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Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin has been discharged from a Cincinnati hospital one week after suffering a cardiac arrest during an NFL game. <\/span><\/p>\n The 24-year-old, who had to be resuscitated on the pitch, was released from University of Cincinnati Medical Center on Monday.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n He will continue his recovery at a hospital in Buffalo, doctors said.<\/span><\/p>\n “He is doing well and this is the beginning of the next stage of his recovery,” said Dr William Knight.<\/span><\/p>\n Hamlin collapsed after making a tackle on Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Tee Higgins, and received more than 30 minutes of medical attention on the field before being moved to an intensive care unit.<\/span><\/p>\n He was put on a ventilator to help his breathing but just days later <\/span>doctors reported “remarkable progress”<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n The American football community rallied in support, raising millions of dollars for charity in Hamlin’s name.<\/span><\/p>\n The NFL later announced that the Bills game at the Bengals, which had key implications for the end-of-season play-offs, <\/span>would not be replayed<\/span><\/a> and <\/span>owners approved changes to the AFC play-off structure<\/span><\/a> as a result.<\/span><\/p>\n Tributes were made over the weekend as play in the regular season resumed.<\/span><\/p>\n And Hamlin posted on social media for the first time on Sunday to <\/span>thank fans for their “overwhelming” love<\/span><\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n The Bills later made an emotional show of support for Hamlin as they <\/span>won their first NFL game since his collapse<\/span><\/a>, beating the New England Patriots at home to clinch second seed in the AFC for the play-offs.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n