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Update on Damar:
His vitals are back to normal and they have put him to sleep to put a breathing tube down his throat. They are currently running tests.
We will provide updates as we have them.
Please keep Damar in your thoughts and prayers.
Please refrain from speculation and contacting his family/friends if you aren’t close to them.
Ppl asking to donate - There’s a gofundme floating around from Damar’s toy drive /back to school drive if you want to support.
Damars parents wanted me to get this out there:
Beware of people requesting cash app donations and making GoFundMe’s.
If you do want to support Damar’s foundation, his initial toy drive campaign has turned into the central location for that.
Damars GoFundMe does not support his mother’s daycare.. This was a toy drive that he set when he was in college and held it at the daycare.
The donations will support his foundation, which does toy drives, back to school drive, kids camps and more. Yeah
Waking up to see the incredible news that more than $3.2 million has been donated to Damar Hamlin’s GoFundMe page that supports his mother’s Day Care Center.
This is the Google Earth photo of the address of the center that corresponds to the GoFundMe.
People on the internet have harassed him for 7 months. He’s done nothing but give thanks and give back.
He had the most traumatic incident of his life publicized for millions of people facing thousands of hateful comments.
Hopefully this let’s you see how real this all was.
My stepfather, Todd unfortunately passed away a few days ago. He was the closest person to me.
He entered my life when I was 4 and raised me. He was an incredible man who saved my mom and me from a terrible situation. I wouldn't be where I am today without him.
However, in…
Gonna do a quick tattoo tutorial:
One day you can not have a tattoo.
Then you can go get one.
You now have one more tattoo than you did the day before.
i appreciate that man🙏🏽 It was a crazy week lol
I wanted to be transparent and authentic bc that’s who Damar is. I wanted to help my friend own his narrative when he couldn’t, and I'm eternally grateful that he and those closest to him trusted me enough to play that role.
We had too many people trying to immediate capitalize off of HIS story, so we decided to launch something and give back.
S/o to the
@JasterAthletes
for the quick turnaround 🤝
We all won 🫶🏾.
I want to give back an ounce of the love y'all showed me. Proceeds of this shirt will go to first-responders and the UC Trauma Center.
Go get yours!
Damar has taken his situation, one that would take years for people to recover from and is using it to give back and save lives.
This is what matters in real life. It’s more than football.
Wopo should be remembered for this - When we talked, he genuinely wanted more for the people that looked up to him. He admitted that he was growing & learning. He wanted to give people hope. RIP.
Please stop doing this every week.
He’s not asking for this attention. He doesn’t want the attention.
People are turning on him because accounts like this use his name constantly to drive clicks.
Update: For the 3rd straight week,
#Bills
make Safety Damar Hamlin an "healthy inactive", this time vs the
#Commanders
Maybe they're just waiting for him to be fully healthy before they play him?
@18Hunnit
My main focus is on my friend. We aren’t marketing for people to raise money. This isn’t about that. People asked so I confirmed. It’s not a priority. He is the priority.
Adrian Peterson (who has been charged with domestic violence and child abuse) is being celebrated by some “christians” for his opinion on a jacket worn by someone that has continuously praised and put God first and serves as the ideal role model.
what’s really important here?
Damar’s first interview with Michael Strahan airs soon!
There will be a snippet airing at 4:45 EST today on Fox. The full interview will be on GMA tomorrow morning!
Last year, I couldnt afford to buy mom a gift. I told her the time & money I was investing would be worth it soon.
This year, I surprised her w/ a trip to Paris.
If you’re currently feeling down or broke, I hope this motivates you. In 1 year, your life could change!
It’s almost as if the Bills (with depth at Safety) have been taking it slow with his comeback (from death, in case you forgot) and the narrative that he isn’t good at football is being pushed by people who don’t know football.
The only people who feel like they are being trolled or owed something are the ones that have this embarrassing theory that a Damar clone exists.
