Did he grab his chest at anytime?

Just now, TorontoEagle said:

You can’t continue this game can you?

absolutely not, NFL needs to own this and call the game.

1 minute ago, mikemack8 said:

I’m no doctor but I don’t know that this one could have been prevented by rule changes

That's the scary part, at some point no amount of rules will make the game safer, but the speed and size of the players will keep making it more dangerous.

At that point, don't think this game will have a future.

Just now, D-Shiznit said:

Did he grab his chest at anytime?

No….he just kinda falls over like the lights were turned off suddenly 

Christian Eriksen, soccer player, died on the pitch a few years with a heart attack and was bought back to life. 

 

Not a fun video to watch 

 

 

He must still be alive if they are going to continue...

 

 

but how can they?  Honestly... how can they play this game the rest of the way?

Just now, DaEagles4Life said:

Christian Eriksen, soccer player, died on the pitch a few years with a heart attack and was bought back to life. 

 

And he’s playing again, miraculously 

CALL THE FING GAME 

3 minutes ago, mikemack8 said:

I’m no doctor but I don’t know that this one could have been prevented by rule changes

Nope, there was nothing out of the ordinary about the hit.  Nothing at all that could be changed by rules.  

This is gross that they’re continuing honestly 

I can’t believe they’re gonna try to play

Its not the job of the Bills players or coaches to say they are OK. They are not OK.

Postpone the game, you monsters!

They postpone games for lightning and snow. This is far worse.

This is where the NFL needs to step in and call it so that none of these people need to make the call.

 

Call the F'in game.

1 minute ago, D-Shiznit said:

That's the scary part, at some point no amount of rules will make the game safer, but the speed and size of the players will keep making it more dangerous.

At that point, don't think this game will have a future.

Flag football is gaining stream 

If the young man has past away or passes in the ambulance and they continue this game, it says something very wrong about the league and us as a society. 

There are multiple things that could cause a player to lose their airway…

1.  Traumatic brain injury resulting in a loss of respiratory drive.  This is extremely unlikely given the way he passed out after standing up.

2. High cervical spinal cord injury.  Again, extremely unlikely.  He would have needed to dislocate his craniocervical junction on the play and then actually had the injury to the spinal cord itself while getting up.  Extremely unlikely.

3. Airway crushed on the play.  DIdn’t happen.  Wouldn’t have gotten up.

1-3 may require an intubation in the field, but not 9 minutes of sustained chest compressions, as there would be a pulse but no airway.

 

4. Cardiac problem.  I know the least about this and figure this may be the most likely.  This is what kills young athletes.

Game is temporarily suspended 

Postpone it

2 minutes ago, Iggles_Phan said:

He must still be alive if they are going to continue...

 

 

but how can they?  Honestly... how can they play this game the rest of the way?

Yeah they must have successfully stabilized him if there is even consideration of continuing.  I’m assuming that’s good news.

1 minute ago, TorontoEagle said:

I can’t believe they’re gonna try to play

I mean i get it but let the players and coaches decide

…just hope Hamlin survived

1 minute ago, Next_Up said:

If the young man has past away or passes in the ambulance and they continue this game, it says something very wrong about the league and us as a society. 

Correct.   This game is meaningless compared to what is happening right now.

This is where Goodell needs to step in and shut it down. God forbid another serious injury happens, then it's... I don't even know...

Even if he was dead they would continue to work at him and wouldn’t call it until he was at the hospital- so I’m sure these guys don’t know anything

Just call it a tie