If you’ve missed any of the Damar Hamlin news - here’s our explainer to catch you up.

The air that had come over Paycor Stadium in Cincinatti was eerie. Players, fans, and coaches alike, from both sides, were completely and utterly disturbed by what they had just seen. Yet somehow, word had gotten out that the NFL had notified the involved parties that play would resume in five minutes.

Shortly thereafter, play was announced as “Temporarily Suspended” until further notice. Meanwhile, an update had made its rounds online that Hamlin was with a pulse, but unable to breathe on his own.

Confusion, devastation, panic - all these emotions visibly plagued the players and coaches, as they remained on field, pacing back and forth, conversing, even praying in response to what they just saw. On official broadcasts, no word was provided on the injury.

As we as a society dealt with the trauma of watching a perfectly fit and healthy 24-year-old human collapse to the floor, in complete spontaneity, conversation swirled online. From stoking suspicions about vaccine-related conditions to recalling similar episodes of cardiac arrest in pro sports from years past, Monday night’s incident left almost all spectators agreeing on one thing - play should not continue.

Andy Gorel discusses how Monday night’s incident made us feel:

After 24-year Damar Hamlin of the Buffalo Bills makes the clattering tackle, he quickly gets to his feet. He seems to be fine. But after two steps, he collapses, tumbling to the pitch, unable to move.

We know that medical personnel who rushed on to pitch had to restart the player’s heart, before he was evacuated by ambulance and taken to hospital, as players from both the Bills and the Cincinnati Bengals sat or prayed, utterly distraught.

The young man was said to be a critical condition at the University of Cincinnati Medical Centre, where he has been sedated and is undergoing “further testing and treatment”.

There was flood of emotional messages of support from fans and players alike, wishing Hamlin a swift recovery, not least from Tee Higgins, the Bengals player he clattered into. “I’m praying that you pull through bro. Love,” he wrote on Twitter.

But is that it? Is that all that is going to happen? Is that the only soul-searching that is going to take place after this game, that was reportedly only called off after the accident, after the intervention of the two coaches.

Andrew Buncombe gives his take on the Damar Hamlin incident:

Hamlin’s agent Ira Turner has commented on the situation and the “emotional rollercoaster” he’s gone through over the past few days.

Tee Higgins was the Cincinnati Bengals player involved in the collision that left Damar Hamlin critically injured on Monday night.

“I’m in a good place right now,” Higgins told reporters after Bengals practice on Thursday.

“Damar’s mom hit me, texted me this morning, and told me about everything and it made me feel even more at home. I really appreciate them, just hearing from them and them having my back as well. So yeah, feels good.”

“For Damar to go through that and to come out on the other side, to still be thinking about his teammates, that’s Damar, that’s who he is,” the Buffalo Bills quarterback told reporters on Thursday.

Sean McDermott praised the Buffalo Bills assistant athletic trainer Denny Kellington, who administered life-saving CPR on Damar Hamlin after he collapsed with cardiac arrest on Monday night.

“The courage that that took…you talk about a real leader, a real hero in saving Damar’s life. I just admire his strength,” said McDermott on Thursday.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback contributed $10,000 to the total, which has now surpassed $7 million and aims to support a toy drive for Hamlin’s community.

Brady has been joined by a number of NFL owners too, with Jim Irsay and the Indianapolis Colts making the highest donation at $25,003.

Many have added $3 to their totals in recognition of Hamlin’s jersey number with the Buffalo Bills.

“So inspired to hear the story of Damar Hamlin being able to communicate by writing, and wrote to the doctors, “Did we win?” And they respond with, “Yes, you won the game of life.” Man it moves my soul that as he recovers he’s now feeling all the love and mana sent his way,” the Hollywood star tweeted on Thursday.

“An update we were all hoping for, the team tweeted on Thursday after doctors revealed Damar Hamlin was not able to communicate with them.