The Buffalo Bills have re-signed their veteran safety to a one-year deal after injuries ended his 2025 campaign.
Buffalo Bills veteran safety Damar Hamlin has spent his entire five-year NFL career with the team who drafted him in the sixth round of the 2021 NFL draft. Initially a backup and special teams player, Hamlin found his way onto the field in starting roles in 2022 due to Bills’ injuries. On Jan. 2 of 2023, Hamlin started against the Cincinnati Bengals and suffered cardiac arrest, after which he had to be resuscitated on the field. Hamlin miraculously recovered that season after being medical cleared and made the choice to keep playing and making an impact on and off the field. He came back as a backup in 2023 and earned a starting role in the 2024 season with 14 starts and his first two career interceptions. His career will continue in Buffalo, as the team announced Friday that they signed Hamlin to a one-year contract.
It follows a disappointing 2025 campaign cut short by injuries, as Hamlin only played in five games last year before he suffered a pectoral injury in practice that led to season-ending surgery in October. The Bills have added C.J. Gardner-Johnson and Geno Stone in free agency, and Hamlin will look to return and add a veteran presence of a longtime member of the franchise.
Here is the full story from Bills Roundtable writer Mike Straw on the re-signing that bolsters depth in Buffalo’s safety room.
Off the field, Hamlin has raised millions in the wake of his cardiac arrest for his Chasing M’s Foundation. He has worked with the Bills, the NFL, and others since to spread awareness on heart health, usage of CPR – including tours – and Automated External Defibrillators (AED).