ESPN reporter Coley Harvey recently spoke with Damar Hamiln’s family following the 24-year-old’s January 2 on-field collapse. It was revealed that Hamlin’s father is fed up with the hate comments Cincinnati Bengals receiver Tee Higgins has been getting. “Damar’s father is among those calling for any criticisms of Bengals WR Tee Higgins (who was part of the play Damar was injured on) to STOP,” Harvey tweeted.
Former NFL player Jack Brewer told Fox Business that he believes the incident was just a series of unfortunate events, indicating that Higgins didn’t do anything wrong and the play was legal. “This was a routine tackle,” he said. “I’ve made hundreds of tackles like that where a player gets under your pads a little bit and kind of hits you in the chest, and that’s what happened.”
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Despite Higgins receiving some criticism, his Instagram is flooded with positive comments from fans. “It’s not your fault,” one Buffalo Bills fan commented. “Much love from everybody in buffalo. We love you, we stand with you.” Others claimed that what happened was a “freak accident” from a contact sport, and he shouldn’t be blamed for that. “Just remember Tee, the situation could easily have been reversed,” another fan commented. “If you were on the other end, would you blame Damar? No. You would not. Hold on to that thought.”
