Damar Hamlin’s Toy Drive Fundraiser Tops $3.4 Mil After Payments DB’s Scary Collapse

Hundreds have opened up their wallets in an effort to indicate love for Damar Hamlin following the Payments defensive again’s scary collapse Monday night time … donating over $3 MILLION to the soccer participant’s toy drive fundraiser.

Hamlin initially began the charity effort again in 2020 — in an try to achieve funds so he may distribute toys to children in want in Pennsylvania. His goal purpose was merely $2,500.

However, within the hours after Hamlin suffered a terrifying medical emergency throughout the first quarter of Buffalo’s “Monday Night time Soccer” recreation in opposition to the Cincinnati Bengals, donations flooded in.

It hit $1 million roughly an hour after the 24-year-old had been rushed to the hospital, and by Tuesday morning, it was at $3,496,590.

A number of NFL gamers seem to have given to the trigger, as 49ers stars Trey Lance and Christian McCaffrey‘s names have been written on the donation listing.

In his be aware on the Gofundme web page, Hamlin inspired those that could not contribute monetarily to nonetheless assist the trigger … writing, “We’re accepting donated toys on the Daycare Heart or just unfold the phrase by sharing this fundraiser in your social channels.”

As we reported, the Payments say Hamlin suffered a cardiac arrest after he tackled Tee Higgins to the bottom. The workforce stated, fortunately, “his heartbeat was restored on the sphere and he was transferred to the UC Medical Heart for additional testing and therapy.”

“He’s at present sedated and listed in crucial situation,” Payments officers added.