Bills safety Damar Hamlin said he returned to Buffalo on Monday B次元官网网址渨ith a lot of love on my heartB次元官网网址� to continue his recovery in a hospital there, a week after on the field during a game in Cincinnati.

Hamlin was discharged from the University of Cincinnati Medical Center in the morning and flown to western New York. He was listed in stable condition at Buffalo General Medical Center/Gates Vascular Institute.

B次元官网网址淚 can confirm that he is doing well. And this is the beginning of the next stage of his recovery,B次元官网网址� said Dr. William Knight, one of his doctors in Cincinnati.

Doctors said Hamlin has been walking since having a breathing tube removed on Friday, eating regular food and undergoing therapy. They said he was on a normal or even accelerated trajectory in his recovery from cardiac arrest, which is considered a life-threatening event, and that normal recovery can be measured from weeks to months.

B次元官网网址淲e continue to be ecstatic about his recovery,B次元官网网址� Dr. Timothy Pritts said.

HamlinB次元官网网址檚 return comes a day after he cheered on the Bills from his hospital bed during their regular season-ending over the New England Patriots. The game proved to be a cathartic outpouring of support for the Bills and Hamlin.

B次元官网网址淗eaded home to Buffalo today with a lot of love on my heart,B次元官网网址� Hamlin said in a tweet. B次元官网网址淲atching the world come together around me on Sunday was truly an amazing feeling.B次元官网网址�

Hamlin was so excited watching teammate Nyheim Hines return the opening kickoff 96 yards for a touchdown that B次元官网网址渉e jumped up and down, got out of his chair, set every alarm off in the ICU in the process,B次元官网网址� Pritts said with a laugh. B次元官网网址淏ut he was fine. It was just appropriate reaction to very exciting play.B次元官网网址�

Pritts said it was still premature to comment on the potential cause of HamlinB次元官网网址檚 cardiac arrest and that more testing would be done.

B次元官网网址淭he goal of the transfer B次元官网网址�. is to get him closer to home for further evaluation, recovery and eventually discharge and rehabilitation,B次元官网网址� Buffalo General Medical Center/Gates Vascular Institute said in a news release.

The Bills wore No. 3 Hamlin patches on their jerseys Sunday and honored their teammate by raising three fingers in the closing minutes, while tight end Dawson Knox celebrated his touchdown by forming his hands into the shape of a heart. Fans joined in, with many holding up red heart and No. 3 signs.

B次元官网网址淭he same love you all have shown me is the same love that I plan to put back into the world n more,B次元官网网址� Hamlin tweeted Monday.

Bills coach Sean McDermott and general manager Brandon Beane briefly saw Hamlin after he landed in Buffalo.

B次元官网网址淲eB次元官网网址檙e happy to have him back.B次元官网网址� McDermott told reporters on a conference call. B次元官网网址淗eB次元官网网址檚 a little bit tired, but it was good to get to see him in person for the first time in a while.B次元官网网址�

The 24-year-old from the Pittsburgh area has made significant progress in his recovery since spending his first two days at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center under sedation and breathing through a ventilator.

He was awakened on Wednesday night and was eventually able to grip peopleB次元官网网址檚 hands. By Friday, Hamlin was able to breathe on his own and even addressed the team by videoconference, telling the Bills, B次元官网网址淟ove you boys.B次元官网网址�

The last update from doctors came on Saturday, when they described HamlinB次元官网网址檚 neurological function as B次元官网网址渆xcellent,B次元官网网址� though he remained listed in critical condition.

Pritts said doctors were able to upgrade his condition from critical on Monday, clearing the way for the flight home.

B次元官网网址淲e want to ensure that each organ system is stable to improving and that he needs a minimal amount of assistance such that he does not need intensive nursing,B次元官网网址� Pritts said. B次元官网网址淲e have some awesome rock star nurses whoB次元官网网址檝e been with him from the beginning, but he no longer needs that level of nursing care and no longer needs intensive respiratory therapy from our respiratory care practitioners and is able to then move to a setting where he would have less intensive care.B次元官网网址�

A doctor accompanied Hamlin to the airport.

Doctors declined to speculate about whether Hamlin would be able to attend a game in person. By beating New England, the Bills (13-3) clinched home-field advantage through the first two rounds of the playoffs.

B次元官网网址淩ight now itB次元官网网址檚 just a young man recovering from a very serious illness, and we think that he will recover well from this,B次元官网网址� Pritts said. B次元官网网址淗e has a great positive attitude.B次元官网网址�

HamlinB次元官网网址檚 heart stopped on Monday night after making what appeared to be a routine tackle in the first quarter against the Bengals. The game was initially suspended before officially being canceled later in the week.

B次元官网网址 of HamlinB次元官网网址檚 discharge from the hospital in Cincinnati was greeted with enthusiasm.

B次元官网网址淭hatB次元官网网址檚 unbelievable,B次元官网网址� Bengals coach Zac Taylor said.

B次元官网网址淚 mean, just think about it B次元官网网址� that was one week, not even a week ago. ThereB次元官网网址檚 no one in this room that would have expected heB次元官网网址檇 be in Buffalo,B次元官网网址� he added. B次元官网网址淕od is great. He works miracles. This is certainly a miracle, thereB次元官网网址檚 no question. B次元官网网址� And just an amazing moment for Damar.B次元官网网址�

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