The latest update on Damar Hamlin is encouraging

It truly was a frightening scene last night on Monday Night Football between the Cincinnati Bengals and visiting Buffalo Bills, as Bills safety Damar Hamlin collapsed to the ground after a routine tackling play. CPR was administered before he was taken away via ambulance to the University of Cincinnati Hospital, where he was listed in critical condition. 

The good news is that according to a recently released report, Hamlin is moving in a "positive" direction. 

“We all remain optimistic,” Jordon Rooney, a family spokesman who described himself as a good friend of the player.

“They are elated right now,” Rooney continued. “Damar is still their first concern. But for them, they always look at how they can turn a somewhat troubling situation into a good one. The bounce back from this, for him and his family is going to be incredible.”

According to his uncle Dorrian Glenn, there are additional positive signs. 

“He’s still sedated right now,” Glenn told CNN. “They just want him to have a better chance of recovering better. So, they feel that if he’s sedated, his body can heal a lot faster than if he was woke and possibly cause other complications.”