Buffalo Bills sign safety Jared Mayden to fill the void left by Damar Hamlin after his cardiac arrest during Monday’s game against Bengals
The Buffalo Bills have announced they signed safety signed safety Jared Mayden from the New York Jets practice squad on Thursday after releasing veteran cornerback Xavier Rhodes.
Buffalo’s decision to add another safety comes as a response to the cardiac arrest suffered by safety Damar Hamlin during Monday night’s game against the Cincinnati Bengals.
Mayden has also spent time with the San Francisco 49ers and Philadelphia Eagles who he appeared in four games with in 2021, recording six tackles.
The Buffalo Bills have announced they signed safety signed safety Jared Mayden from the Jets
Mayden will fill in at depth safety following Damar Hamlin’s cardiac arrest during Monday’s game
He has appeared in six games since joining the league as an undrafted free agent in 2020 after playing his college football at the University of Alabama.
The four-star recruit out of Dallas, Texas mainly played in a reserve role at Alabama and did not start until his senior season when he recorded 59 tackles and three pass breakups and led the team with four interceptions.
He received an invite to the Senior Bowl but did not receive an invite to the NFL combine, however scouts had still expected Mayden to be drafted.
Despite the 2020 preseason being canceled he was impressive enough during San Francisco’s training camp to be signed to the 49ers practice squad.
Mayden will add depth to the safety position. The latest update on Hamlin, meanwhile is that his health has been moving in the right direction.
Hamlin (No 3) got on his feet briefly after making the tackle on Higgins before falling backwards in shocking scenes as the Buffalo Bills played Cincinnati Bengals
The Bills player collapsed moments later, falling backwards and laying motionless on the floor
Bills players were visibly stunned as their teammate received life-saving treatment on the field
Hamlin’s cardiac arrest happened midway through the first quarter of pay when he tackled Bengals wide receiver Tee Higgins and then collapsed to the ground motionless, seconds after standing up.
He was surrounded by a wall of players from both teams as medics attended to him on for 16 minutes before he was transported to the hospital via ambulance.
The ESPN TV coverage had initially taken four commercial breaks before returning it’s coverage to the studio.
While being attended to, medics performed CPR and had to shock Hamlin’s heart back into rhythm but he still was unable to breath under his own power.
After reports that the game would be resumed after a five-minute warm-up period, both coaches directed their teams to the locker room before the game was suspended until further notice.
Items are placed by football fans during a vigil outside University of Cincinnati Medical Center
Buffalo Bills fans and community members gather for a candlelight vigil for Buffalo Bills safety Hamlin in Orchard Park, New York
In the after math of the game fans from both teams traveled from Paycor stadium where the game was held to University of Cincinnati Medical Center where Hamlin was transported to.
Both sets of fans gathered together in prayer and expressed well wishes for Hamlin to heal.
Bills fans also gather near the Bills Stadium in Orchard Park to hold a prayer vigil for Hamlin and placed multiple candles, posters, and more to wish him well wishes.
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