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John Brown scores, hands ball to Bills athletic trainer who gave Damar Hamlin CPR

Ryan Miller, Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
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A fan holds sign bearing the likeness of Buffalo Bills trainer Denny Kellington during practices before an NFL football game against the New England Patriots, Sunday, Jan. 8, 2023, in Orchard Park, N.Y. Kellington was instrumental in responding to Hamlin's emergency. Hamlin remains hospitalized after suffering a catastrophic on-field collapse in the team's previous game against the Cincinnati Bengals. (AP Photo/Jeffrey T. Barnes)

Buffalo Bills assistant athletic trainer Denny Kellington has been credited with saving Damar Hamlin's life. John Brown gave Kellington a game ball to thank him.

The Bills wide receiver, an unlikely hero after being called up from the team's practice squad, made a spectacular diving 42-yard touchdown reception to put Buffalo up 28-17 against the New England Patriots. Then he made sure to find Kellington on the sideline.

Buffalo recognized the team's medical and athletic training staff in a ceremony on the field before the game at Highmark Stadium.

Kellington performed CPR and chest compressions on Damar Hamlin for several minutes after Hamlin went under cardiac arrest during the Bills' game against the Cincinnati Bengals on Monday.

Kellington joined Syracuse University as an athletic trainer from 2005 until 2017, when he joined the Bills.

This article originally appeared on Rochester Democrat and Chronicle: John Brown hands TD ball to Bills trainer who gave Damar Hamlin CPR