The genuine, logical supporters realize he had a traumatic incident that takes time to process and overcome.
@jordonr
So sad, you, Damar, and “his people” are laughing and trolling the public when there are some genuine people that truly care about his well being and are concerned. The same people that dropped their heads in prayer, and continue to pray for his recovery. It’s not a good look.
Possible explanations for why the video was spliced up:
A) Damar had 100 people to thank and stopped several times throughout to make sure he named everyone
B) It’s fake and/or he’s a clone
Which do you think could be true 🤔
Just a reminder that Damar is not asking for all the media coverage and taking it out on him is lame.
Yes, it’s excessive.
He didn’t ask for any of this. He’s only ever been focused on doing good.
The narrative that he “sucks” is also false. He was second on the team in…
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January 2nd will be the one year anniversary. It’s bigger than football.
Also, the Comeback Player of the Year is a perseverance award. Stats do not determine the winner.
Regardless of who wins, the amount of negativity he’s had to face from people who would be the first…
@jordonr
Joe Flacco went from quarterback hell (read: the Jets) to the couch to going ham for the Browns
the only time one notices Hamlin is when the TV crew puts up a graphic saying how many games he has played this year
I not only wanted to set the story straight but also send out a message to everyone:
Quit just complaining about violence or criticizing certain parts of the city if you've never tried to do anything to help.
Bills safety Damar Hamlin, who all those conspiracy theorists were totally wrong about like always, accepted the NFLPA Alan Page Community Award today in Phoenix.
"It’s a blessing to be a blessing," he said.
How you view this situation says a lot about you.
If you lack empathy and emotional intelligence, you’ll discount the amount of adversity it took to overcome death and only look at on-field performance.
But this is an adversity award. It’s not a most improved award.
I was also able to give my grandma rent & grocery money for a couple months.
She’s the most selfless person & has struggled since not being able to work.
I’m only posting these bc I dreamed of doing it this and hope anyone out there dreaming can have this feeling one day.
3 years ago I set out to do something no one thought I could do. I went from nothing to a 6 figure personal brand. I realized there isn't enough being done to help the under-resourced, the stubborn, those that have been counted out. Now, I'm going to be the one to do just that.
Things were a lot different this time around in Cincinnati.
The support in the city for Damar is incredible and
@uc_health
is the best.
Can’t forget
@TheRealJeffRuby
!
He’s at an event now announcing a program to create a community for people who have had heart issues.
He gave out over 250 AEDs last year. He’ll do the same this year.
And more.
Everyone involved was a hero in various ways.
@NFL_DovKleiman
Why is Damar a hero?? What did he do that was heroic. He had a medical situation and he recovered and played again. What's heroic about that?? This is ridiculous
The 2021 NFBD All Star Game will answer the question:
"Does size of a school matter?"
Damar Hamlin (
@HamlinIsland
) will be coaching the Big School All Stars vs Paris Ford's (
@DiddyBop12_
) Small School All Stars.
More details and invites to the game coming soon ✍🏼.
@nflrums
A lot of tweets here not understanding trademarks.
We were approached by a group trying to buy the trademark to make money off of Damar’s incident. We got it so they couldn’t. (Attaching proof)
Instead, Damar used it to raise money for first responders.
I know these accounts now post these as engagement bait and everyone is now very passionate about this award but…
The CPOY is a perseverance award. It’s for who has shown the most perseverance.
Imagine continuously facing the thing that killed you every single day and still…
Here’s the thing about Twitter:
-Not only are you confidently wrong
-You are also publicly wrong
This was a snippet. There’s a link to the full video where he thanks everyone. Over 1 million people figured that out (except you).
It's pretty cool to be able to open carry my AR-15 rifle in a city, but Mayor Potatohead
@billpeduto
wants them banned in Pittsburgh. Your legislation is unlawful, and
#WeWillNotComply
. I challenge you to come and take people's firearms yourself instead of getting your goons to.
