Damar Hamlin Mural Unveiled In Buffalo After Cardiac Arrest

The city of Buffalo has some fresh brand-new art work … weeks after Damar Hamlin entered into cardiac arrest on the football field, a regional artist painted a mural of the Bills security!

Adam Zyglis, the artist, was the mastermind behind the job … and he teamed up with Rory Allen to discover the ideal location for the mural. The people picked Larkin Square.

FYI, Larkin Square is outdoors downtown Buffalo … and has to do with 15 minutes far from Highmark Stadium, where the Bills play their house video games.

Adam, an editorial cartoonist at the Buffalo News, informs us the motivation for the mural was born when he heard 24-year-old Hamlin was being released from the healthcare facility.

“I completed the illustration late last week after reading news of Damar Hamlin returning to Buffalo and coming home,” Adam informed us. “That moment of tragedy united the country across team allegiances and party lines.”

He continued … “It was a human moment, and his recovery was an illustration of Buffalo’s strength, love, and resiliency. As the coach said, it was much bigger than football.”

The 17-foot-tall illustration, which reveals Damar in his Bills consistent making a heart gesture with his hands, was hand-drawn by Adam and took 4-5 hours to produce and color.

The mural was set up on Monday, and when Damar saw the ill art work on social networks, he tweeted, “Where is this?” with a heart emoji and 2 fire emojis.

Of course, Damar hasn’t gone back to the field because being launched from a Buffalo healthcare facility recently … nevertheless, Hamlin did visit his colleagues at the center over the weekend.

Hamlin supported his squad as he saw them beat the Dolphins in the Wild-Card round … and will be cheering for the Bills in the divisional round when they play the Bengals.