NFL denies Joe Bucks reports on five-min

NFL denies Joe Bucks reports on five-min

The NFL is denying that the league gave the Bills and Bengals a five-minute warmup period to resume play following Damar Hamlin's cardiac incident on Monday night.In the on-field aftermath of Hamlin's incident, Joe Buck on the ESPN broadcast relayed information that teams were given a five-minute window to begin warming up so the Bengals-Bills "Monday Night Football" matchup could resume play.In a conference call with media late Monday night into Tuesday morning Ahkello Witherspoon Jersey , Troy Vincent, NFL VP of football operations, denied that the league ever put a window to restart the game.Troy Vincent is not sure where the 5-minute warmup period came Pittsburgh Steelers Jersey from: There was no time period for the players to get warmed up. It never cro sed our mind to talk about warming up to resume play. Thats ridiculous. Thats insensitive. Thats not a place we should ever be in. Mike Garafolo (@MikeGarafolo) "There was no time period for the players to get warmed up. It never cro sed our mind to talk about warming up to resume play. Thats ridiculous. Thats insensitive. Thats not a place we should ever John Leglue Jersey be in," Vincent told reporters.MORE:ESPN i sued a statement on Tuesday, saying the network avoided speculation regarding the situation and the game's restart:ESPN statement regarding the discu sion about a five-minute warmup Jeff Howe (@jeffphowe) In the minutes that followed Hamlin was placed Pittsburgh Steelers Jackets in an ambulance, the broadcast showed Bills head coach Sean McDermott and Bengals head coach Zac Taylor conferring with officials. McDermott signaled his team to return to the locker room, but it remains unclear if they were told about the window to resume play.Buck stated at least four times times that the league told coaches and players they had five minutes to warm up to restart.Joe Buck stated it on-air as fact four separate times so figuring out who is lying should be pretty straightforward. Timothy Burke (@bubbaprog) Both head coaches were not available to the media at the stadium on Monday night. The league' Troy Polamalu Jersey s conference call and statement surrounding Hamlinwere the only points of information given in the aftermath.MORE:Hamlin suffered cardiac arrest and remains in critical condition as of Tuesday morning.There is no word on when the game may or may not be rescheduled.

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