According to the Buffalo Bills, Hamlin brought the trainers together for a dinner on Jan. 2 to announce the scholarship, the same day he collapsed and went into cardiac arrest on the field two years ago in 2023 during a game against the Cincinnati Bengals.

At almost two years to the minute since his cardiac arrest, he then surprised them with an announcement -- Hamlin's Chasing M's Foundation is starting a youth scholarship program in Buffalo in their honor.

Although the Bills have already clinched the AFC's No. 2 seed and are resting some of their starters, head coach Sean McDermott clarified that Hamlin will play "some" of the Week 18 contest, likely sitting out after receiving extra in-game reps,

On the second anniversary of his cardiac arrest, Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin announced the start of the Buffalo Heroes Scholarship. The scholarships will support underserved high school and college-bound students who hope to attend Buffalo area private high schools,