Buffalo fan here. The Bengals' team, coach and fans showed a tremendous amount of class. The camaraderie between the Bengals players and the Bills players was touching, especially when Joe Borrow patted Josh Allen on the shoulder. Coach Zach Taylor was a consummate professional. The candle light vigil conducted by Bengals and Bills fans at the hospital was a unified, heartfelt show of support.
Thanks Brian! As a Bills fan for 50 years, I've always had respect for the Cincinnati Bengals!! We have several things in common...we both love football, we both love our teams, BUT, besides that... WE'RE HUMAN BEINGS!! Both of our teams have great fans!! Both of our teams deserve a Super bowl trophy!! Best of luck to you Brian, and the classy Bengals organization! Who Dey!
I was at the game last night I want to take a minute to thank all the Bengals fans that were supportive and there for us as one family watching hey bills member laying on the ground as they were holding an IV bag from what I could see with my binoculars it was very surreal. I don't care what happens about the game whether we have first place or last place it's only about tomorrow Hamlin and our Buffalo Bills
Bengals fans are right up there with us @billsmafia. Great city, great fan base and most importantly what I learned about Cincy... great people! God bless Demar, God Bless the great people of Cincinnati!
I’m a Patriots fan and I am absolutely devastated by this. I don’t even know how the bills could be ready to play a game this week against us. Honestly I just hope that the players have proper options for expressing their emotions and what they witnessed and I am so sorry. I keep checking for updates every few hours and I genuinely hope he is ok and that his family and teammates can also mentally recover!
Thanks Michael. I know that we're in the same division as your Patriots, and you've had a lot of success against the Bills, but this tragedy is way beyond football!! We both love football, and our teams, but we're all human beings, with family, friends, hopes, and dreams!! Michael....I know that Bills fans and Patriots fans are not supposed to like each other, but I know that there's many Patriots fans that care about life...ANY life, especially for another football player, regardless of the team! God bless you Michael!
Lifelong Bills Mafia member who grew up in WNY. I was shocked and scared watching it. I was up until almost 3am looking for any and all updates. The fact that they got his heart rhythm back and got him to the hospital is a good start. Hopefully the post resuscitation protocol works well for him and we'll hear good news in the next day or 2. Sending all the love to Damar, his family, the Bills, everyone in the mafia and the Bengals/ Bengals nation...especially those who were in the stadium last night. ❤️💙
@@omensoffate yes I did. I still have family and friends there. I was up looking for updates about their safety for much of the day and night. This was after my family and I had just gotten home from driving a full day to get away from the storm because we were there visiting family for Christmas. Your whatsboutism can f off. I care deeply about my hometown and that doesn't change regardless of their fame. Take your negative bs elsewhere.
As a lifelong Bills fan and western NY’er, I appreciate Kyle’s comments. Our community continues to endure hardship after hardship with grace and solidarity. Thanks to all who have supported and prayed for our players and community. 🙏❤️
Thank you, Kyle. Lifelong Bills fan here, still tearing up thinking about last night and the raw emotion we all saw and felt on that field, in the booth, at the ESPN studio, then at our local station for the news. Grateful for the 1st responders and all who helped at the stadium, and are still caring for Damar. Praying for a good outcome.
Thank you Kyle. That got me really emotional. I have no words really. I'm right by the stadium in Blasdell/Hamburg and I appreciate the kind words. Thoughts and prayers for Damar and his family.
Thank you, Kyle. You tried to put into words what we all feel. Watching the team cry and worry about their brother was heartbreaking. I haven't stopped praying for Damar, and will never stop loving this team. Sending everyone my ❤️ Edit: I would rather spend my time listening to you speak so respectfully about Damar and all of his personal and professional achievements, than watch any other media coverage. I needed to hear you talk about it. A beautiful approach to a devastating situation. Thank you again.
50 year Bills mafia member. I live in Orchard Park close to many players. Thank you for always being so supportive of our beloved city and team ❤ I am praying so much for Damar and the whole team.
I’m not a Bills fan, but I am a fan of life. I feel scared and burdened for someone I’ve never met. I wish this young man a full recovery and I’m praying that his mother finds rest and some slither of peace.
Very well spoken, Kyle. Thank you for voicing what so many of us are feeling and going through. I’m continuing to pray for Damar and all of his loved ones. ❤️💙
An absolutely devastating moment for a lot of people. I'm not the most "feeling" person but this evoked a lot of memories for me of not knowing what happened to brothers in arms. You wait and wait to hear good word. That feeling of anxiety is incomparable and I can only imagine what those players were feeling in that moment and since. The fear of not knowing is one of the worst to have to dwell on. I pray Damar recovers. I pray that his family, friends, teammates, fellow players, and fan bases can recover.
Thank you for this podcast. My heart is broken. I can only say every pray I know to Damar and his family and all of the Bills. The Bengals were so respectful and understanding. They are a class act.
