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Former Pitt S Damar Hamlin Takes Massive Step Forward in Recovery

Former Pitt Panthers safety Damar Hamlin is awake and making improvements.

Stephen Thompson

Former Pitt S Damar Hamlin Takes Massive Step Forward in Recovery
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PITTSBURGH -- Former Pitt Panthers safety Damar Hamlin has been in critical condition since going into cardiac arrest and collapsing on the field at Cincinnati's Paycor Stadium during the Bills-Bengals game earlier this week. 

But all signs point to the former Panther making great strides in his recovery. Teammate Kaiir Elam, who heard from Hamlin's father, Mario, said that Damar is awake and making more great progress. He had been asleep and on assisted breathing since arriving at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center.

The Buffalo Bills had some more details to share as well, saying Hamlin has shown "remarkable improvement" over the past 24 hours. 

"While still critically ill, he has demonstrated that he remains neurologically intact," the team wrote on Twitter. "His lungs continue to heal and he is making steady progress." 

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STEPHEN THOMPSON

Stephen Thompson graduated with a bachelor's degree in communications and political science from Pitt in April 2022 after spending four years as a sports writer and editor at The Pitt News, the University of Pittsburgh's independent, student-run newspaper.  He primarily worked the Pitt men's basketball beat, and filled in on coverage of football, volleyball, softball, gymnastics and lacrosse, in addition to other sports as needed. His work at The Pitt News has won awards from the Pennsylvania News Media Association and Associated College Press.  During the spring and summer of 2021, Stephen interned for Pittsburgh Sports Now, covering baseball in western Pennsylvania. Hailing from Washington D.C., family ties have cultivated a love of Boston's professional teams and Pitt athletics, and a fascination with sports in general.  You can reach Stephen by email at stephenethompson00@gmail.com and follow him on Twitter. Read his latest work:

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