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After the Bills' Week 2 win over the Titans, Damar Hamlin offered an important bit of perspective when asked about seeing teammate Dane Jackson taken off on a stretcher.
'Life is bigger than football,' he said.
Monday night, it was Hamlin who was forced off the field with a cardiac arrest, as the safety was given CPR, taken away in an ambulance and later listed as in critical condition by the NFL after tackling the Bengals' Tee Higgins.
Hamlin's family was watching his game vs. the Bengals, and came down to the field to be with him as he was taken into the ambulance.
Back on November 20, Hamlin was captured greeting his family before Buffalo's win over Cleveland, hugging his mom Nina reportedly for the second time in that pregame.
Damar Hamlin pictured alongside his mom, Nina, before the Bills played the Browns in an NFL game on November 20 - Hamlin has spoken of how close he is to his family
Hamlin, pictured as a young football player, has become the NFL's ultimate role model
Hamlin, No 3, collapsed playing for the Bills Monday Night, moments after making a tackle and his team later confirmed that the 24-year-old had a cardiac arrest
The heartwarming video is representative of his commitment to family.
Born when his mother was just 16-years-old, Hamlin has said he's 'extremely close' to his family and it played a role in his decision to stay close to home in college.
'I've got a baby brother [Damir Hamlin], he's six years old right now and that was the biggest reason probably why I chose Pitt,' he told News 4 Buffalo after he was drafted by the Bills two years ago.
'Just staying close to my family and then having my little brother around so I could be a role model for him and just show him examples of life that I've never really had,' Hamlin said.
Hamlin has spoken of being 'an example I never had' to his kid brother Damir (pictured)