I was born and raised in WNY. Diehard Bills fan my whole life. I was blessed to work for our regional sports television station, Empire Sports Network and when the station was shutting down I had to make the difficult decision to relocate to Palm Beach County, FL to be close to my Mom who had made that move many years prior. I was a recently divorced single mom and needed that support from my family. Now, 22 years later I am preparing to move back to WNY, my home. It has never left me. PBC never felt like home. Yes we have beaches and shopping and whatever else, but we don’t have Buffalonians. I miss the people so much. They are in my heart. The small town of Hamburg, next to Orchard Park, that I grew up in is called “The town the friendship built” and Buffalo is the “city of good neighbors”. My heart has yearned for WNY the entire time I have been in Florida. It is a VERY VERY special place that cannot necessarily be understood by those who weren’t raised there. But you did a good job of painting a picture for the nation. All my love and thoughts are with everyone impacted by this. The Bills, the Bangles, the fans. All we can do is pray and continue to pour our love into him and his family. ❤️
I've never been to Buffalo, but I can only imagine the special type of people they are. There are people, with their various problems and goals & whatever, then there are certain communities that stick together. Islanders. Boaters. People of highly difficult climates. They are a different people. I don't belong anywhere (military kid), but I have great respect for those people. I'm sorry you're so far from home. Hopefully someday you can at least spend regular time at home✌️ Edit: lol, somehow skimmed over the fact you're moving. Good luck with your move! I'm delighted for you☺️✌️
From a bills fan and from western new York, thank Kyle. Your show and your other hosts have been so good to the city of Buffalo. Your a special guy, your energy can light up a room. These moments bring us as humans together stay safe and give your family members all a big hug. Prayers for Damar and his family. Thank you for this tremendous heart felt video. God bless you
Man, I really appreciate your show here. Thank you for sharing the story of your son...and sharing the personality aspect of Damar Hamlin. Really great presentation Kyle. Thank you for this🙏🏾
As horrified and distressed I am personally?Cannot imagine how those close to this young man are feeling.We support you.We send love and healing energy to you.May God’s hand touch this young man and his family.Our hearts hurt for them😓
Kyle, thank you for all your support of this team and city over these past few years. I've lived in Buffalo my entire life the Bills are a part of my DNA. Buffalo,NY is who I am and to see your enthusiasm and appreciation of this city means the world to me
Thank you. Your video answered questions I didn’t even know I had. Your respectfulness to all of the players and your willingness to share your own story are a valuable source of comfort right now. It is wonderful to see the care you have, for the players and team, shine through your son too. I’m praying for you all. 🌟
This young man won our state title just over 7 years ago. To see that he stayed near his hometown by signing with Pitt so that he could be a role model for his 2-year-old brother says everything about him as a man.🙏
Thank you for your compassion and sharing his heartwarming story and your genuine and wonderful personal sentiments on this. Got a huge lump in my throat watching this. We have all been touched and effected by this. In one of the videos, his teammate #30 Dane Jackson was the first one to rush towards Damar to be with him, reciprocating the love and support Damar showed him when it was Dane's time of need. Damar is the beacon of light the world needed to unite as one. The generosity, compassion, the heroics of the first responders who saved his life on the field, seeing how amazing his GoFund Page blew up for the good of the children and how thousands donated to it is beyond amazing. And how all the NFL teams united as one family, changing their Twitter profile pics to his #3 jersey is truly something extra special. All of this pulls at my heartstrings and gives me so much hope in humanity and mankind. Continuously praying for Damar and all of his loved ones. In the end, we are all human beings and Love always wins. ❤
I am not a football fan and i don't even watch it but after hearing about this young man and then seeing what happened on the field, my heart just aches. I can only pray for him and his family and trust God will turn everything around in his favor. May God bless this family and everyone who witnessed seeing this tragedy at the stadium. 🙏🙏🙏
Man I live here in Pittsburgh and have know of Mr Hamlin since H.S. as high school football is huge in these parts. Just listen to Coach Tomlin speak about this young man it will tell you all you need to know about him. Just because some of us don't know him personally does not mean do not know who he is.
Thank you, Kyle. (First time watcher, here... Hawks Fan..) Thank you so much for your deeply heartfelt monologue of how this event impacted you. I'm still trying to wrap my head around it, personally.
I've lived in WNY my whole life, and until just now, it never occurred to me that we've been through a rough patch lately. The people here are resilient, and it just rubs off on you and becomes second nature. Bad things happen, but we're one big family, and we always get through it.
This made me cry harder than the original videos. Bc i would’ve hoped he wore the bills jersey and at 9 he made that decision. What a beyond his years kid, I’m just still in tears. This is such a sad moment in football and life
It was crazy to see Hamlin die on the field like that and the amazing work the medics did to bring him back to life. It’s gonna take a miracle for Hamlin to wake up but he’s got the whole country behind him so let’s hope all that positive energy gives us that miracle. Praying Hamlin lives a long happy life and even gets back to play the game he loves.
Dan Patrick went on air and said the words “Life goes on” I’m glad you are talking with a lot of care and compassion for the young man and his family. May the Lord bless you and your listeners. Let’s all pray for Damar and his family.
Dan Patrick was right. Obviously I'm not making fun of death etc. But Damer is alive, and sure he is a teammate so it's hard because his so close. But how many coaches and staff has died during seasons, how many players brothers or dads died?(I remember this 1 player that they said his dad died last night but he really wanted to play for the team etc). So even with that games go on. His family should defenetly stop EVERYTHING they doing to take care of him. He is now in the hands of the doctors and his family. Why should the rest of the world have to stop? It didn't when Daks brother committed suicide and 100 other similar stories.
@@mvlcmlgmclmgkcmlfm he's alive, unresponsive and potentially in a vegetative state mentally. Pray for #3 for us Pitt fans... Damar really helped tons of young kids in the pittsburgh area commit to football instead of the streets.
