A doctor with the NFL Players Association on Wednesday guaranteed Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin would “play professional football again” after suffering a cardiac arrest during a game last month.

Dr. Thom Mayer, medical director of the NFL Players Association, said Hamlin’s prognosis looks very positive after he collapsed on the field against the Cincinnati Bengals on January 2. Emergency personnel administered CPR before he was transported to a hospital.

“I guarantee you that Damar Hamlin will play professional football again,” Mayer told a caller during his appearance on SiriusXM Doctor Radio’s “Heart to Heart” program.

According to Sports Illustrated, Dr. Mayer “spent time with Hamlin while he recovered … in Cincinnati last month.”

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Hamlin was released from the hospital after nine days. He then shocked fans when he showed up at a Bills playoff game on January 22. On January 28, Hamlin shared a lengthy post on Instagram thanking everyone for their prayers and support.

“Now that my brothers have closed out a strong winning season, and I continue to make so much progress recovering, I think it’s finally a good time to share a few things,” Hamlin said. “I think it was important for me to wait and speak publicly at the right time as it was just a lot to process within my own self, mentally, physically, even spiritually.”

“What happened to me on Monday Night Football was a direct example of God using me as a vessel to share my passion and my love directly from my heart with the entire world,” he added. “And I’m able to give it back to kids and communities all across the world who need it the most. And that’s always been my dream, that’s always been what I’ve stood for and I will continue to stand for.”

“While I’m so thankful to everybody, I know that it isn’t enough just to be thankful,” Hamlin continued. “This is just the beginning of the impact that I wanted to have on the world, and with God’s guidance I will continue to do wonderful and great things.”

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The State Department has admitted that the reputed Chinese spy balloon that floated over the United States for eight days, including vital national security sites, was equipped with antennas that likely could collect communications.

That news came from a senior State Department official on Thursday, The Wall Street Journal reported, adding that the official revealed the balloon had large solar panels that could power collection sensors and that the balloon’s manufacturer is involved with China’s military. Information about the balloon — which flew over Montana, where a nuclear missile silo field at Malmstrom Air Force Base is located — was obtained by using high-altitude U-2 aircraft as well as debris left by the balloon after it was shot down on Saturday.

Although the U.S. military has no authority to gather intelligence within the U.S., Gen. Glen VanHerck, the commander of the U.S. Northern Command, revealed, “specific authorities were granted to collect intelligence against the balloon specifically, and we utilized specific capabilities to do that.”

Speaking of the balloon’s manufacturer, the senior official stated, “The company also advertises balloon products on its website and hosts videos from past flights, which appear to have overflown at least U.S. airspace and airspace of other countries. These advertised balloon videos seemingly have similar flight patterns as the balloons we have been discussing this week.”

Last Friday, after citizens in Montana had identified the balloon the day before and the Pentagon said it was tracking a suspected Chinese spy balloon, China’s foreign ministry stated, “The airship is from China. It is a civilian airship used for research, mainly meteorological, purposes. Affected by the Westerlies and with limited self-steering capability, the airship deviated far from its planned course.”

Last weekend, Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) slammed President Joe Biden on “Fox News Sunday.”

“What began as a spy balloon has become a trial balloon, testing President Biden’s strength and resolve. And unfortunately, the president failed that test. And that’s dangerous for the American people. The president was paralyzed for entire week by a balloon,” Cotton said. “We should have shot this balloon down over the Aleutian Islands. We should have never allowed it to transit the entire continental United States. And I think there’s a lot of open questions that the administration needs to answer to Congress on behalf of the American people about why they didn’t.”

“Democratic presidents only take action like shooting down this balloon once their hand is forced,” Cotton added. “And I think on Thursday, when civilians in Montana identified this balloon, it — well, it forced the president’s hand.”

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