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“What’s Wrong With You?”: Ex-MLB Player’s Bizarre Damar Hamlin “Death” Theory Draws Major Flak From NFL Vet and Other Fans

Published 01/27/2023, 4:30 PM EST

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Damar Hamlin met with an ill fate and before death could lay its icy hands on him, his body fought back and brought himself to life. The Buffalo Bills player is recovering from a cardiac arrest. However, in the past few days, crazy stories and conspiracy theories about what happened to the 24-year-old safety of the Bills erupted online. And another one came from a prominent former MLB player.

Aubrey Huff, who won two World Series championships, woke up to the news of Twitter reinstating his account in December. Twitter permanently suspended the former Tampa Bay Devil Rays player from the social media site for spreading misinformation about COVID-19. But it has only been a month and Huff is at it again. This time taking a mean and disrespectful shot at Hamlin’s life-threatening incident.

Fans react to the distasteful theory about Damar Hamlin

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The 46-year-old proposed a theory that said the league is either covering up something terrible that happened to Hamlin or is trying to cover up his death.

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In the past few days, the Bills QB Josh Allen had to shake off and tell people to stop coming up with crazy theories about his teammate. People theorized that a body double replaced Hamlin when he watched the divisional matchup between the Bills and the Bengals matchup. The reason this theory threw was that Damar wore clothes that hid his face. This led many to believe that it was somebody else under the clothes who was pretending to be the safety.

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Former cornerback of the Las Vegas Raiders wrote:

One fan jokingly wrote:

A fan used a picture to react:

However, there were many users who agreed with the former MLB player. They wrote:

A user thinks it might be true because the league wanted to amp up the viewer rating.

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This fan things that the Bills used a body double when Damar visited and attended the Bills-Bengals game.

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This is not the first time that famous celebrities and athletes have tried to propagate and popularize baseless conspiracy theories. Therefore, one should stay vigilant and not believe claims that do not have solid sources.

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Neha Joshi

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Neha Joshi is an NFL writer at Essentially Sports. She is currently pursuing her postgraduate degree in English Literature from R.D National College, Mumbai and has also previously worked as a Graduate Intern at Jacobs.
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