@whosZixi I do! And as I understand he is under controlled sleep bc that's the standard. Or you have some inside info? As I said, I'm not an ashole, I feel for him and everyone in this situation so I'm not saying anything personal or direct to his state. But this defenetly became way to big. Remember the Danish soccer player? Christian Ericsen. Do you remember that situation?
❤ your heart is showing through so much. Appreciate you. I also got almost no sleep and am still worried sick. I’m hoping we’ll hear some good news soon.
One of your best videos Kyle. Well done. Praying for #3. I hope Damar recovers. A touching story of your son wanting to honor Damar by wearing Josh's jersey. Thank you.
Thank you for dedicating your show to Damar Hamlin. I found it to be very poignant and I join the millions who are praying for Damar’s full recovery, and for strength for his family as he struggles for his life. Bless all the first responders and medical personnel who are attending to Damar, and give them strength. Thank you, Kyle. 🙏
Hope you make it through this Damar...you been on my mind since it happened until this very second...hoping and praying for good news...cause I cant eat or sleep and sick to my stomach...and I'm a Eagles fan....get better bro please 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
Thank you for devoting a show to Damar Hamlin, Kyle, and for doing it such a respectful way. I'm a proud Buffalonian and we love to have outsiders discover our great city and community. The more the merrier. We have an unlimited number of 'Honorary Buffalonian' badges. And, contrary to how you may hear our area described, there actually is a LOT to do other than watch football - it just happens that that's the FAVORITE thing for most of us to do! Much love to you, Kyle, to Mike Rob, and to all other 'Honorary Buffalonians', and thank you for the kind words about my beloved town!
Philadelphia Eagles fan here from North Carolina… I can hear your authentic sympathy…💕. I am loving how all of our teams are pulling together in unity! It’s a game that we all are rooting for our faves…but at the end of the day…We Are All Family! This is Proof! Praying for Damar!! Asking God for a Complete Healing 💕💕🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
Thank you Kyle! My hometown is Buffalo. I am in Colorado now, but my heart beats for Buffalo. My people there are the best. That is why our players are so at home there! Praying hard to our God for Damar, his family, Josh, Coach, Stefan, all my Buffalo Bills. God loves us all so much! May the angels of God surround him in that hospital right now and guard his life and heart is my earnest prayer!
As a buffalo native my entire life, I can honestly say that this video meant a lot to me and I’m sure it did to many other people here in western New York. We have definitely had a very rough year here, but honestly knowing that Damar is awake and conscious, & communicating is like a warm light on us bills fans during a very cold winter. Thank you, Kyle ❤ 🦬
I'm rooting for him to get well, but the man's brain went 9 minutes without oxygen, that's a long time, he's most certainly had severe brain damage, the question when he wakes up is how much damage was caused. We can only pray for the young man to be some resemblance of his former self.
@@terrortstarantulas1270 There's no confirmation it went without oxygen for 9 minutes, that's just how long they did CPR and used the AED immediately. They just did CPR until the ambulance got there and could take over. It's entirely possible his brain never went without oxygen or at the least, very little.
@@ajsmodernandretrogames8523 it was confirmed 10-15 minutes he was dead actually. Everyone’s downplaying it because Joe burrow warmed up and was ready to play. Bengals best get knocked out round one after his behavior. Disgusting after Zac Taylor made sure the game was postponed only to have it negated by the behavior of his petulant toddler QB warming up.
Kyle, you not be from buffalo, you might not be a former player or coach but you are a part of billsmafia just as much as us here in buffalo. You are one of us through and through and will always have love and support from buffalo. Prayers for Hamlin and his family.
I feel the same. I couldnt sleep last night i woke up over and over. Then when its time for me to get up this morning, I was looking him up to see if theres any updates. Up until now im looking. So im praying he is going to be okay and recover from this.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts, Kyle. We are proud to have you as an adopted son of Western NY. I grew up in WNY and I'm proud to be associated with the area. I recently tweeted that amid all the challenges Buffalo has faced in 2022/23 one this is for sure, the whole world now knows what Buffalo, NY/WNY is all about. Love you, Kyle.
Still the best sports reporter in my opinion and I just can't stop looking at him in the background behind you, and then that clip of him on one bills drive... omg I'm so broken 💔 watched our bills since I was 4 or 5 as a bills fan, this is harder than the superbowl losses... the miracle, even o.j. Prayers for our demar hamlin!
Thank you Kyle. All prayers with Damar. He's a wonderful human being and a credit to our team, city, and country, to his life in Pittsburgh and his family. The kids died in a house fire on Dartmouth, if anybody wants to make finding their story a little easier; 3 died initially, 2 more died yesterday, the same day Damar died on the field before being resuscitated. Grandparents made it out with the youngest one. I forget the count from the blizzard, which you wouldn't even know happened a week later cuz of how warm it's been. I still can't drive past that Tops without feeling the gravity of what happened there, and I'm not even black, not an urban dweller. But we're Buffalo strong and we feel the world supporting us as we support our own and we love and appreciate y'all for it. Thank you
I have had a similar experience of seeing this live at a Rugby match here in Australia a few years ago. In that case, it did not end up well for the player involved and I am hoping and praying for a better result for Damar, his family and his teammates
@@trumpwon8064 Unfortunately, I am too hormones by the moment to engage in enlightening conversation with an awesome person. Enjoy your new year 2023, and look forward to my many replies 🤫🙏💛🎊.
