Shortly after finishing his football career at the University of Pittsburgh, Damar Hamlin made plans to give back to the community where he grew up. He organized a holiday toy drive to benefit his mom’s daycare center in McKees Rock, Pennsylvania, and set up a GoFundMe page to solicit donations.
“As I embark on my journey to the NFL, I will never forget where I come from,” Hamlin wrote months before the Buffalo Bills selected him in the sixth round of the 2021 draft. “I am committed to using my platform to positively impact the community that raised me.