Bills' Damar Hamlin discusses first return to Cincinnati since cardiac arrest: 'I’m walking in with courage'

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Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin is returning to Cincinnati for the first time this Sunday since the day that changed his life 10 months ago. 

Hamlin had a cardiac arrest in Week 18 of the 2022 NFL season while making a tackle on Bengals wide receiver Tee Higgins. 

His heartbeat was restored on the field with the help of the Bills' medical staff, and he was transported to a Cincinnati hospital, where more work was done to save his life. 

To say Sunday will be emotional for No. 3 is an understatement. 

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Damar Hamlin of the Buffalo Bills reacts in the first half of a preseason game against the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field Aug. 26, 2023, in Chicago.  (Quinn Harris/Getty Images)

"I don’t know what to expect," he admitted, according the New York Post. "You know, this is unique to me as well. All I know is I’m walking in with courage, I’m walking in with strength and I’m walking in with my brothers. You know, and I’m walking in with my mom, my dad, my family. And I’m walking into, you know, an environment of people that supported me the entire time.

"It’s a lot of love. I can’t wait to receive it and give it and show my gratitude, but ultimately we’re going up there to get a win."

BILLS' DAMAR HAMLIN ADMITS HE WAS ‘A LITTLE SCARED’ AT FIRST PADDED PRACTICE SINCE CARDIAC ARREST

Hamlin has fully recovered and returned to the Bills’ sideline, though he has been a healthy scratch in all but one game this season. It’s unknown whether Hamlin will be a healthy scratch again for this contest. 

Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin (3) warms up prior to a game against the Indianapolis Colts at