Steelers Spark Outrage After Player Mocks Damar Hamlin’s Heart Attack, Collapse [Viral Video]

When Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin collapsed on the field after getting tackled, the entire NFL world came together to send their prayers. However, during the game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Cleveland Browns, Steelers players seem to be mocking Hamlin, irking many fans.

Within the first two minutes of the Browns-Steelers game, the Steeler's Alex Highsmith tackled Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson. This resulted in a tackle celebration where before a teammate helped out Highsmith, he gave him a chest pump to make it look like he was performing CPR. According to WSB-TV, cameras were not able to catch how many Pittsburg Steelers players did the mock CPR celebration.

Fans Denounce Pittsburg Steelers Mock CPR Celebrations

Fans all over the NFL were quick to denounce these celebrations as disrespectful, with one fan posting on social media, "Glad they got eliminated."

Another fan wrote that they were "total trash," while another stated the team members were "classless" because of how they celebrated, according to PennLive.

However, a Steelers fan account, Blitzburgh, defended their team and stated that the team has been doing those CPR celebrations before. The Steelers fan account did admit that the celebration came in bad timing but added that "They weren't intending to mock Damar Hamlin whatsoever."

Alex Highsmith, the Steelers player who had the mock CPR performed on, was very vocal in his support of Damar Hamlin. He shared a photo of Browns and Steelers players showing solidarity for the Bills player at the center of the pitch.

The Steelers still won that game against Cleveland, but have already been eliminated and cannot compete in the NFL playoffs.

Damar Hamlin Celebrates Buffalo Bills Win vs. New England Patriots

Just a few minutes before his Buffalo Bills teammates honored him, Nyheim Hines gave a very special gift for the recovering safety by scoring a 96-yard touchdown right after the opening kickoff. This got the crowd in Buffalo, New York to go wild.

Hamlin, who is recovering from that cardiac arrest episode after getting tackled by Cincinnati Bengals player Tee Higgins, was watching the match from the hospital bed and was live-tweeting and celebrating with his team in spirit.

While he remains injured, WSB-TV has reported that he has already been released from the University of Cincinnati Medical Center. He was already back in Buffalo. However, he remains hospitalized as medical staff are still monitoring him.

The official Buffalo Bills Twitter page revealed that he is already in the next stage of his recovery.

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Written by: Rick Martin

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