OFFICIAL NEWS: Buffalo bills quarterback key player of the year is finally selected.
Buffalo Rumblinks, 2/10: Comeback Player of the Year nominee Damar Hamlin not selected.
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Prior to the Super Bowl, the NFL had its annual Honors Awards. Josh Allen, the quarterback for the Buffalo Bills, had a dismal night as he only received one first-place vote and ended fifth in the MVP poll.
The true surprise, though, was that Cleveland Browns quarterback Joe Flacco defeated Bills safety Damar Hamlin, who lost two games to death on the field against the Cincinnati Bengals, in the Comeback Player of the Year category.
The first topic covered in today’s Buffalo Rumblinks is Hamlin’s snub. Security Not selected for Comeback Player of the Year is Damar Hamlin.
When Damar Hamlin suffered a sudden heart arrest during the first quarter of the Buffalo Bills’ game against the Cincinnati Bengals on January 2, 2023, the entire nation watched in terror. In order to revive him on the field, defibrillation and CPR were both required.
His life was spared by the amazing, fast-thinking efforts of the medical team and training staff at the Bills. After spending several days in a Cincinnati hospital, Hamlin had to endure months of arduous rehabilitation before he could resume playing football.
The Comeback Player of the Year Award should have been secured by Hamlin’s mere act of playing one snap following his death. Rather, Joe Following the announcement, it was revealed that 47 high schools in Nevada would receive a $100,000 donation of automated external defibrillators from Hamlin’s nonprofit, Chasing M’s.
New assistant defensive line coach hired by the Bills
As part of their ongoing effort to improve its defensive coaching staff, the Buffalo Bills have appointed Matt Edwards, a former Las Vegas Raiders assistant, as defensive line coach. Edwards was the Raiders’ pass rush specialist and defensive assistant. He formerly worked for Mike Vrabel’s Tennessee Titans as an assistant special teams coach and defensive assistant.
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We discuss the future of star wide receiver Stefon Diggs with the Bills, analyze how the Bills will use tight ends Dalton Kincaid and Dawson Knox going forward in Sunday’s Super Bowl between the Kansas City Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers, find out how quarterback Josh Allen handled not winning the 2024 NFL MVP award (he garnered exactly one first-place vote), and much more!
