Voting Failure! Why Damar Hamlin Deserved Better

DaMar Hamlin At Super Bowl ExclusiveFollowing a miraculous return to play, Buffalo Bills' reserve safety Damar Hamlin made the Comeback of the Year but outrageously did not win the NFL Comeback Player of the Year award. Author:Ralph VentrePublish date:Feb 11, 2024 10:00 AM ESTCleveland Browns quarterback Joe Flacco came back from lounging on his couch. Buffalo Bills' safety Damar Hamlin came back from the dead.They are not the same.The magnitude of Hamlin's comeback is unlike anything ever seen before in professional football. The idea that the voters named Flacco the NFL Comeback Player of the Year is downright offensive.So, Flacco quarterbacked the Browns to a 4-1 stretch run and an AFC Wildcard berth — impressive but certainly not unprecedented. He accounted for 13 touchdown passes and eight interceptions, hardly an historic five-game sample.Flashback to Week 17 of the 2022 season, when the unthinkable happened on Monday Night Football. Hamlin collapsed only seconds after a first-qu...