactions have been swift. we saw what happened on the field. the players themselves stunned watching this. heartbroken. wondering what has happened to the 24-year-old player. collapsing on the field. what is your reaction, emmanuel? >> there are no words but i'm trying to muster some. i believe that we have never seen anything like this. or have never seen anything like this before. i have seen players get knocked out on the football field.

but this felt different. this felt different from my couch. he is a six round pick, i was a six round pick, he's used to fighting for roster spot. fighting to keep buffalo bills on top the afc. not fighting for his life and i think all of us right now have to remember a graduate who earned his degree in communications. with the player that he was. the second year. the person that he was. a son. the leader that he is. the teammate. and harry is fighting for his life, laura. they're truly has never been anything like this that i've seen. for the television that cut to five different commercial breaks. as we all desperately awaits a response. it was jarring, and it was gut-wrenching. but i'm reminded this time, let's stay optimistic. let's continue to pray for the

person, not just the -- >> a variant 14 point to underscore. and dante, i would've near perspective. just watching this. what is going to the minds of the players who are on the other human beings? the other sons, the other brothers and fathers, who are on that feel tonight. what is going through their minds? >> just like emmanuel said, it felt different from the couch. and the longer he was down, the more and more concerned it became. the players, especially when you saw the players reaction. because you could necessarily see him. or you can see what's going on with him. we just saw a crowd of players kind of huddled around and concerned. about the mars situation. and we, i just go back to when the announcer. but the announcers began to talk about the trainers who are giving him cpr. and see powers being administered. that is something that i just

mediately gasped. and it began to become more and more concerned that i have never seen that before on any level of football. not practiced. not on the playing field. to see that happening and to see players from both sides both teams, to see players crying tears. crying tears to what was going on before their eyes. so one of their own brothers and we compete against each other, we work together, we can see show they're out, but at the end. of the day we understand, this is a brotherhood. we are all working hard to competes, and to play or buts off. this is always been, for most guys. i say 90% of the guys. it's been a childhood dream. and to see that moment. but just from my couch personally. and to see the players. to see the reaction over the

field. it was heartbreaking. >> we have to go to break. but our other view that surprised. are you surprised they postpone the game? given the state of play sometimes the way that, frankly, the eggs across a variety of sports can be dismissive of the lives of some players? that is surprise you that there was that action taken? >> it did not. they had no other choice but to postpone the game. for once, laura, i probably became reality. typically, before i gave. we talk about going to war. we talk about dine for the man to the right or left. going in the bunker with the brothers. living out a dream, fighting against the. opponents you might have to layer life on the line for this. but laura, if i'm being honest. that is really just hyperbole. those figures of speech that we use in this moment. with high probably become a reality. and mar is truly fighting for his life that he laid down on

the field. and for the tens of millions. there was no other option. but to suspend the game. and the nfl made the right decision. >> gentlemen, stay around, we'll have more and a minute on our breaking. news tonight buffalo bills cincinnati bengals game has indeed been postponed because the bills, the more hamilton. 24 years old, collapsed on the field after a hard hit. he was transported to a local hospital where he is in critical condition. he's being treated and we are looking right now. but hometown charitities. (phil) have i witnenessed and seen the impact of what we do? you bet i have. (kathryn) we have worked with so many amazing causes and made a difference. (vo) by the end of this year, subaru and our retailers will have donated over two hundred and fifty million dollars to charity. (brent) it's about more than just selling cars. (phil) the subaru share the love event going on now.

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collapsing on the field in the first quarter of the bills game against cincinnati bengals. cpr was administered on the field. and the 24-year-old was taken away in an ambulance. the nfl says he was transported to a local hospital, where he is now in critical condition. the game understandably, of course, has been postponed. a lot more on this breaking story in just a moment. but ing benefi ts of retinol are now for your whole bodody. plus, fast-working crcrepe corrector dimininishes wrinkled skin in just two days. gold bond. champion your skin.

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