On Monday, the Carolina Panthers—along with the American Heart Association—hosted a very special event with a very special guest.
The Atrium Health Dome was the site of a CPR training and education session for the organization’s players, staff and PSL owners. Among those in attendance was Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin, who went into cardiac arrest during Jan. 2’s Monday night game against the Cincinnati Bengals.
Here are some of the best sights and sounds from the gathering.
Setup for CPR training and education at the Panthers’ indoor practice facility. This American Heart Association event will include Bills safety Damar Hamlin. pic.twitter.com/xFnHkJ0DqQ
— David Newton (@DNewtonespn) April 3, 2023
Panthers punter Johnny Hekker practices CPR while teammates look on at AHA event. pic.twitter.com/eopKmULq6S
— David Newton (@DNewtonespn) April 3, 2023
#Panthers P Johnny Hekker, TE Tommy Tremble, EDGE rusher Marquis Haynes, TE Ian Thomas and S/LB Jeremy Chinn are learning CPR with dozens others at the Atrium Health Dome. pic.twitter.com/qlXawpo7di
— Mike Kaye (@mike_e_kaye) April 3, 2023
The Panthers and the American Heart Association host CPR training and education for Tepper Sports & Entertainment staff, players, and PSL owners! pic.twitter.com/177hfyBl5O
— Carolina Panthers (@Panthers) April 3, 2023
Damar Hamlin meets with Panthers owners David and Nicole Tepper during the CPR training and education event here at Bank of America Stadium pic.twitter.com/T1p4zKKniR
— Augusta Stone (@augustalstone) April 3, 2023
Panthers owner Nicole Tepper met Damar Hamlin at the Super Bowl in February, which led to his appearance today. pic.twitter.com/nfw4tESASc
— Joe Person (@josephperson) April 3, 2023
.@HamlinIsland and the city of Charlotte are coming together to learn how to save lives 🙏 pic.twitter.com/5D8rwevdyB
— Carolina Panthers (@Panthers) April 3, 2023
TSE staff, PSL owners, and a collection of Panthers players here for the program following this morning’s CPR training and education session, presented by TSE and the American Heart Association pic.twitter.com/VcGgCNNwRB
— Augusta Stone (@augustalstone) April 3, 2023
Panthers co-owner Nicole Tepper on how Damar Hamlin agreed to support her event in Charlotte. pic.twitter.com/VUE4k4tUSM
— David Newton (@DNewtonespn) April 3, 2023
#Bills safety Damar Hamlin stresses how CPR education has become his life’s mission. He also says repeatedly that people never know when they’ll be called on to be a hero and save a life like the technicians did with him three months ago: pic.twitter.com/CyYNFyH89A
— Mike Kaye (@mike_e_kaye) April 3, 2023
Panthers Ian Thomas, Marquis Haynes, Tommy Tremble, Chuba Hubbard, Jeremy Chinn, and Johnny Hekker, photographed here… among those who participated in today’s CPR training and education event pic.twitter.com/QlgxKzNqK7
— Augusta Stone (@augustalstone) April 3, 2023
Duce Staley, Josh McCown, Parks Frazier, George Li, Mike Bercovici, Shawn Jefferson and Jamel Mutunga among the #Panthers coaches at the CPR event with Hekker, Hubbard, Tremble, Thomas and Chinn in attendance. pic.twitter.com/FLqx32vFva
— Mike Kaye (@mike_e_kaye) April 3, 2023
This all came together after a chance meeting at the SB between Nicole Tepper & Damar Hamlin. A true God Wink as Nicole Tepper called it.
Tepper’s vision is for hearts in our community to #KeepPounding pic.twitter.com/ulrbTglc0y
— Ashley Stroehlein (@ashstro) April 3, 2023
Panthers co-owner Nicole Tepper talks about the great feedback she has gotten from players on her project to promote CPR training that was exemplified by today’s event with Damar Hamlin. pic.twitter.com/xL8QS0gXCx
— David Newton (@DNewtonespn) April 3, 2023
Nancy Brown, the CEO of the American Heart Association, was watching on TV when Bill safety Damar Hamlin went into cardiac arrest. As she watched she noticed the response went ‘’perfectly.’’ His involvement in today’s event with the Panthers is why she is here. pic.twitter.com/hGq8uAoyNp
— David Newton (@DNewtonespn) April 3, 2023
To learn more about the American Heart Association and their efforts, click here.
