Bills head coach Sean McDermott, the Bengals' Tee Higgins and the Bucs' Tom Brady express their thoughts on Damar Hamlin's recovery.
RELATED: NBA's LeBron James, Donovan Mitchell react to Damar Hamlin's collapse
Damar Hamlin is speaking and had his breathing tube removed Friday, the Buffalo Bills announced. He has also been able to communicate with teammates via FaceTime, the team said.
"He continues to progress remarkably in his recovery," the Bills said in a statement. "His neurologic function remains intact and he has been able to talk to his family and care team."
Bills head coach Sean McDermott said Hamlin flexed while on screen in front of the whole team.
The latest development came on the heels of Hamlin making significant progress the previous day, when he was able to communicate with doctors at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center.
The 24-year-old second-year NFL player woke up after being sedated, and his first thoughts after waking up were about Monday night's Buffalo Bills-Cincinnati Bengals game that was suspended and later canceled by the NFL.
» Subscribe to USA TODAY:
» Watch more on this and other topics from USA TODAY:
» USA TODAY delivers current local and national news, sports, entertainment, finance, technology, and more through award-winning journalism, photos, videos and VR.
#damarhamlin #buffalobills
💉💉💉 Jabbed 💉💉💉
You can see the happiness on Coach face! 😆
Clot shot