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ESPN announcer Joe Buck has doubled down on his claim that the NFL wanted players to resume Monday's game in Cincinnati following Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin's sudden heart attack.
Troy Vincent, the NFL's Executive Vice President of Football Operations and a former NFL defensive back who played three seasons in Buffalo, denied that claim in a Monday night conference call with reporters: 'I'm not sure where that came from.'
But speaking with the New York Post, Buck repeated his claim that an NFL representative told the network that play would resume after a five-minute warmup period.
ESPN announcer Joe Buck has doubled down on his claim that the NFL wanted players to resume Monday's game in Cincinnati following Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin's sudden heart attack
The Buffalo Bills gather as an ambulance parks on the field while CPR is administered to Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin (3) after a play in the first quarter of the NFL Week 17 game between the Cincinnati Bengals and the Buffalo Bills at Paycor Stadium in Downtown Cincinnati. The game was suspended with suspended in the first quarter after Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin (3) was taken away in an ambulance following a play
'They said they're going to give five minutes of a warm-up to these players to get ready,' Buck told the Post.
Hamlin remains sedated in critical condition after suffering a sudden heart attack during Monday's game in Cincinnati. He was hurt in the first quarter after tackling Bengals receiver Tee Higgins.
Higgins's shoulder impacted Hamlin's chest on the play, but it's difficult to say if that led to the Bills player's heart attack. Following the collision, Hamlin stoop up but quickly wobbled before collapsing to the turf, where he lay motionless.
Troy Vincent (left), the NFL's Executive Vice President of Football Operations and a former NFL defensive back who played three seasons in Buffalo, denied Buck's claim to in a Monday night conference call with reporters: 'I'm not sure where that came from.' Hamlin (right) remains in critical condition in a Cincinnati hospital
