Saints QB Andy Dalton and his wife donate to Damar Hamlin's foundation
In wake of Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin's tragic injury Monday, Saints QB Andy Dalton and his wife, JJ, have donated $3K to Hamlin's The Chasing M's Foundation Community Toy Drive,
The Daltons have a wonderful connection with Buffalo.
In the final week of the 2017 regular season, Dalton's winning touchdown pass for the Bengals helped propel the Bills into the playoffs, ending their 17-year postseason drought. In response, the Bills Mafia donated more than $400K to the Andy & JJ Dalton Foundation.
Ahead of a Bengals-Bills preseason game in August 2018, the Daltons donated to a cancer center in Buffalo,
Via her Instagram, JJ Dalton emphasized the family's connection with Buffalo is as strong as ever.
"Damar is a son, a brother. A friend, a teammate," she wrote, adding, "Let's continue to pray for the miraculous healing of Damar Hamlin."
On Monday, Hamlin went into cardiac arrest after making a tackle on Cincinnati wide receiver Tee Higgins. He is in critical condition in a Cincinnati hospital.
As of Tuesday night, donations to Hamlin's charity have soared past $5M.
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