Fans contribute more than $4M to Damar Hamlin charity toy drive

Fans have donated nearly $4.1 million to a charity toy drive hosted by Damar Hamlin and Chasing M's Foundation in less than 24 hours in tribute to the injured Buffalo Bills safety.

Hamlin, 24, remained in critical condition at University of Cincinnati Medical Center on Tuesday. A defensive back, Hamlin collapsed on the field in the first quarter due to cardiac arrest in Monday night's game against the Cincinnati Bengals.

Not long after Hamlin was transported by ambulance, fans began to share the GoFundMe page that Hamlin established when he played collegiately at Pittsburgh. The goal if the drive was to help provide toys to children during the pandemic.

GoFundMe verified the page Tuesday morning and said Hamlin's initial goal of $2,500 was far exceeded by nearly 130,000 donations in the 10 hours after he collapsed on the field.

At 10:30 p.m. ET on Monday, the fund was more than $1 million. By sunrise in Cincinnati, donations exceeded $3.3 million. By noon, the fund contained more than $4 million.

Among the donors listed on the GoFundMe site are New Orleans Saints quarterback Andy Dalton and his wife, JJ, with a $3,000 gift.

On her social media page, JJ Dalton recalled how the Buffalo Bills community donated thousands of dollars to the couple's charity Andy's heroics, while playing with the Cincinnati Bengals, helped the Bills reach the playoffs for the first time in years following the 2017 season. The charity donated much of the money to a Buffalo hospital to benefit pediatric patients, and JJ Dalton asked the community to remember Hamlin's charity, too.

"Hundreds of children were impacted due to their kindness and generosity," she posted to her Instagram story about the contributions from Bills' fans. "Football is so much