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Bills Safety Damar Hamlin Able to Speak, Breathing Tube Removed: Team

MEDICAL MIRACLE

The 24-year-old “continues to progress remarkably in his recovery,” the Buffalo Bills said in a statement.

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Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin has had his breathing tube removed and is once again able to speak, the team announced Friday. The 24-year-old joined a team meeting from his hospital bed via FaceTime, telling his teammates, “Love you boys,” according to the Bills. Hamlin, who collapsed during a game on Monday and had to be resuscitated twice after his heart stopped, “continues to progress remarkably in his recovery,” the team said in a statement.

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