Bills’ Hamlin Says ‘Mind Is Free’ a Year After Resuming Football Following Near-Death Experience

Bills’ Hamlin Says ‘Mind Is Free’ a Year After Resuming Football Following Near-Death Experience
Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin reacts after an NFL wild-card playoff victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers in Orchard Park, N.Y., on Jan. 15, 2024. Matt Durisko/AP Photo
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PITTSFORD, N.Y.—Damar Hamlin flashed a wide grin and waved hello while zipping by on a scooter, before accelerating to make a sharp, effortless turn up a hill toward the Buffalo Bills’ dorm rooms at their training-camp facility.

Carefree and happy, there seems to be little the Bills safety has to be afraid of a year removed from the trepidations Hamlin experienced in making his return to football following a near-death experience.