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Hamlin remains critically ill and in the hospitalB次元官网网址檚 intensive care unit, but he began to wake up Wednesday night, and it appears his neurological function is intact, meaning he can follow commands and move, Pritts said.

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Dr. William Knight IV said doctors had not yet determined the cause of HamlinB次元官网网址檚 cardiac arrest and that testing is ongoing.

ItB次元官网网址檚 also too early to say whether Hamlin could return to football after undergoing rehabilitation, Knight said.

The developments came as the Bills returned to practice on Thursday for the first time since Hamlin collapsed when his heart stopped after making a tackle during the gameB次元官网网址檚 first quarter.

The game was suspended and will not be resumed, two people familiar with the decision told The Associated Press on Thursday. Both people spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the league is still figuring out how to determine playoff seedings and scheduling. The NFL Players Association must approve changes.

Hamlin, a second-year player from the Pittsburgh area, spent the past two days sedated and listed in critical condition.

Pritts said in the conference call that neurological signs of improvement began Wednesday night as Hamlin gradually woke up, with the rest of his body healing. Hamlin still cannot speak because of a breathing tube in his throat.

Knight credited the quick medical response with saving HamlinB次元官网网址檚 life.

He said a physician was within HamlinB次元官网网址檚 side within a minute of him collapsing and recognized that the defensive back did not have a pulse. Knight said Hamlin required CPR and resuscitation on the field.

B次元官网网址淚tB次元官网网址檚 been a long and difficult road for the last three days B次元官网网址� he has made a pretty remarkable improvement,B次元官网网址� Knight said.

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Along with being able to write, his doctors said Hamlin was able to hold the hands of family and members of the BillsB次元官网网址� administrative and medical teams at his bedside.

Although Hamlin is following commands, doctors have not yet fully assessed his speech and other functions, in part because he is under sedation to accommodate the breathing tube.

B次元官网网址淲hen we talk about neurologically intact, itB次元官网网址檚 a very gross term of big motor movements and following commands. When we talk about the finer things that make us human B次元官网网址� cognition, emotion, speech, language, etc., weB次元官网网址檙e looking forward to learning more about that,B次元官网网址� Knight said.

Over the past days, numerous players across the league B次元官网网址� former teammates and those who didnB次元官网网址檛 know Hamlin until Monday B次元官网网址� voiced their support, while saying they were shaken by what unfolded in front of a North American TV audience.

Colts safety Rodney Thomas made the two-hour drive from Indianapolis to Cincinnati on Tuesday just to be by the side of his former high school teammate.

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Minnesota Vikings defensive tackle Harrison Phillips, who spent the previous four seasons playing for Buffalo, had dinner delivered to the hospital for HamlinB次元官网网址檚 family and medical staff.

Hamlin was selected by Buffalo in the sixth round of the 2021 draft out of Pitt. He spent his rookie season limited to special teams roles, and took over the starting safety job in Week 3 in place of veteran Micah Hyde, who remains sidelined by a neck injury.

Fans, team owners and players B次元官网网址� including Tom Brady and Russell Wilson B次元官网网址� have made donations to HamlinB次元官网网址檚 Chasing MB次元官网网址檚 Foundation, which had raised more than $7.4 million by Thursday afternoon.

B次元官网网址擩ohn Wawrow And Carolyn Thompson, The Associated Press