During Monday night’s National Football League (NFL) showdown between the Buffalo Bills and Cincinnati Bengals, Jaquan Johnson stared in disbelief as a typical tackle by teammate Damar Hamlin went all wrong and caught the world off guard.
The former Miami Hurricanes standout defensive back gathered with stunned team members as they watched team doctors and paramedics try to revive Hamlin, who stood for a few seconds before collapsing to the ground.
“I thought he just had a stinger,” Johnson said. “Maybe he hit his shoulder a certain way that made it go numb or something like that; that’s normal football.