Aaron Rodgers treated Damar Hamlin’s horrific injury during an appearance on The Pat McAfee Show and the Packers QB had a very moving reaction.
The NFL world stopped turning to prayers and hope for the health and safety of Bills defensive back Damar Hamlin Monday night after he collapsed on the field and had to perform CPR to resume his breathing before he was loaded into an ambulance and taken to a nearby Cincinnati hospital where he would receive more He is currently in critical condition.
In the aftermath, there was an incredible swell of support around Hamlin with donations made to the 24-year-old’s Toys campaign, as all 32 NFL teams changed their social media profile pictures to a photo of Prayer requests for Hamlin, and much more. But the players’ responses, current and past, were touching in understanding the seriousness of the situation.
During his weekly appearance on Show Pat McAfee On Tuesday, Aaron Rodgers, the Green Bay Packers quarterback, tackled the injury. And he provided a poignant and emotional reminder that this situation happened to a human being, not just a football player, and that his family, teammates, and NFL peers should be required to deal with the situation as we would expect humans to be given the same level of care as well.
Aaron Rodgers on Damar Hamlin’s injury: ‘Let’s remember what’s really important’
“I don’t think you shrug it off like, ‘Oh, Sunday’s football in the playoffs,'” Rodgers said.h/t Matt Schneidmann of The Athletic). “Let’s take a little time here. Let’s remember what’s really important.”
Not only did Rodgers reinforce the apocalyptic reminder that life is greater than the game of football, but he also asked for respect and compassion for the Bills players, Bengals, and the NFL family as a whole as they dealt with the unprecedented and horrific situation all witnessed. Monday night in Cincinnati. Moreover, he asked that these ‘strong men’ be allowed to show their feelings at such a time.
“I think you might have an open forum to allow men to share their feelings,” Rodgers said. “I think as men sometimes, we’re so conditioned to maybe suppress everything, just to put on a good face and, ‘We’re going to take this on hard.’ I don’t really think that’s the approach.”
Rodgers also went on to say that he had to stop himself scrolling through social media for updates on Monday night in hopes of finding good news.
It is clear from the reaction throughout the league that Hamlin’s horrific injury greatly affected the Bills and Bengals players and staff. It’s also clear that the rest of the league has also been greatly affected, as Rodgers’ reaction indicates.
And we are all together, without a doubt, wishing and praying for Damar Hamelin’s health and recovery and for peace within his family and friends during this time.
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