‘I felt alive’: Hamlin practices in pads for first time since cardiac arrest

• Bills player collapsed on field during game in January
• Safety competing for place on team in pre-season

Of the thousands of emotions - trepidation among them - running through Damar Hamlin's head on Monday while pulling on his pads for practice for the first time at training camp, the one that ultimately won out was joy.

The Buffalo Bills safety has slowly worked his way back into his football career since he went into cardiac arrest during a game and needed to be resuscitated on the field.