Prayers to that Young Man love your show die hard Bills fan here. That hit me hard was in tears for most of the night have a 23 year old son and it made me think of him and my daughter and how anything can happen and life is a gift. I hope and pray that beautiful light 🕯️ will shine once again. Go Bills!!!
FOLKS...like many of you, I grew up watching the Buffalo Bills in the 1970's. I remember the "Electric Company" opening up holes for OJ Simpson! Throughout the trials and tribulations of Bills football over the decades...my love for the team has grown! BUT...at the end of the day, we're all human beings first and foremost! We all have family, friends, hopes, and dreams! This tragic event involving our brother Damar Hamlin, shows us all, just how precious life truly is!! In the blink of an eye, everything can change! With that being said, I'm going to love my parents even more, hug my kids a little tighter, and be thankful for everything God has given to me! You never know when your life will be turned inside out. Thanks Kyle!! Thanks fellow Bills fans!! Thanks to all that love and support Damar! God bless you Damar Hamlin.
I was just watching the game, not a Bill's nor Bengals fan, just watching what happened and concerned for Mr Hamlin. Prayers for strength and comfort for his family, friends, and fans. Prayers for him and a quick recovery. God bless you Mr. HAMLIN. Fight on like the WARRIOR you are. Get healthy sir, and live for those who love you. Please God be with this man and his family.
Great job Kyle. And great job from the Bengals fans being classy during a crazy situation. Thousands of people showed up to watch a game and when it couldn't happen those fans were classy knowing the night was cut short
pray he recovers sadly there was a young man at the high school I graduated from years ago who died the same way when he was hit by a baseball during PE bless his family as well
One of the team doctors who helped save his life (We hope, of course) was one of the Sabres doctors years ago who save the live of Richard Zednik of the Florida Panthers when a skate cut his jugular vein right on the ice and he could have died very easily if you saw that... so this guy's a certified hero, I don't know what his name is but he should be recognized along with all the rest of them of course... All I'm saying is, Buffalo is blessed to have this miracle worker on the sidelines in the locker rooms... We couldn't see what happened to Zednik because he ran off the ice but the frozen red ice was definitely alarming but however it didn't have the instant impact of everyone on the sidelines at a football game watching... I'm not trying to compare, it's not comparable... but I'm just hoping that #3 has the best chance because he got the best care...
Kyle and the whole Brandt family, u ARE Bills mafia now. We love u brother and thank u for all u do. In these trying times we can only come together and pray and hope our young man can pull thorough and live a great life. Thank u brother and stay strong
I cried during the event and am still shaken. I love the Bills...but this is more than that. He is a great guy, and literally died on field, needing an AED to shok back to life. Now seems to be even worse. Now is on 100% oxygen ventilation
Bengals fan here. You Bills Mafia are amongst the best fans in the world. My heart goes out to all of you.
Buffalo fan here. The Bengals' team, coach and fans showed a tremendous amount of class. The camaraderie between the Bengals players and the Bills players was touching, especially when Joe Borrow patted Josh Allen on the shoulder. Coach Zach Taylor was a consummate professional. The candle light vigil conducted by Bengals and Bills fans at the hospital was a unified, heartfelt show of support.
Thank you so much Brian. Praying for you all as well!
I'm so thankful for Cincy team and fans. What a class act you all are.
Thanks Brian! As a Bills fan for 50 years, I've always had respect for the Cincinnati Bengals!! We have several things in common...we both love football, we both love our teams, BUT, besides that... WE'RE HUMAN BEINGS!! Both of our teams have great fans!! Both of our teams deserve a Super bowl trophy!! Best of luck to you Brian, and the classy Bengals organization! Who Dey!
@Brett 🦬🏈🏆❤️
I was at the game last night I want to take a minute to thank all the Bengals fans that were supportive and there for us as one family watching hey bills member laying on the ground as they were holding an IV bag from what I could see with my binoculars it was very surreal. I don't care what happens about the game whether we have first place or last place it's only about tomorrow Hamlin and our Buffalo Bills
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May he recover and have a full life
Bengals fans are right up there with us @billsmafia. Great city, great fan base and most importantly what I learned about Cincy... great people! God bless Demar, God Bless the great people of Cincinnati!
I’m a Patriots fan and I am absolutely devastated by this. I don’t even know how the bills could be ready to play a game this week against us. Honestly I just hope that the players have proper options for expressing their emotions and what they witnessed and I am so sorry. I keep checking for updates every few hours and I genuinely hope he is ok and that his family and teammates can also mentally recover!
Thanks Michael. I know that we're in the same division as your Patriots, and you've had a lot of success against the Bills, but this tragedy is way beyond football!! We both love football, and our teams, but we're all human beings, with family, friends, hopes, and dreams!! Michael....I know that Bills fans and Patriots fans are not supposed to like each other, but I know that there's many Patriots fans that care about life...ANY life, especially for another football player, regardless of the team! God bless you Michael!
Belichick is behind this
Lifelong Bills Mafia member who grew up in WNY. I was shocked and scared watching it. I was up until almost 3am looking for any and all updates. The fact that they got his heart rhythm back and got him to the hospital is a good start. Hopefully the post resuscitation protocol works well for him and we'll hear good news in the next day or 2. Sending all the love to Damar, his family, the Bills, everyone in the mafia and the Bengals/ Bengals nation...especially those who were in the stadium last night. ❤️💙
Did you do that for the people that died during the blizzard ?
