‘Who won the game?’: NFL star Damar Hamlin wakes after on-field collapse

Buffalo Bills player remains in intensive care after cardiac arrest during game but is communicating and showing good signs of recovery, say doctors

POSITIVE NEWS: Buffalo Bills players huddle and pray after teammate Damar Hamlin #3 collapsed on the field after making a tackle against the Cincinnati Bengals. PIC: Dylan Buell/Getty Images)

Buffalo Bills player Damar Hamlin is awake and able to communicate with his medical team after the NFL safety suffered cardiac arrest on the field during a Monday night game in Cincinnati, his doctors say.

Two physicians caring for the 24-year-old told reporters on Thursday he was “demonstrating signs of good neurological recovery” and was able to communicate in writing.