The Buffalo Bills took on the Jacksonville Jaguars during Week 3 of Monday Night Football. And during the telecast, fans got to see what may already be the best moment of the season. Bills safety Damar Hamlin picked off Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence to secure his first career interception.
Damar Hamlin's first career INT 🫶@HamlinIsland pic.twitter.com/gz3HnAmwuN
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Fans React to Damar Hamlin Interception
With the interception being the most emotional moment of the year thus far, fans had tons of reactions on Twitter.
"First career INT is crazy. Glad to see him back," one user said on X, formerly known as Twitter.
"Damar Hamlin's return to play may be the best football story this decade. He was dead on the field. Now he is the starting safety for the
[Buffalo Bills] and just caught his first career 1 interception. YOU LOVE TO SEE IT," former NFL quarterback Robert Griffin III said.
"Damar Hamlin getting his first career interception on Monday Night Football is a pretty remarkable story, regardless of who you root for. To be where he was and to get to where he is now is remarkable," another user added.
"There will come a time when there isn't universal celebration for every good thing Damar Hamlin does on a football field. But that ain't today. Watching him get that pick on MNF was pretty damn cool," another user said.
Bills Safety Collapsed on The Field in 2023
Hamlin's story is pretty remarkable. In 2023, the Bills played the Cincinnati Bengals in one of the most anticipated matchups of the season. During the matchup, Bengals wide receiver Tee Higgins caught a pass in the open field. When Hamlin tried to tackle him, Higgins' shoulder made contact with Hamlin's chest causing the Bills' safety to collapse on the field.
Hamlin was essentially dead on the field. During the broadcast in primetime, his body was motionless on the ground. Several paramedics and other medical professionals rushed to the field to administer CPR to Hamlin.
During the broadcast in primetime, his body was motionless on the ground. Several paramedics and other medical professionals rushed to the field to administer CPR to Hamlin.
They performed CPR for roughly 10 minutes before the ambulances arrived to carry him off the field. Following the incident the Bills revealed that Hamlin had suffered cardiac arrest and it was the paramedics who restored his heartbeat on the field.