@@omensoffate yes I did. I still have family and friends there. I was up looking for updates about their safety for much of the day and night. This was after my family and I had just gotten home from driving a full day to get away from the storm because we were there visiting family for Christmas. Your whatsboutism can f off. I care deeply about my hometown and that doesn't change regardless of their fame. Take your negative bs elsewhere.
I did the same thing as I left my radio on all night wondering what was going on. Thank god he is still alive and hopefully he recovers from it
@@omensoffate God knows the heart of what people pray. I do not know a person's heart and no one else does.😍
Thank you for your constant love and support of Buffalo and Bills Mafia. We love and respect you right back ❤️
Totally!!
As a lifetime Bills fan I appreciate your kindness towards Damar. It touched this old man’s heart.
As a lifelong Bills fan and western NY’er, I appreciate Kyle’s comments. Our community continues to endure hardship after hardship with grace and solidarity. Thanks to all who have supported and prayed for our players and community. 🙏❤️
Very classy segment. No others going into depth with who he is as a person. Great work, Kyle.
Thank you, Kyle. Lifelong Bills fan here, still tearing up thinking about last night and the raw emotion we all saw and felt on that field, in the booth, at the ESPN studio, then at our local station for the news. Grateful for the 1st responders and all who helped at the stadium, and are still caring for Damar. Praying for a good outcome.
You nailed it Kyle. Great segment on a great person who we all hope recovers fully and recovers soon.
Thank you Kyle. That got me really emotional. I have no words really. I'm right by the stadium in Blasdell/Hamburg and I appreciate the kind words. Thoughts and prayers for Damar and his family.
Thank you, Kyle. You tried to put into words what we all feel. Watching the team cry and worry about their brother was heartbreaking. I haven't stopped praying for Damar, and will never stop loving this team. Sending everyone my ❤️
Edit: I would rather spend my time listening to you speak so respectfully about Damar and all of his personal and professional achievements, than watch any other media coverage. I needed to hear you talk about it. A beautiful approach to a devastating situation. Thank you again.
Thank you so much for holding space for Damar. Buffalo appreciates you so much for the kind words! 💗
50 year Bills mafia member. I live in Orchard Park close to many players. Thank you for always being so supportive of our beloved city and team ❤ I am praying so much for Damar and the whole team.
I’m not a Bills fan, but I am a fan of life. I feel scared and burdened for someone I’ve never met. I wish this young man a full recovery and I’m praying that his mother finds rest and some slither of peace.
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Very well spoken, Kyle. Thank you for voicing what so many of us are feeling and going through. I’m continuing to pray for Damar and all of his loved ones. ❤️💙
An absolutely devastating moment for a lot of people. I'm not the most "feeling" person but this evoked a lot of memories for me of not knowing what happened to brothers in arms.
You wait and wait to hear good word. That feeling of anxiety is incomparable and I can only imagine what those players were feeling in that moment and since. The fear of not knowing is one of the worst to have to dwell on. I pray Damar recovers. I pray that his family, friends, teammates, fellow players, and fan bases can recover.
My boyfriend had a similar reaction being a retired combat veteran. Sending you love and light ❤️
Thank you for this podcast. My heart is broken. I can only say every pray I know to Damar and his family and all of the Bills. The Bengals were so respectful and understanding. They are a class act.
I was born and raised in WNY. Diehard Bills fan my whole life. I was blessed to work for our regional sports television station, Empire Sports Network and when the station was shutting down I had to make the difficult decision to relocate to Palm Beach County, FL to be close to my Mom who had made that move many years prior. I was a recently divorced single mom and needed that support from my family. Now, 22 years later I am preparing to move back to WNY, my home. It has never left me. PBC never felt like home. Yes we have beaches and shopping and whatever else, but we don’t have Buffalonians. I miss the people so much. They are in my heart. The small town of Hamburg, next to Orchard Park, that I grew up in is called “The town the friendship built” and Buffalo is the “city of good neighbors”. My heart has yearned for WNY the entire time I have been in Florida. It is a VERY VERY special place that cannot necessarily be understood by those who weren’t raised there. But you did a good job of painting a picture for the nation. All my love and thoughts are with everyone impacted by this. The Bills, the Bangles, the fans. All we can do is pray and continue to pour our love into him and his family. ❤️
I've never been to Buffalo, but I can only imagine the special type of people they are. There are people, with their various problems and goals & whatever, then there are certain communities that stick together. Islanders. Boaters. People of highly difficult climates. They are a different people. I don't belong anywhere (military kid), but I have great respect for those people. I'm sorry you're so far from home. Hopefully someday you can at least spend regular time at home✌️
Edit: lol, somehow skimmed over the fact you're moving. Good luck with your move! I'm delighted for you☺️✌️
Me too. Buffalo is my hometown. We all are keeping each other in prayer!
I live in Hamburg, so here's an early welcome back home, so glad you're coming back!
@@mikeyetter9868 thank you! 🙌🏼
@@gohawks3571 thank you! Come visit someday! You’ll love our wings!
Loved the story about your son and the jerseys. You are raising a child with empathy, one of the greatest qualities one can have.