Don’t bring these simple minded conspiracies to me lol.
I tweeted this as a joke before the game.
Spend your time with your kids, on a hobby, reading book, etc rather than this.
For months Damar dealt with scrutiny as he recovered from this.
There were outrageous theories on his medical condition.
Every single doctor said commotio cordis.
He experienced life altering trauma and wanted to finish his medical testing before officially speaking publicly
Damar Hamlin says he suffered commotio cordis on January 2. It's a rare cause of cardiac arrest that starts with blow to the chest in precise spot at just the wrong time in the heartbeat.
Hamlin: "I died on national TV in front of the whole world" & "plans to save a generation."
We have a response from
@Connectwise
and its a boilerplate response that lacks empathy. Their communications strategy is to delete, block, and wait for it to go away.
Just a heads up - I’m not going away. I want Connectwise to set up a fund for any of their employees diagnosed…
My stepfather, Todd unfortunately passed away a few days ago. He was the closest person to me.
He entered my life when I was 4 and raised me. He was an incredible man who saved my mom and me from a terrible situation. I wouldn't be where I am today without him.
However, in…
Last year's game was crazy too.. This year we are bringing into the city. We have NFL players coaching, big sponsors, and these are the best uniforms we've had yet.
I have 5 paid internship opportunities available for this summer!
-Must be 18 - 24 years old
-Must live in Pittsburgh
-$10.30 an hour
-$35 hours a week
Looking for creatives, videographers, and marketers.
This will be real agency experience.
I totaled my car so I was able to get the vehicle I’ve been wanting for awhile.
Maserati 🔱 Levante Granlusso
It’s a dream to be in a position to get this. But, don’t ever try and chase luxury living outside of your means. I built out a 3-year budget before I did anything!!
My favorite thought from Damar Hamlin today.
Explaining how hard it is to be at your most vulnerable with every eye on you.
And the strength that can be gained from the experience.
#Bills
My favorite WNBA player and now one of my favorite people, Shatori Walker - Kimbrough.
I recently interviewed her for my video series on mental health.
I'm so excited for everyone to see this commitment video!! We aimed to create something thats never been done before.
The hype is well deserved and Donovan and his fam are the nicest people you could meet.
Check out
@donovanmcmillo3
's twitter at 7:30 for the announcement.
NFBD has received a $75,000 grant from the
@StauntonFarm
to create a 10-part video series interviewing celebrities on mental health.
I've been working on this concept for over 2 years. To finally receive the recognition and resources is really exciting.
Seems to be a comprehension issue here.
The NFL, ESPN, etc feature him because his comeback is remarkable.
Making the NFL? Hard
Dying on the field, getting brought back to life, suiting up and playing again next season? Impossible.
Also he was 2nd in tackles last year
I’ve been working hard on making this matchup happen 👀
During halftime of the NFBD game this year will be the “Battle of the Burgh”.
Team 412 vs Team Evolve.
Who is the best 7 on 7 team in the city?🤔
You used to be respected in the Pittsburgh media.
Now, I’d imagine your grandkids haven’t been over to your house in a few years.
“Your grandpa tweeted something crazy again” - what they hear at school.
Save them and yourself, John from more embarrassment.
We’re in London for a CPR event for Damar’s Foundation.
The impact is international ❤️
We have a limited guest list, but if any of Bill’s Mafia in London wants to come by, it’s at 5:30 PM! DM me for details.
With the Buffalo Bills playing this Sunday in London, Damar Hamlin will be taking his CPR Tour Across The Pond 🏴
Creating positive impact has always been Damar’s focus, and he’s now able to do it on an international scale 🔥
The NFBD All Star Game will be May 20th 7:30 PM at newly renovated and the historic Woody High.
-We have NFL players coaching (announcing them later)
-You get penalized if you don’t celebrate when you score.
-We have every big name from the WPIAL attending.
See you there.