A lot of major news outlets picking this up. Seems legit.

Just amazing that it took the coaches to make the call—not the NFL.

I wish ESPN would call them out.

I dislike Roger Goodell, a lot.

But, the NFL getting hammered by people like Ryan Clark is getting a little out of hand.

Police stood outside a classroom while children were murdered, and one of the reasons was poor communication between people on the scene.

The Commissioner wasn't in attendance, as far as I know, and the President of the NFLPA was not in attendance, as far as I know.

It is understandable that the decision makers took time to get the correct information, talk to all concerned parties, and discuss options and possibilities, before making a decision or a statement to the media.

This situation is obviously not common, and for the most part unprecedented. The correct decision was made, and that's what matters.

Making millions of dollars playing the game that is a business, then talking about the game that is a business, and then criticizing the game because it's really a business, just doesn't resonate with me.

The NFL didn't come to Ryan Clark's house and force him to play in the NFL, so why suddenly act like the NFL being a business is evil?

Everyone, absolutely everyone involved in the NFL wants the young man to be well and to recover.

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This is what it appeared, yeah. It's also another reason to think the NFL will try to have this played this week.

Basileus, something the matter, bro? You wanna talk about it?

Lol. ****ing tool.

My guess is, they were secretly hoping the teams would announce they wanted to finish the game.

I can’t imagine the nfl told them it’s fine to leave we already have a reschedule set up. This seems premature by them if true.

Rapoport says that guy is Damar's best friend.

So what in the world are they going to do?

Good for them. Tell Roger to suck a dick.

Short flight 60 minutes tops. May have been easier than other logistics.

I would also think some wanted to stay and support him at the hospital?
Hard to speculate on this.

He's got to ****ing go.

I mean, not just because of this, but his "leadership" has been ****ing terrible all along. This is just the last ****ing straw.

True. Finding them all accommodations together.

Still makes it seem doubtful that this game will be played tomorrow.

Eh,

I would imagine logistically this is the right option. They didn't have hotels booked, and it's not like you can just show up to the local Holiday Inn Express and get rooms for 200 people. They'll fly back tomorrow morning if need be

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Why? They still had to win at least one game in weeks 17 and 18 in order to secure the 1 seed. If both Buffalo and KC win in Week 18, the NFL can figure out a way to intervene so it's not just winning percentage that determines the seeding or whatever.

Someone brought up a coin toss earlier. I mean, that might be the way to go. I'm not saying that's what they're going to do, because it's very very unlikely that will be the action that takes place, but it's what I would do.

Yep. Didn’t even think of that.

Well that's interesting. They wouldn't do that without the NFL giving the go ahead.

Yep and they can't stay at any old hotel. NFLPA I think it has to be a 4 star or higher.

Or they already made a decision and aren't announcing it out of respect for player.

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or maybe they were hoping..you know.. that Hamlin was OK and they could play the game after a delay?

I mean that's what I kept hoping...

Buffalo beat the Chiefs though. That could be used as a tiebreaker, even if they're 13-3 and the Chiefs 14-3.

I just have no idea what "figuring out a way to intervene" would actually look like. A coin toss to decide a bye in the NFL playoffs?

Doubt anyone with the bills will care about league dictates right now.

Bills are flying home

14-3 > 13-3

They might. Apparently, the NFL wanted them to continue to play after the delay and the coaches/teams decided on their own to not do that.

But that isn't a tie and penalizes the Chiefs. The NFL doesn't give a shit about competitive fairness, sure, but that's a lot.

drama queen

They probably have it laid out in the rule books.

I'd be shocked if seeding isn't base on winning percentage.

Honestly, at this point, I would have told the NFL to go **** themselves for only caring about the ****ing football game after said player just damned near died on the field, and that reports of the NFL was that they only had "5 minutes to be back on the field."

I'm glad the coaches stepped in and told them "No, we're not playing" and rightfully so.

The NFL needs to un**** their heads out of their asses and start reading the damn room.

Nobody gives a shit about money right now. None. Zip. Zero. Zilch. Nada.

the people in charge definitely care more about money than life

I don't want to benefit from this.

lol

Sure. And I think the Chiefs would be completely understanding if that were the call made.

Somebody's going to get screwed. Could be Buffalo and Cincy by making them play rushed games just as the playoffs are starting up. Could be just Buffalo by telling them they have to forfeit. Could be the Chiefs by making a decision like this.

There's no perfect or ideal solution. And there's no compromise. People just have to be adults and roll with something and be understanding that the circumstances are what they are.

Putting him to sleep seems to indicate he was conscious?

is everyone getting drunk without me

Then these people in charge needs to be replaced. Had the NFL forced the game to go along, the reaction would have been very swift and severe.

that's great

I bet they’ll just take the game out of the schedule and let the teams finish next week with 16 games and let the standings be decided that way.

If that’s the case it’s prob the way it is now

Whoever made the call for 5 minutes to warm up, was following procedure, after a major injury, 5 minutes to warm up. Obviously the procedure didn't take in to account potential life threatening. I wouldn't put more on it than that.