From a bills fan and from western new York, thank Kyle. Your show and your other hosts have been so good to the city of Buffalo. Your a special guy, your energy can light up a room. These moments bring us as humans together stay safe and give your family members all a big hug. Prayers for Damar and his family. Thank you for this tremendous heart felt video. God bless you
Man, I really appreciate your show here. Thank you for sharing the story of your son...and sharing the personality aspect of Damar Hamlin. Really great presentation Kyle. Thank you for this🙏🏾
As horrified and distressed I am personally?Cannot imagine how those close to this young man are feeling.We support you.We send love and healing energy to you.May God’s hand touch this young man and his family.Our hearts hurt for them😓
This is the coverage of players we need. Not all stats and play but who they are. Love this from Kyle, absolutely phenomenal stuff.
Kyle, thank you for all your support of this team and city over these past few years. I've lived in Buffalo my entire life the Bills are a part of my DNA. Buffalo,NY is who I am and to see your enthusiasm and appreciation of this city means the world to me
That's one of the best dad/son traditions I've ever heard of. What a beautiful thing to bond over.
Thank you. Your video answered questions I didn’t even know I had. Your respectfulness to all of the players and your willingness to share your own story are a valuable source of comfort right now. It is wonderful to see the care you have, for the players and team, shine through your son too. I’m praying for you all. 🌟
We feel you. Said everything I wanted to say. Pure pain right now.
Praying from Pittsburgh. He’s a hometown boy. We are all praying for you Damar 🙏
This young man won our state title just over 7 years ago. To see that he stayed near his hometown by signing with Pitt so that he could be a role model for his 2-year-old brother says everything about him as a man.🙏
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Thank you for your compassion and sharing his heartwarming story and your genuine and wonderful personal sentiments on this. Got a huge lump in my throat watching this. We have all been touched and effected by this.
In one of the videos, his teammate #30 Dane Jackson was the first one to rush towards Damar to be with him, reciprocating the love and support Damar showed him when it was Dane's time of need. Damar is the beacon of light the world needed to unite as one. The generosity, compassion, the heroics of the first responders who saved his life on the field, seeing how amazing his GoFund Page blew up for the good of the children and how thousands donated to it is beyond amazing. And how all the NFL teams united as one family, changing their Twitter profile pics to his #3 jersey is truly something extra special. All of this pulls at my heartstrings and gives me so much hope in humanity and mankind. Continuously praying for Damar and all of his loved ones. In the end, we are all human beings and Love always wins. ❤
I am not a football fan and i don't even watch it but after hearing about this young man and then seeing what happened on the field, my heart just aches. I can only pray for him and his family and trust God will turn everything around in his favor. May God bless this family and everyone who witnessed seeing this tragedy at the stadium. 🙏🙏🙏
I feel the same way and I don't usually watch football
Thank you Kyle. I was also up until 3 a.m. This is so horrible. Please, please, please recover.
Man I live here in Pittsburgh and have know of Mr Hamlin since H.S. as high school football is huge in these parts. Just listen to Coach Tomlin speak about this young man it will tell you all you need to know about him. Just because some of us don't know him personally does not mean do not know who he is.
Thank you, Kyle. (First time watcher, here... Hawks Fan..) Thank you so much for your deeply heartfelt monologue of how this event impacted you. I'm still trying to wrap my head around it, personally.
I've lived in WNY my whole life, and until just now, it never occurred to me that we've been through a rough patch lately. The people here are resilient, and it just rubs off on you and becomes second nature. Bad things happen, but we're one big family, and we always get through it.
This made me cry harder than the original videos. Bc i would’ve hoped he wore the bills jersey and at 9 he made that decision. What a beyond his years kid, I’m just still in tears. This is such a sad moment in football and life
More than that he is amazing human being outside of NFL
It was crazy to see Hamlin die on the field like that and the amazing work the medics did to bring him back to life. It’s gonna take a miracle for Hamlin to wake up but he’s got the whole country behind him so let’s hope all that positive energy gives us that miracle. Praying Hamlin lives a long happy life and even gets back to play the game he loves.
Thank you for the kind words towards our little corner of the world! Prayers up for Damar!!!
Dan Patrick went on air and said the words “Life goes on”
I’m glad you are talking with a lot of care and compassion for the young man and his family. May the Lord bless you and your listeners. Let’s all pray for Damar and his family.
Dan Patrick is an idiot.
Dan Patrick was right. Obviously I'm not making fun of death etc. But Damer is alive, and sure he is a teammate so it's hard because his so close. But how many coaches and staff has died during seasons, how many players brothers or dads died?(I remember this 1 player that they said his dad died last night but he really wanted to play for the team etc). So even with that games go on. His family should defenetly stop EVERYTHING they doing to take care of him. He is now in the hands of the doctors and his family. Why should the rest of the world have to stop? It didn't when Daks brother committed suicide and 100 other similar stories.
@@mvlcmlgmclmgkcmlfm he's alive, unresponsive and potentially in a vegetative state mentally. Pray for #3 for us Pitt fans... Damar really helped tons of young kids in the pittsburgh area commit to football instead of the streets.
@whosZixi I do! And as I understand he is under controlled sleep bc that's the standard. Or you have some inside info? As I said, I'm not an ashole, I feel for him and everyone in this situation so I'm not saying anything personal or direct to his state. But this defenetly became way to big. Remember the Danish soccer player? Christian Ericsen. Do you remember that situation?
That story of your son is really touching - and him choosing his Bills jersey to wear brings a tear to my eye ❤
❤ your heart is showing through so much. Appreciate you. I also got almost no sleep and am still worried sick. I’m hoping we’ll hear some good news soon.
Such heartfelt show
Great speech Kyle prayers 🙏 to damar hamlin and family
Thank You, Kyle for sharing this and yourself. Really.
