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Yahoo
3 days ago
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ESPN NFL Analyst Admits He Prayed On Live Television
ESPN NFL Analyst Admits He Prayed On Live Television originally appeared on The Spun. A prominent ESPN NFL analyst admitted that he prayed on live television following a devastating injury. Dan Orlovsky, who recently re-signed with ESPN, prayed on live TV following the crushing injury to Damar Hamlin during a Monday Night Football Game on Jan. 2, 2023. The former NFL quarterback didn't just send out some simple "thoughts and prayers" on social media. He decided to actually pray for Hamlin on an episode of ESPN's "NFL Live." 'I thought to myself: someone should actually pray for Damar — like actually pray for him — instead of saying thoughts and prayers,' he said this week on the Awful Announcing Podcast with Brandon Contes. Orlovsky bowed his head and prayed - close to a full minute - for the Buffalo Bills defensive back, who suffered cardiac arrest on the field. 'I started to have this feeling in my heart, OK, Dan, God's telling you, go pray for Damar,' he said. Orlovsky said that he spoke to his coworkers, Marcus Spears and Laura Rutledge, before the show. "Marcus looked me dead in the eye and he was like, 'All good, [but] don't do it for TV, though. If you're going to do it, do it because you want to pray for him,'' Orlovsky recalled. Orlovsky added that for the most part, he received a lot of good feedback from fans. He was not disciplined by ESPN for the move, either. 'Did I get an email here and there or a text message here and there from people who said it wasn't for them, not their cup of tea? Of course I did,' Orlovsky continued. 'But, overwhelmingly, I think a lot of people just connected and it resonated with [them].' Orlovsky is set to be a big part of ESPN's NFL coverage heading into the 2025 season. ESPN NFL Analyst Admits He Prayed On Live Television first appeared on The Spun on Jul 27, 2025 This story was originally reported by The Spun on Jul 27, 2025, where it first appeared.
Yahoo
4 days ago
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Dan Orlovsky Recalls 'Uncomfortable' Damar Hamlin Moment On ESPN
Dan Orlovsky Recalls 'Uncomfortable' Damar Hamlin Moment On ESPN originally appeared on The Spun. It's been just over 2.5 years since life-saving measures had to be taken to keep Damar Hamlin alive on the football field. As "thoughts and prayers" flooded social media in the minutes and hours to follow, ESPN's Dan Orlovsky felt compelled to actually give them on live TV the next day. A moment that he says was admittedly "uncomfortable" for him. "I heard the Buffalo Bills organization say that 'We believe in prayer,' and maybe this is not the right thing to do, but it's just on my heart, and I want to pray for Damar Hamlin right now," Orlovsky said on "NFL Live" at the time before reciting his prayer. "I'm going to do it out loud. I'm going to close my eyes and bow my head, and I'm just going to pray for him." Now in an interview with Awful Announcing, the analyst is reliving that moment and what his thought process was before making his decision. "Everyone keeps saying 'thoughts and prayers, thoughts and prayers, thoughts and prayers.' And I thought to myself, 'Someone should actually pray for Damar — like actually pray for him — instead of saying thoughts and prayers,'" Orlovsky said. "I started to have this feeling in my heart, 'OK, Dan, God's telling you, go pray for Damar.'" "Did I get an email here and there or a text message here and there from people who said it wasn't for them, not their cup of tea? Of course, I did," he admitted. "But, overwhelmingly, I think a lot of people just connected, and it resonated with [them]." Orlovsky added that the response was also "overwhelmingly positive" from the higher-ups at the Worldwide Leader who he says didn't give him any negative feedback on his display of faith. Thankfully Hamlin pulled out of it with the support of first-responders, medical staff and the support of an entire country rooting for his Orlovsky Recalls 'Uncomfortable' Damar Hamlin Moment On ESPN first appeared on The Spun on Jul 26, 2025 This story was originally reported by The Spun on Jul 26, 2025, where it first appeared.


