Damar Hamlin posts thank you message to fans

A video board at Levi's Stadium shows a message for Damar Hamlin during an NFL football game. File pic: AP Photo/Jed Jacobsohn

Damar Hamlin released a video Saturday in which he says he’s thankful for the outpouring of support and vows to pay it back, marking the first time the Buffalo Bills safety has spoken publicly since he went into cardiac arrest and needed to be resuscitated on the field in Cincinnati on January 2.

Hamlin said now was “the right time” to speak after the Bills’ season ended and because he needed time to recover and gather his thoughts.