ESPN told viewers that players were given five minutes to warm up after Hamlin was taken off the field. The N.F.L. denied that. On Sunday, Commissioner Roger Goodell addressed the question.
Nearly a week after Buffalo Bills defensive back Damar Hamlin went into cardiac arrest during a Jan. 2 game against the Cincinnati Bengals, Commissioner Roger Goodell for the first time addressed one of the lingering questions about how the N.