One of your best videos Kyle. Well done. Praying for #3. I hope Damar recovers. A touching story of your son wanting to honor Damar by wearing Josh's jersey. Thank you.
Thank you, this helps , it really helps to get thru a tragedy for this young man and we all pray for him
Kyle you have brought up that kid good. Good for him to show respect to Damar by wearing the Bills jersey to school today.
Thank you for dedicating your show to Damar Hamlin. I found it to be very poignant and I join the millions who are praying for Damar’s full recovery, and for strength for his family as he struggles for his life. Bless all the first responders and medical personnel who are attending to Damar, and give them strength.
Thank you, Kyle. 🙏
Hope you make it through this Damar...you been on my mind since it happened until this very second...hoping and praying for good news...cause I cant eat or sleep and sick to my stomach...and I'm a Eagles fan....get better bro please 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
You gained a viewer with this insightful, thoughtful episode..
I wasn't aware of your show, but this clip was great, very well spoken analyst
Thanks Kyle. As a Bills fan, I really appreciated this show. Prayers for Damar!
Praying for you Damar 🙏❤️🤍 💙
Thank you for devoting a show to Damar Hamlin, Kyle, and for doing it such a respectful way. I'm a proud Buffalonian and we love to have outsiders discover our great city and community. The more the merrier. We have an unlimited number of 'Honorary Buffalonian' badges. And, contrary to how you may hear our area described, there actually is a LOT to do other than watch football - it just happens that that's the FAVORITE thing for most of us to do! Much love to you, Kyle, to Mike Rob, and to all other 'Honorary Buffalonians', and thank you for the kind words about my beloved town!
A lifelong Bills Fan here and I just wanted to say Thank You Kyle just Thank You and God Bless.
Philadelphia Eagles fan here from North Carolina… I can hear your authentic sympathy…💕. I am loving how all of our teams are pulling together in unity! It’s a game that we all are rooting for our faves…but at the end of the day…We Are All Family! This is Proof! Praying for Damar!! Asking God for a Complete Healing 💕💕🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
Thank you Kyle! My hometown is Buffalo. I am in Colorado now, but my heart beats for Buffalo. My people there are the best. That is why our players are so at home there! Praying hard to our God for Damar, his family, Josh, Coach, Stefan, all my Buffalo Bills. God loves us all so much! May the angels of God surround him in that hospital right now and guard his life and heart is my earnest prayer!
As a buffalo native my entire life, I can honestly say that this video meant a lot to me and I’m sure it did to many other people here in western New York. We have definitely had a very rough year here, but honestly knowing that Damar is awake and conscious, & communicating is like a warm light on us bills fans during a very cold winter. Thank you, Kyle ❤ 🦬
As a 39 year old grown man This made me cry!
Poor kid hope he gets better soon
I'm rooting for him to get well, but the man's brain went 9 minutes without oxygen, that's a long time, he's most certainly had severe brain damage, the question when he wakes up is how much damage was caused. We can only pray for the young man to be some resemblance of his former self.
@@terrortstarantulas1270 There's no confirmation it went without oxygen for 9 minutes, that's just how long they did CPR and used the AED immediately. They just did CPR until the ambulance got there and could take over. It's entirely possible his brain never went without oxygen or at the least, very little.
@@ajsmodernandretrogames8523 well either way let's just pray his brain was able to get oxygen
@@ajsmodernandretrogames8523 it was confirmed 10-15 minutes he was dead actually. Everyone’s downplaying it because Joe burrow warmed up and was ready to play. Bengals best get knocked out round one after his behavior. Disgusting after Zac Taylor made sure the game was postponed only to have it negated by the behavior of his petulant toddler QB warming up.
@@kristiwasserman2303 Joe Burrow did absolutely nothing wrong. Get ahold of your completely misplaced anger.
Kyle, you not be from buffalo, you might not be a former player or coach but you are a part of billsmafia just as much as us here in buffalo. You are one of us through and through and will always have love and support from buffalo. Prayers for Hamlin and his family.
I feel the same. I couldnt sleep last night i woke up over and over. Then when its time for me to get up this morning, I was looking him up to see if theres any updates. Up until now im looking. So im praying he is going to be okay and recover from this.
Same here
Thanks for sharing your thoughts, Kyle. We are proud to have you as an adopted son of Western NY. I grew up in WNY and I'm proud to be associated with the area. I recently tweeted that amid all the challenges Buffalo has faced in 2022/23 one this is for sure, the whole world now knows what Buffalo, NY/WNY is all about. Love you, Kyle.
Still the best sports reporter in my opinion and I just can't stop looking at him in the background behind you, and then that clip of him on one bills drive... omg I'm so broken 💔 watched our bills since I was 4 or 5 as a bills fan, this is harder than the superbowl losses... the miracle, even o.j.
Prayers for our demar hamlin!
I hope that my Hamlin gets better I'm going to pray for the family for him to get better and he's in my prayers and he's
I hope this young man will be OK. Glad to see that so many people have donated to charity. Also, where do I get that ultimate warrior poster?
Thank you Kyle. All prayers with Damar. He's a wonderful human being and a credit to our team, city, and country, to his life in Pittsburgh and his family.
The kids died in a house fire on Dartmouth, if anybody wants to make finding their story a little easier; 3 died initially, 2 more died yesterday, the same day Damar died on the field before being resuscitated. Grandparents made it out with the youngest one.
