Tragic soccer death raises questions years after NFL player was saved on the field

USA Today · , USA TODAY · 2026-11-06 11:10 UTC

A physician who was part of the emergency team that saved Damar Hamlin talks about the case in the wake of a soccer player's death.

Woods Curry, an emergency medicine physician who was part of the team that saved Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin in 2023, had a non-medical update about the NFL player this week.

“It looks like he's going be a starting safety" in the Bills’ next game, Curry told USA TODAY Sports. “That's what the news says."

But recent news about the world of emergency medicine and sports has been grim.

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