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Michael Strahanis the latest member of the NFL community to condemnUndisputedhostSkip Bayless.
In the moments after Buffalo Bills safetyDamar Hamlin’s collapse, Bayless had tweeted that it would be tough to cancel the game because of the playoff implications.
“No doubt the NFL is considering postponing the rest of this game — but how?” Bayless wrote. “This late in the season, a game of this magnitude is crucial to the regular-season outcome … which suddenly seems so irrelevant.”
Strahan continued: “I’m sorry to take this route, but I just felt like sensible people and sensible human beings have a heart. They understand that your words and what you say really have an impact on that young man’s family.”
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“For sensible people like us here, to say that it didn’t affect anybody at this network, nobody at this network minded — that’s a lie,” Strahan said. “Obviously didn’t talk to us. Because it matters to us and it matters to any sensible human being that this young man’s life was bigger than any football game.”
Hamlin, 24, had to beresuscitated on the fieldduring a game and was transferred to the hospital incritical conditionfollowing the incident. Fortunately, he’s made major strides in his recovery over the past few days and was able to talk and watch the Bills' game against the Patriots on Sunday.
“Putting love into the world comes back 3xs as much… thankful for everyone who has reached out and prayed,” Hamlin tweeted on Saturday afternoon. “This will make me stronger on the road to recovery, keep praying for me!”
Hamlin’s doctors noted on Thursday that his “neurologic function remains intact” as he was able to move his hands and feet, but more tests needed to be done to determine the cause of his cardiac arrest.
One of his physicians, Dr. William Knight IV, further explained to the media that it is “entirely too early to project into the future” regarding a full recovery, as Hamlin’s long-term recovery is still “a little ways” away.
source: people.com