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too late now

this is a major blow to buffalo

Fire Goodell first thing in the morning.

And saying "go into your locker rooms and wait until the ambulance leaves to begin a 10 minute warmup for resumption of play" would have been better?

They were able to settle once after covering up the concussion stuff and yet Tua keeps happening and now this. Hard to imagine someone like congress not stepping in at some point. It's clear they aren't serious about player safety.

This is consistent with the way it played out on TV. The coaches had a much better pulse of the players, so it isn't surprising that they would be in a better position to take the initiative than NFL headquarters. Good for the coaches, and no shade on Goodell (I'm no fan).

this won't happen, a gajillion dollars is at stake

the game will be played tomorrow night

If Hamlin does not recover well, it's so tough for any team that has to play the bills too. You can play the game as best you can in the kids honor and hug it out afterward. Really no joy in that victory if it happens, and it takes the sting out of a loss too them.

Getting the Bills back to Buffalo makes perfect sense regardless of any decisions. First of all, those guys just went through something awful and need to be home with their families.

Second, as pointed out, logistics of lodging a football team are usually so complex that they make the reservations as soon as the schedule is announced. This just wouldn't work.

Finally, if a player or two or three or whatever want to stay behind I'm sure that's not a problem.

Okay. Can you start tomorrow's GDT right now?

We're not benefiting from anything there. We're just playing the schedule we were given.

lol.. should they cancel the game before getting the information?

perhaps telepathy?

I mean im.not sure what people expect but of course they don't EXPECT this type of injury. they expect and prepare for the game to go on

No, not even close.

Jesus Christ, read the field man. Said player just had a major medical issue on the field.

10 minutes isn't even close.

This is the type of a situation that definitely warrants cancellation/postponed. There is precedent to this type of situations in other sports, regardless of how late the season is/playoff implications.

Watching ESPN the Bills are still at the stadium and Diggs just walked into the hospital.

100%

Friday Night Lights movie had a 3-way coin toss to figure out a spot in the playoffs. It was based on a true story in West Texas high school football. Of course, if KC wins the coin toss there would be a lot of complaints.

Agreed. It's not like they were forcing it. The coaches came together and figured it out. That's how it should be IMO.

They both forfeit if that's the case. Fans and sponsors get their money back too.

BUF was about to get creamed anyway.

How about you un**** your drunk head out of your own ass and read the room dude?

A player just damned near died on the field, had to be revived by CPR and AED.

This is next-level shit going on that players and coaches are NOT accustomed to seeing.

We're talking about life and/or death here, not just a blown ACL.

I wouldn't have any desire to coach after seeing one of the players having to suffer through that.

None. At. All.

It's wild to watch soooo much energy around this game come crashing to a halt.

Kind of puts the hoopla into perspective.

Don't the Chiefs always win coin tosses?

No. The NFL rules state that rankings are first determined by W-L-T percentages, not number of losses. There is no tie to break.

Would still surprise me if they hadn't been given some indication by now about what to expect going forward.

And I still don't get being so hard on the NFL in this situation. Whoever made the decision to keep on playing tonight obviously didn't have the on-field context the coaches/players did here and didn't see the seriousness of what happened.

newsflash you ****ing idiot: the game is canceled

If the reports from his friend and Marketing director are true, then the game will most likely be played tomorrow and he should be on his way to recovery.

That's not what happened.

Referees were following protocol about what to do after a long injury timeout. The NFL then stepped in and postponed the game to get more info and talk to the coaches.

Then you're postponing / canceling games everytime a meat wagon gets called out.

Good luck making that work.

Only the NFL could **** up this bad

They haven’t even left the stafium. And Diggs took a Uber to UC

What exactly did they **** up?

No shit asshole.

Diggs staying in BUF seems to indicate the rest of the team will be back soon.

I'd bet they gave them the option to stay or go.

It was the coaches and players who did not the NFL

Then after over a hour they postponed it

It's true there's a bit of a double standard. Games have continued after guys have been paralyzed. Here someone's heart stopped, but it's not like being paralyzed is a light matter.

I'm seriously not seeing how the NFL ****ed up.

how ?

Yeah, good luck telling that to the players in their faces. I most certainly would wager that you wouldn't last long against them.

I literally don’t care about this game or the outcome anymore. I am probably a pussy when it comes to this stuff but I am on vacation, and was watching this in a room full of people partying and drinking. And was fighting tears back for a while over this. Just rough! Love my Chiefsplanet fam! I’m going to bed! Hoping for some positive news in the morning.

They didnt mess anything up.

If my understanding is correct, and the NFL was telling them to play on, and it was the coaches and captains that said no, then heads should roll at the NFL, starting with Goodell.

If that's not what happened, then ok.

but if they were telling the Bills and Bengals to go out and finish the game, and it took the coaches and captains to call it off, then that is bullshit and shameful.

Perhaps that's not what happened, and we'll know more I expect soon.