CNN Anchor Asks Former Pro Football Player, 'Is It Worth It?'
Sports,NFL,Damar Hamlin,Cardiac Arrest
The National Football League postponed Monday night's Bills-Bengals game after a 24-year-old Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin took a hit to the chest and collapsed on the field after making a tackle.
As medics performed CPR, Bills and Bengals players were seen praying and crying on the field.
The Bills said Hamlin suffered cardiac arrest and is now in critical condition. The NFL announced the suspension of the game with about six minutes remaining in the first half.
On Monday morning, some were questioning the game itself:
"I think that's a question that every parent has this morning, is it worth it?" CNN anchor Poppy Harlow asked. "I know it's not a popular question to ask. But -- how do you wrestle with that?" she asked former pro football player Coy Wire, who is now a CNN sports anchor and reporter.
"It's actually THE question to ask. It's not popular, but it's THE question, Poppy, to ask," CNN's Don Lemon interjected. "Coy, go ahead, please, go. The question."
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