I forget the count from the blizzard, which you wouldn't even know happened a week later cuz of how warm it's been.
I still can't drive past that Tops without feeling the gravity of what happened there, and I'm not even black, not an urban dweller.
But we're Buffalo strong and we feel the world supporting us as we support our own and we love and appreciate y'all for it. Thank you
He didn't die.
They were able to get his heart restarted and I hope he recovers
As a lifelong (since 1960) Bills Fan I want to thank you for your show today.
I have had a similar experience of seeing this live at a Rugby match here in Australia a few years ago. In that case, it did not end up well for the player involved and I am hoping and praying for a better result for Damar, his family and his teammates
The First Responders were truly special in that moment.
@@trumpwon8064 Just got better. Wow 🍿.
@@trumpwon8064 Thanks .
@@trumpwon8064 who is the Jags player? When? How? Why? 🫢🤔
@@trumpwon8064 Unfortunately, I am too hormones by the moment to engage in enlightening conversation with an awesome person. Enjoy your new year 2023, and look forward to my many replies 🤫🙏💛🎊.
Prayers to that Young Man love your show die hard Bills fan here. That hit me hard was in tears for most of the night have a 23 year old son and it made me think of him and my daughter and how anything can happen and life is a gift. I hope and pray that beautiful light 🕯️ will shine once again. Go Bills!!!
Heartfelt My Brother !!!!!❤
FOLKS...like many of you, I grew up watching the Buffalo Bills in the 1970's. I remember the "Electric Company" opening up holes for OJ Simpson! Throughout the trials and tribulations of Bills football over the decades...my love for the team has grown! BUT...at the end of the day, we're all human beings first and foremost! We all have family, friends, hopes, and dreams! This tragic event involving our brother Damar Hamlin, shows us all, just how precious life truly is!! In the blink of an eye, everything can change! With that being said, I'm going to love my parents even more, hug my kids a little tighter, and be thankful for everything God has given to me! You never know when your life will be turned inside out. Thanks Kyle!! Thanks fellow Bills fans!! Thanks to all that love and support Damar! God bless you Damar Hamlin.
Love this. Kyle and the rest of good morning football are fantastic humans
Prayers for Damar 🙏
As a bills fan.....I just gotta say the Bengals fans were pure class. Hearts out to damar and his family.
I am a lifelong Buffalonian and a diehard Bills fan, however in the spirit of unity GO BENGALS!!
Thanks Kyle, glad your with us.
kyle, you are a very classy, smart and compassionate man....
Classy video, keep up the good work, formidable prayers up for Damar Hamlin and the family who is surely in anguish 🙏🏼
My heart and prayers 🙏 goes out to Damar Hamlin Family
Continue prayers for Damar his family and the Buffalo bills
Thank you Kyle Bills Mafia will keep lifting him up in prayer and you are one of us
My prayers to Damar and his family 🙏🙏🙏
We wish him a safe and effective recovery
I was just watching the game, not a Bill's nor Bengals fan, just watching what happened and concerned for Mr Hamlin. Prayers for strength and comfort for his family, friends, and fans. Prayers for him and a quick recovery. God bless you Mr. HAMLIN. Fight on like the WARRIOR you are. Get healthy sir, and live for those who love you. Please God be with this man and his family.
I really respect you Kyle Brandt for one being a fan of Buffalo I'm pretty hard Scrabble City and two for the kind words that you gave to Damar Hamlin
Prayers Up for D. Ham
Great job Kyle. And great job from the Bengals fans being classy during a crazy situation. Thousands of people showed up to watch a game and when it couldn't happen those fans were classy knowing the night was cut short
OUTSTANDING COMMENTARY. BRANDT SHOULD BE PUT UP FOR THE EMMY.
Your best show ever, about a wonderful young man!
pray he recovers sadly there was a young man at the high school I graduated from years ago who died the same way when he was hit by a baseball during PE bless his family as well
Thanks Kyle for sharing your kind words and thoughts . God bless Mr Hamlin .
Go Bills !
One of the team doctors who helped save his life (We hope, of course) was one of the Sabres doctors years ago who save the live of Richard Zednik of the Florida Panthers when a skate cut his jugular vein right on the ice and he could have died very easily if you saw that... so this guy's a certified hero, I don't know what his name is but he should be recognized along with all the rest of them of course... All I'm saying is, Buffalo is blessed to have this miracle worker on the sidelines in the locker rooms... We couldn't see what happened to Zednik because he ran off the ice but the frozen red ice was definitely alarming but however it didn't have the instant impact of everyone on the sidelines at a football game watching... I'm not trying to compare, it's not comparable... but I'm just hoping that #3 has the best chance because he got the best care...
Thank you Kyle for the support for Buffalo 🙏
Kyle that is a great story on what you do with your kiddo. Great way to handle it.
Kyle and the whole Brandt family, u ARE Bills mafia now. We love u brother and thank u for all u do. In these trying times we can only come together and pray and hope our young man can pull thorough and live a great life. Thank u brother and stay strong
Prayers to Damar Hamlin and his family!
I cried during the event and am still shaken. I love the Bills...but this is more than that. He is a great guy, and literally died on field, needing an AED to shok back to life. Now seems to be even worse. Now is on 100% oxygen ventilation
Thank you so much for this … GO BILLS … PRAYING FOR #3 …🙏🏻🏈💙❤️🏈🙏🏻