In the drama surrounding the cardiac arrest of safety Damar Hamlin of the Buffalo Bills, US President Joe Biden has now also intervened. He spoke of his parents’ courage.

After Damar Hamlin suffered a cardiac arrest on the field, US President Joe Biden spoke of courage to the parents of the Buffalo Bills professional football player. “I spoke at length with his mother and father,” Biden said after the conversation, calling football a “dangerous” sport: “We just have to acknowledge it.”

Meanwhile, Hamlin’s health has improved somewhat. “Damar remains in critical condition in the intensive care unit with signs of improvement yesterday and overnight,” the Bills announced in a statement. It said the 24-year-old was expected to remain in intensive care and would be “monitored and treated” continuously by the medical team.

His friend and marketing consultant Jordon Rooney expressed cautious optimism. “Right now things are moving in a positive direction,” he said.

Bills prepare for Patriots game

Meanwhile, the Bills practiced again Wednesday to prepare for Sunday’s final game of the regular season against the New England Patriots. “We’re all handling it in different ways,” offensive tackle Dion Dawkins said. But whether the game will actually take place is still up in the air.

Hamlin collided with an opponent in the first quarter of Monday’s game at the Cincinnati Bengals. After initially getting up under his own power, he collapsed on the field, and after half an hour of treatment on the scene, Hamlin was taken to hospital and placed in an induced coma. The game was initially suspended for an hour and then completely abandoned.