Bills' Stefon Diggs recalls feeling torn in reaction to Damar Hamlin's on-field collapse
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Buffalo Bills wide receiver Stefon Diggs opened up about his immediate reaction when teammate Damar Hamlin went into cardiac arrest during a game against the Cincinnati Bengals.
During the latest episode of Uninterrupted’s "The Shop," Diggs questioned whether he wanted to keep playing if the game resumed.
After the traumatic event, neither team knew if it would continue playing. Diggs decided to do his best to rally his Bills teammates and encouraged them to play for Hamlin.
The game was ultimately suspended and later canceled.
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Stefon Diggs of the Buffalo Bills reacts after teammate Damar Hamlin was injured against the Cincinnati Bengals during the first quarter at Paycor Stadium Jan. 2, 2023, in Cincinnati. (Dylan Buell/Getty Images)
"Of course, they ultimately ended the game … which was probably in the best interest," Diggs told "The Shop" co-host Maverick Carter.
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Diggs added that he believed Hamlin would have wanted his Bills teammates to keep playing.
"But, in that moment, if we had to go back out there, I know Damar would’ve wanted us to play … because when he came to finally, his first words were, ‘Did we win?’
"I was a little iffy. I was like ‘Damn, am I messed up for wanting to get guys to play?’ Obviously, some guys couldn’t. But then when he woke up and said ‘Did we win,' it was reassuring that I know he has a winning spirit. I knew my little bro would’ve wanted me to go bump with them, not go and leave."
At another point in the discussion, the three-time Pro Bowler mentioned