Joe Burrow Showed His Class in Heroic Locker Room Gesture Towards Rival Josh Allen’s Bills Who Stood Shaken by Damar Hamlin Tragedy

The Buffalo Bills and the Cincinnati Bengals game witnessed tragic scenes on Monday Night Football. Quarterbacks Joe Burrow and Josh Allen were supposed to go down fighting in an epic pre-playoff duel. However, the scenes towards the end were very different. And it only entailed brotherhood and solidarity after the unfortunate Damar Hamlin incident.

24-year-old Bills’ safety Damar Hamlin collapsed on the field after a collision with Bengals wide receiver Tee Higgins. Higgins was in tears after the calamity, as medical representatives flooded the field. Hamlin received CPR for 8 minutes before transferring to the University of Cincinnati Medical Center, where he remains in critical condition.

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Joe Burrow showed his true class after the NFL finally suspended the game after over an hour. Yes, the league faced quite some heat for that. However, while in the locker room, Burrow had a meeting with the team captains. And there, he decided that it was not the time to think about football and rivalry.

Cincinnati Bengals long snapper Cal Adomitis played with Hamlin in college. And the mutual connection said that after the official reports about Damar reached their locker room, Burrow was the first to say something. “Joe Burrow was the first one to ask if the team could visit the Bills locker room to express their support/concern,” the Athletic’s Mike DeFabo tweeted.

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People everywhere, on the ground and the ones in front of their television sets, prayed for Hamlin to regain consciousness while the CPR went on. However, a surprising sight unfolded when the teams started getting ready to go back to the game. Joe Burrow was doing some throwing and catching practice. And Bills wideout Stefon Diggs started to gather his troops on the sideline.

The root confusion was a 5-minute warm-up call issued to both teams. The NFL has denied all allegations around the warmup drill, calling it ridiculous and insensitive. However, according to Pat McAfee, Joe Buck would not have announced the 5-minute drill on national television if it wasn’t true. “Joe didn’t make that up. He’s f—–g Joe Buck. And Joe Buck is not saying it if it’s coming from somebody that isn’t important,” the former Punter said on his podcast, ‘The Pat McAfee Show’.

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Josh Allen looked visibly shaken and in tears after the incident. And for Burrow to gather his teammates and stand with the Buffalo camp during this sensitive time, is what makes him an MVP off the field as well. The NFL and global sporting community keep praying for the Bills team captain to recover and return to action.