Damar Hamlin participated in full practice with the Buffalo Bills for the first time since his cardiac arrest in January. He was wearing a helmet and was seemingly in good spirits to be back with his teammates.
Hamlin was seen waving to the cameras, making the heart symbol gesture with which he has become synonymous during his recovery process and displaying the number three – his number with the Bills.
Damar Hamlin was a full participant in practice today during OTA’s 🙏
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“Really proud of him to take that next step,” Beane told reporters. “He’s still got more milestones to hit, but to think back, we’re just at the beginning of June and that was the beginning of January, and we were just hoping he’d live, and now he’s not only got a normal life, but we’re talking about playing, not any football, NFL football.