Damar Hamlin starts scholarship to honor 'my Cincinnati heroes' - ESPN

CINCINNATI — When Damar Hamlin suffered cardiac arrest on the field at Paycor Stadium on Jan. 2, it took a team of prepared individuals based in Cincinnati and in Buffalo to help save his life.

As the Buffalo Bills return to Cincinnati for the first time since that game, Hamlin is honoring some of the individuals who played in a part in doing just that.

Hamlin's Chasing M's Foundation has announced a new scholarship program — Damar Hamlin's Cincinnati Heroes Scholarship — that will award scholarships in the names of 10 people who were involved in his care in Cincinnati. The program will support underserved high school and college-bound students who hope to attend Greater Cincinnati-area private high schools, trade schools or Cincinnati-area universities.

«I'm humbled by the opportunity to set up a scholarship program to honor this team of professionals — my Cincinnati heroes — who helped save my life on January 2,» Hamlin said in a statement. «I created this scholarship program to recognize each of them for what they have done for me, while also lifting up kids in underserved communities who are in need of some support as they look to go to a private high school, trade school or on to college.»

The scholarships will be for $1,000, one in the name of each of the 10 people, with a pledge from the Chasing M's Foundation for funding over a three-year period and the first round of scholarships planned to be awarded in 2024.

Hamlin is from McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania, a community that he holds close to his heart and values supporting and giving back to. While growing up, Hamlin received a scholarship to attend and play football at Central Catholic, a private school in Pittsburgh. Part of his goal of making it to the NFL was