{"id":415168,"date":"2023-01-05T12:43:33","date_gmt":"2023-01-05T12:43:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/?p=415168"},"modified":"2023-01-05T12:43:33","modified_gmt":"2023-01-05T12:43:33","slug":"tee-higgins-did-his-best-to-support-damar-hamlins-folks-is-yet-receiving-criticism-the-family-wants-it-to-stop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/tee-higgins-did-his-best-to-support-damar-hamlins-folks-is-yet-receiving-criticism-the-family-wants-it-to-stop\/","title":{"rendered":"Tee Higgins Did His Best To Support Damar Hamlin&#8217;s Folks &#038; Is Yet Receiving Criticism, The Family Wants It To Stop"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Following their son&#8217;s medical issue on Monday night at Paycor Stadium, the family of <a href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/nfl\/nfl-team-detail\/BUF\/stats\">Buffalo Bills<\/a> defender Damar Hamlin is &#8220;frustrated&#8221; and &#8220;angry&#8221; with certain users&#8217; accusatory comments made about Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Tee Higgins on social media. Jordon Rooney, Hamlin&#8217;s marketing representative and close friend expressed similar feelings to the family in remarks to Spectrum News 1 BUF.<\/p>\n<h2>Tee Higgins Did His Best To Support Damar Hamlin&#8217;s Folks &amp; Is Yet Receiving Criticism, The Family Wants It To Stop<\/h2>\n<p>In the first quarter of the Bills-Bengals game on Monday, Hamlin lost consciousness after standing up after a simple, clean tackle on Higgins. Medical staff performed CPR on the 24-year-old Hamlin, who was then taken off the field and taken to the University of Cincinnati Medical Center, according to the Buffalo Bills.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">There is one young man that I think a lot of us are forgetting to lift up in prayer in the past 72 hours, and that is Tee Higgins of the Cincinnati Bengals. Higgins is beside himself with guilt, and has not left the hospital since Damar Hamlin arrived\ufffc\ufffc Monday night. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0ahE3ree6Y\">pic.twitter.com\/0ahE3ree6Y<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Brooke Good (@BrookeG02024834) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BrookeG02024834\/status\/1610758375003852824?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 4, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Higgins collided with Hamlin while attempting to get further yards after making a reception that went for 13 yards on the play that ended the Bills and Bengals game on Monday night. After the play, Hamlin experienced a cardiac attack and lost consciousness. The game was not continued while on-site medical personnel sought to reestablish Hamlin&#8217;s heartbeat before transferring him to the nearby University of Cincinnati Medical Center.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Dear Tee Higgins,<\/p>\n<p>You are loved. You are so loved. You are important. You are not to blame. You are so much more than a game, you are a human being. You are a son and you are a beloved family member of Who Dey Nation. Please stay strong. \ud83d\ude4f<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jacob Matthew (@JakeMatthewList) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JakeMatthewList\/status\/1610115677234266116?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 3, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, Higgins was not exempt from criticism for his role in the play, which varied from harsh online comments to being directly blamed for the scenario by retired NFL linebacker Bart Scott. Higgins was reported to be clearly upset in the wake of Monday night&#8217;s events.<\/p>\n<p>Bengals wide receiver Tee Higgins has been a pillar of strength for Hamlin&#8217;s family.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">On ESPN, Bart Scott blamed <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Bengals?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Bengals<\/a> WR Tee Higgins for the incident with Damar Hamlin. <\/p>\n<p>That is totally ridiculous, what happened was a freak accident.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5Sbh3GxslC\">pic.twitter.com\/5Sbh3GxslC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NFL_DovKleiman\/status\/1610346757006794757?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 3, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cTee Higgins has reached out multiple times,\u201d Jordan Rooney \u2014 a friend and marketing representative for Hamlin who\u2019s been speaking on behalf of the family \u2014 told<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MeredithWLWT\/status\/1610686072597483531\"> WLWT\u2019s, Meredith Stutz<\/a>. &#8220;He has gone above and beyond to express his support. He has demonstrated his excellence as a human being.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Damar Hamlin&#39;s father is asking for criticism of Tee Higgins to stop, per <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ColeyHarvey?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ColeyHarvey<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Higgins collided with Hamlin before he collapsed during Monday&#39;s game <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GFhcoDLDMb\">pic.twitter.com\/GFhcoDLDMb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BleacherReport\/status\/1610651590314102787?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 4, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Following Coley Harvey of ESPN&#8217;s request for any criticism of Higgins for his part in the play to stop, Rooney made his remarks to the media. Higgins has not made any public statements since the tragedy, however, on Monday night he posted on Twitter to express his condolences and thoughts.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I know all us football fans are praying for Damar Hamlin, and let\u2019s all please pray for Tee Higgins as well. He is hurting especially along with all the players who were on the field, God bless you ALL\ud83d\ude4f\ud83c\udffc<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Clay Walker (@ClayWalker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ClayWalker\/status\/1610121241418924033?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 3, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Despite &#8220;signs of progress&#8221; from the previous day and the previous night, Damar Hamlin was still in serious condition at the UC Medical Center&#8217;s ICU as of Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vYFgI-yUYMQ\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>FOR MORE NFL UPDATES-<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/nbcs-chris-simms-blasts-off-on-espns-sportscenter-using-expletive-words\/\">NBC\u2019s Chris Simms Blasts Off On ESPN\u2019s \u2018SportsCenter\u2019 Using Expletive Words<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Following their son&#8217;s medical issue on Monday night at Paycor Stadium, the family of Buffalo Bills defender Damar Hamlin is &#8220;frustrated&#8221; and &#8220;angry&#8221; with certain users&#8217; accusatory comments made about Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Tee Higgins on social media. 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