'Trying to get back to myself': Hamlin's comeback quest goes on

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BUFFALO, N.Y. -- The first thing that you need to know about Damar Hamlin's comeback is that it's not complete. It's still happening for the Buffalo Bills safety over a year after suffering cardiac arrest during a game against the Cincinnati Bengals.

While a season back in the NFL was completed amid the many significant steps of Hamlin's recovery, that journey is ongoing.

"My focus was just coming back. That was the hardest part," Hamlin told ESPN at the end of January, while speaking as part of a promotion for Bounty's "Ultimate Wingmen" campaign along with teammate Dane Jackson. "... Just growing and trying to get back to myself, and then ... trying to rebuild…