What happened to Damar Hamlin on Monday night in Cincinnati was heartbreaking and unprecedented. But Bill Belichick -- who's been coaching in the NFL for nearly 50 years -- has a reference point for nearly everything, including the events that transpired in Monday's Bills-Bengals game.
The New England Patriots head coach addressed the media Thursday for the first time since Hamlin collapsed on the field during Monday Night Football and needed CPR to be resuscitated after suffering a cardiac arrest. Belichick was watching the game live when Hamlin collapsed, and said he was reminded "very much" of a similar incident involving Lions linebacker Reggie Brown that he saw happen live while he was the New York Jets' defensive coordinator in 1997.