Who is Damar Hamlin of the Buffalo Bills?

Damar Hamlin is an American football safety for the National Football League’s Buffalo Bills (NFL).

Hamlin grew up in the Pennsylvania town of McKees Rocks. He attended Central Catholic High School in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

He played college football at Pittsburgh. In nine games as a redshirt freshman, he had 41 tackles and one interception.

As a redshirt junior, he had 84 tackles and ten passes broken up. In his final season, he was named team captain and was named second-team All-ACC after leading the team with 66 tackles and seven passes broken.

The Buffalo Bills selected Hamlin in the sixth round of the 2021 NFL Draft out of the University of Pittsburgh. He overcame the loss of several friends to gun violence and his father to prison to become a feel-good story for the Bills.

As a rookie, he appeared in 14 games and made two tackles. After Micah Hyde suffered a season-ending injury in September, Hamlin took over as the starting safety. In 2022, Hamlin has 92 tackles and 1.5 sacks.