Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin has returned home after having been hospitalized following his frightening episode of cardiac arrest last Monday night against the Cincinnati Bengals.
Critical care physician Dr. Jamie Nadler released the following statement on Hamlin's condition:
"We have completed a series of tests and evaluations, and in consultation with the team physicians, we are confident that Damar can be safely discharged to continue his rehabilitation at home and with the Bills."
According to head coach Sean McDermott, they will leave it up to Hamlin for when he feels he's able to rejoin his teammates at the training facility, but that he'll be welcomed back as soon as he's able.
"His health is first and foremost on our mind as far as this situation," McDermott said. "And then when he feels ready, we will welcome him back."
In the meantime, the Bills continue their preparations for their upcoming NFL Wild Card postseason game against the visiting Miami Dolphins.
"I feel really good about where [Hamlin's health and well-being] is though, and the fact that he's home with his parents," McDermott said. "And for us -- as Damar's dad has said to us multiple times and Damar has mentioned as well -- they want us to go do our job, and that's what we've got to do."
