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Zac Taylor Shares What Sean McDermott Told Him After Damar Hamlin Collapsed

Bengals coach Zac Taylor shared on Wednesday what Bills coach Sean McDermott told him immediately after safety Damar Hamlin collapsed during their Monday night game.

“When I got over there, the first thing he said was, ‘I need to be at the hospital with Damar. I shouldn’t be coaching this game,’” Taylor recalled. “That, to me, provides all the clarity because there was no . . . all his focus was on Damar and being there for him, being there for his family at the hospital.”

The conversation occurred before the NFL officially announced that the game was postponed.