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USA Today via Reuters

USA Today via Reuters

NFL fans were having a great time watching the most anticipated Monday Night Football when everything came to a still as Buffalo Bills player Damar Hamlin collapsed on the field. After the tragic turn of events, the game was suspended keeping in mind the mental state of the players and fans watching. However, streamers and influencers got enraged by the comments of Skip Bayless.

As reported by the media outlet ESPN, Hamlin suffered a cardiac arrest following his tackle of Bengals wide receiver Tee Higgins. He was provided with CPR on the field and had his heartbeat restored on the field. After that, he was taken to a Cincinnati hospital and currently is in critical condition.

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Following this, the authorities suspended and postponed the match. While everyone seemed to be okay with the decision, Bayless put forward his thoughts resulting in him getting angry comments on his tweet thread.

Streamers and influencers give strong responses to Skip Bayless’ take on postponing NFL match after Damar Hamlin gets injured

Skip Bayless tweeted, “No doubt the NFL is considering postponing the rest of this game – but how? This late in the season, a game of this magnitude is crucial to the regular-season outcome … which suddenly seems so irrelevant.”

Therefore, this lead to streamers and influencers calling him out for propagating this thought.

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Call of Duty streamer CouRage replied, “Wow. This is disgusting.” Valorant  streamer Flexinja tweeted, “disgusting take, read the room.”

Moreover, Twitch streamer Cloakzy replied to Bayless’ tweet, “In the end it’s a game, we all sit here on our couches watching people get hit for our entertainment while we’re completely fine. Health and safety for these players over everything.”

Jake Lucky who is a renowned propagator of gaming news tweeted, “Lmao even in sports media you can benefit from saying the most outrageous crap just to piss off the masses.” Therefore, the tweet thread got filled with people commenting on his take. To get a clear view, here are the replies of the people:

To clear his take, Bayless tweeted, “Nothing is more important than that young man’s health. That was the point of my last tweet. I’m sorry if that was misunderstood but his health is all that matters. Again, everything else is irrelevant. I prayed for him & will continue to.”

All in all, it is prayed that Damar Hamlin gets recovered safely and the community receives a positive development as soon as possible.

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