Jets' Sauce Gardner will wear Damar Hamlin's jersey during warmups

New York Jets cornerback Sauce Gardner. Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY Sports

Jets' Sauce Gardner will wear Damar Hamlin's jersey for warmups this weekend

By Mike Santa Barbara | Last updated 1/4/23

On Sunday, New York Jets rookie cornerback Sauce Gardner plans to don another NFL team's jersey.

To show his support for Buffalo Bills' injured safety Damar Hamlin, Gardner will rock his Bills No. 3 jersey during warmups ahead of Sunday's season finale against the Miami Dolphins.

Initially, Gardner's Hamlin jersey was going to arrive late. So, as anyone else would do, Gardner took to Twitter asking for help. Fanatics CEO Michael Rubin responded there, assuring the Jets' young corner they would get the jersey to him on Thursday.

We'll get someone to get it to you tomorrow!
— Michael Rubin (@michaelrubin) January 4, 2023

Hamlin suffered a medical emergency after a collision on the field against the Cincinnati Bengals on "Monday Night Football" this week. Since the terrifying event, Hamlin has received a tremendous outpouring of well-wishes and support.

The GoFundMe online fundraiser organized by Hamlin's foundation for a community toy drive continues to see a flood of donations. As of Wednesday evening, it has raised over $6.9 million, well above the original goal of $2,500.

Hamlin is reportedly still in critical condition inside the ICU at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center. According to ESPN's Coley Harvey, after running tests on Hamlin Tuesday night, doctors "got the news they were hoping to get" on Wednesday.

Jordan Rooney, the Hamlin family representative, confirmed the news to Harvey but cautioned, "we're nowhere close to being fully out of the woods with this."

Some encouraging signs for Damar Hamlin and his family overnight and into today. Here's our live shot in tonight's 6pm @SportsCenter highlighting what felt like a slight change in mood, for the better, around the hospital. pic.twitter.com/li1tZ2gNKV
— Coley Harvey (@ColeyHarvey) January 5, 2023