When tragedy hit Damar Hamlin, the NFL’s leadership vacuum came into focus | Melissa Jacobs

Roger Goodell waited for an hour after Damar Hamlin's on-field collapse on Monday before suspending the game. It was the shameful act of a commissioner who's always led from behind

Nine minutes. For nine minutes Damar Hamlin laid on the field receiving CPR, motionless, clinging to life. An ambulance hauled Hamlin away, family by his side, to a Cincinnati hospital where he remains in critical condition.

It was as chilling a scene as it gets when Hamlin collapsed after a routine tackle during the first quarter of a nationally televised Monday Night Football game between the Buffalo Bills and Cincinnati Bengals. Millions watched Hamlin's fall. Cameras captured the aftermath of gut-wrenched Bills teammates attempting to process the scene in front of them.