Fox News
4 days ago
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- Fox News
ESPN's Dan Orlovsky says praying for Damar Hamlin on air was 'uncomfortable' but necessary
It has been over 2½ years since Damar Hamlin's cardiac arrest during a game. "Thoughts and prayers" rang on social media, but former NFL quarterback turned ESPN analyst Dan Orlovsky wanted to actually give them. So, he did the next day on live television. "I heard the Buffalo Bills organization say that 'We believe in prayer,' and maybe this is not the right thing to do, but it's just on my heart, and I want to pray for Damar Hamlin right now. I'm going to do it out loud. I'm going to close my eyes and bow my head, and I'm just going to pray for him," Orlovsky said. "God, we come to you in these moments that we don't understand, that are hard because we believe that you're God, and coming to you and praying to you has impact. We're sad. We're angry. We want answers, but some things are unanswerable. We just want to pray, truly come to you and pray for strength for Damar, for healing for Damar, for comfort for Damar. Be with his family to give him the peace." Orlovsky admitted to the "Awful Announcing" podcast "it was uncomfortable," and he contemplated whether to do it, knowing that prayer is "not for everyone." "Everyone keeps saying 'thoughts and prayers, thoughts and prayers, thoughts and prayers.' And I thought to myself, 'Someone should actually pray for Damar — like actually pray for him — instead of saying thoughts and prayers.' I started to have this feeling in my heart, 'OK, Dan, God's telling you, go pray for Damar.'" After going back and forth with himself and his colleagues, he said the prayer on television, and "99.999999999%" of the reaction was positive. "Did I get an email here and there or a text message here and there from people who said it wasn't for them, not their cup of tea? Of course, I did," Orlovsky said. "But, overwhelmingly, I think a lot of people just connected, and it resonated with [them]." Orlovsky also said he got an "overwhelmingly positive" reaction from his company. "Again, I didn't have any negative [feedback] or pushback or, you know, a wrist slap or anything from them about that," he said. Hamlin was in the hospital for roughly a week and was able to suit up for the Bills' first game of the 2024 season, and he's been a mainstay in their defense since then.
Yahoo
22-07-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Which Bills game appeared on list of most memorable in NFL since 2000?
The Buffalo Bills have created many positive memories for fans over recent years. But if we're setting the benchmark all the way back to the year 2000? We have a mixed bag and that was brought up recently by CBS Sports. Advertisement CBS Sports ranked the top-25 moments in NFL history over the last 25 seasons dating back to 2000. Unfortunately, the "Music City Miracle" just makes it into that time frame as it occurred in 2000. For what it's worth, current Bills safety Damar Hamlin's return to football earned an honorable mention mention... but we'll save you the stress of explaining that Wild Card matchup against the Tennessee Titans back in 2000. The breakdown the Bills and Titans, which slotted in at No. 8 overall on the ranking, can be found below: The Bills are no strangers to big-game heartbreak, as we mentioned earlier. Their 1999 season was spoiled in January 2000, when the Tennessee Titans used a long lateral pass from Frank Wycheck to Kevin Dyson on the game's final kickoff to pull off a stunning 75-yard walk-off return touchdown. The only thing that mars the miracle in hindsight is the fact the Titans had another stunner coming. This article originally appeared on Bills Wire: Which Bills game appeared on list of most memorable in NFL since 2000?


Toronto Star
21-07-2025
- Sport
- Toronto Star
NFL Players Association executive JC Tretter is resigning amid union overhaul
FILE - Buffalo Bills' Damar Hamlin speaks after being introduced as the winner of the Alan Page Community Award during a news conference ahead of the Super Bowl 57 NFL football game Feb. 8, 2023, in Phoenix. Damar's parents Mario and Nina Hamlin, center, look on with NFLPA President JC Tretter, left. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart, File) STW PK flag wire: true flag sponsored: false article_type: : sWebsitePrimaryPublication : publications/toronto_star bHasMigratedAvatar : false :