Players around NFL say Hamlin’s injury wasn’t Higgins’ fault

By MITCH STACY The Associated Press
Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Tee Higgins (85) runs near Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin (3) during the first half of an NFL football game, Monday, Jan. 2, 2023, in Cincinnati. Hamlin was injured on the play. The game has been postponed after Buffalo Bills' Damar Hamlin collapsed, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell announced. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel)[ASSOCIATED PRESS/Joshua A. Bickel]

CINCINNATI (AP) — Teammates and other NFL players offered their support for Cincinnati Bengals receiver Tee Higgins, saying he did nothing wrong on the play that caused Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin to go into cardiac arrest. The 24-year-old Hamlin’s heart stopped after tackling Higgins in a horrifying scene that led to the suspension of Monday night’s game. Medical personnel were able to restart Hamlin’s heart on the field, and he remains in critical condition. Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow says there’s nothing Higgins could have done and the hit is the sort that happens in every game.

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