Damar Hamlin poses for a photo with University of Cincinnati medical staff during NFL Honors at the Symphony Hall on Feb. 9, 2023, in Phoenix, Arizona. Honors" before being invited onto the stage.Hamlin made his second appearance in Phoenix during Super Bowl week Thursday night, paying tribute to those who had a hand in giving him a second chance at life.
The Buffalo Bills safety received the NFLPA’s Alan Page Community Award on Wednesday, a little more than a month after HamlinHe appeared again at "NFL Honors" on Thursday night after the Bills and Cincinnati Bengals training and medical staffs, along with the staff at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center — collectively called "Team Damar" — were recognized.
Bills assistant athletic trainer Denny Kellington, who performed CPR on Hamlin on the field, also earned a bit of appreciation during "NFL Honors," receiving a fifth-place vote for the NFL’s MVP award. "He showed me he was OK and that meant so much to me," said Hamlin, who also thanked everyone on stage. "There was so much uncertainty at the time and just him coming to me, showing I could live a normal life again, it meant so much to me and my mom. I want to give a big thank you to him."Hamlin collapsed on the field after a collision with Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Tee Higgins on Jan. 2.