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Hamlin, 24, has made several public appearances leading up to the Super Bowl, receiving an award from the players’ union for community service, attending the N.F.L.
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It was just last month that Damar Hamlin, the Buffalo Bills safety, lay motionless near the 50-yard line of an N.F.L.
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In the “Good Morning America” interview, Hamlin spoke of his gratitude for Denny Kellington, the Bills athletic trainer who has been credited with performing lifesaving CPR on Hamlin in Cincinnati, after he collapsed following what looked to be a routine tackle.
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Hamlin, who grew up just outside Pittsburgh and was drafted out of the University of Pittsburgh in 2021, was hospitalized for more than a week before he was released in Buffalo.
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Last week, the medical director of the players’ association said on a radio show — in response to a question from a caller named Veronica — that Hamlin would return to professional football.
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“I guarantee you, Veronica, that Damar Hamlin will play professional football again,” said Dr. Thom Mayer, the medical director.
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While Hamlin’s recovery has largely become a story of triumph, it has also been a stark reminder of the dangers of football, particularly in a season in which concussions rose 18 percent.
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In the same game in which Hamlin collapsed in the first quarter, a fellow defender, cornerback Taron Johnson, had to leave the field with a concussion.
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updated its concussion protocol earlier in the season after criticism over the Miami Dolphins’ handling of an injury to the team’s star quarterback, Tua Tagovailoa, that the team said was caused by a problem with his back.
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