Damar Hamlin not named NFL Comeback Player of the Year despite return from cardiac arrest suffered last season
Damar Hamlin misses out on Comeback Player of the Year award to 39-year-old Cleveland Browns QB Joe Flacco at the NFL Honours awards; watch Super Bowl LVIII from Las Vegas live on Sky Sports NFL on Sunday February 11, with build-up from 10pm ahead of kick-off at 11.30pm
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Damar Hamlin, pictured at the NFL Honours awards ceremony following the 2023 season
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Damar Hamlin, pictured at the NFL Honors awards ceremony following the 2023 season
Damar Hamlin was overlooked for the NFL’s Comeback Player of the Year award at the league’s award ceremony in Las Vegas on Thursday.
As the NFL celebrated its best performers from the 2023 season at the honors ceremony, where Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson was named league MVP for a second time, Hamlin lost out to Cleveland Browns QB Joe Flacco in the CPOY category.
Baltimore Ravens QB Lamar Jackson claimed a second MVP title in Las Vegas and thanked his team-mates for their efforts
Hamlin made a remarkable return this season after suffering a cardiac arrest and needing to be resuscitated on the field in January 2023. He played five times for the Bills this season.
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He was beaten to the comeback prize by 39-year-old former Super Bowl MVP Flacco, who started the season without a team before joining the Browns in November. He went 4-1 in five starts, taking the team to the playoffs as he passed for over 300 yards in four straight games with 13 touchdowns.
