1 00:00:00,160 --> 00:00:02,960 Speaker 1: It is Kiss FM seven oh four in the morning, 2 00:00:03,080 --> 00:00:06,680 Speaker 1: Seacrest with you. Uh, Matt money Smith is on the 3 00:00:06,680 --> 00:00:10,600 Speaker 1: line right now. I just want to understand what happened 4 00:00:10,640 --> 00:00:14,000 Speaker 1: in that football game and how Tomar Hamlin is doing. 5 00:00:14,040 --> 00:00:18,600 Speaker 1: Because honestly, when we watch anything live, anything live on TV, 6 00:00:18,680 --> 00:00:22,440 Speaker 1: whether it's a sporting event or or frankly anything, there's 7 00:00:22,560 --> 00:00:27,520 Speaker 1: always a chance something unexpected happens which could be entertaining, 8 00:00:28,080 --> 00:00:32,240 Speaker 1: but not this. You know, an injury is it's scary. 9 00:00:32,479 --> 00:00:35,879 Speaker 1: You know, my my my heart sinks, uh my my 10 00:00:35,920 --> 00:00:38,880 Speaker 1: blood flows, and when you see an ambulance come out 11 00:00:39,000 --> 00:00:43,159 Speaker 1: on the field during a football game, it is you 12 00:00:43,159 --> 00:00:45,080 Speaker 1: don't know what to say. You know, you're just sitting 13 00:00:45,120 --> 00:00:48,200 Speaker 1: there silent watching all of this go down. So Bill's 14 00:00:48,200 --> 00:00:53,000 Speaker 1: safety DeMar Hamlin tackle Bangals receiver T Diggins got up 15 00:00:53,080 --> 00:00:55,320 Speaker 1: then collapsed and he probably saw a lot of this 16 00:00:55,400 --> 00:00:59,080 Speaker 1: if not live on the news. But Matt money Smith 17 00:00:59,160 --> 00:01:02,360 Speaker 1: with us now five, can you just tell us what 18 00:01:02,600 --> 00:01:07,240 Speaker 1: happened and how's he doing? So? Yeah, Ryan, Um, it's 19 00:01:07,319 --> 00:01:09,760 Speaker 1: interesting because I was watching the game with a friend 20 00:01:09,760 --> 00:01:14,080 Speaker 1: of mine who's a surgeon and h yeah, so as 21 00:01:14,120 --> 00:01:18,920 Speaker 1: it happened, he knew almost immediately, Uh, he said, Oh 22 00:01:19,000 --> 00:01:21,679 Speaker 1: my gosh, I think he's an aship and you know, 23 00:01:21,760 --> 00:01:24,800 Speaker 1: I obviously I'm an idiot sports talk guy, So I said, 24 00:01:24,840 --> 00:01:26,880 Speaker 1: what does that mean? He said, well, you know, the 25 00:01:26,880 --> 00:01:29,679 Speaker 1: body sustained an impact in an area close to the 26 00:01:29,760 --> 00:01:32,560 Speaker 1: heart and it depending on what your heart's rhythm is, 27 00:01:32,600 --> 00:01:36,320 Speaker 1: it cannot get into a ship and cause cardiac arrest um. 28 00:01:36,360 --> 00:01:39,920 Speaker 1: And that's what happened. So as crazy as it sounds, 29 00:01:40,319 --> 00:01:42,480 Speaker 1: it's one of the best places that something like that 30 00:01:42,520 --> 00:01:44,319 Speaker 1: could have happened is someone you know, I worked with 31 00:01:44,360 --> 00:01:48,440 Speaker 1: the Chargers, so you know, we've got Dr Gazanaga, Dr Petrie, 32 00:01:48,520 --> 00:01:51,120 Speaker 1: Dr Jim, Dr King, all of those guys are on 33 00:01:51,200 --> 00:01:54,280 Speaker 1: the sideline, and so you have two sidelines full of 34 00:01:54,920 --> 00:01:57,960 Speaker 1: some of the best doctors in America that worked with 35 00:01:58,000 --> 00:02:00,640 Speaker 1: these teams. So they were able. You know what my 36 00:02:00,720 --> 00:02:02,840 Speaker 1: understanding is is and you know, and that's one of 37 00:02:02,880 --> 00:02:04,440 Speaker 1: the things that Andy, who I was with, had mentioned. 38 00:02:04,440 --> 00:02:06,320 Speaker 1: He's like, they're probably gonna have to shock him and 39 00:02:06,960 --> 00:02:09,120 Speaker 1: try to get the heart going again, and that's exactly 40 00:02:09,200 --> 00:02:12,120 Speaker 1: what happened. They were doing CPR, they had the ag 41 00:02:12,280 --> 00:02:14,320 Speaker 1: there and they had to shock him um to get 42 00:02:14,320 --> 00:02:17,160 Speaker 1: the heart going again. So it's very encouraging when you 43 00:02:17,240 --> 00:02:19,320 Speaker 1: read that he did have a pulse. Um. I don't 44 00:02:19,320 --> 00:02:22,280 Speaker 1: know exactly, you know, the details because something and that's 45 00:02:22,320 --> 00:02:24,880 Speaker 1: the problem I think with the unfortunately social media and people. 46 00:02:24,880 --> 00:02:26,840 Speaker 1: Why is this taking so long? This is danger. He 47 00:02:26,880 --> 00:02:29,080 Speaker 1: should be in an ambulance and you know, there's an 48 00:02:29,120 --> 00:02:31,359 Speaker 1: injury to the heart. So there's a bunch of different 49 00:02:31,360 --> 00:02:33,440 Speaker 1: approaches that they can take to try to ensure that, 50 00:02:33,800 --> 00:02:35,480 Speaker 1: you know, they saved the young man's life. And as 51 00:02:35,480 --> 00:02:38,519 Speaker 1: far as how he's doing right now, UM, I think 52 00:02:38,600 --> 00:02:40,520 Speaker 1: there's still The update that they've given is that he's 53 00:02:40,520 --> 00:02:43,840 Speaker 1: in critical condition. Um. And I think that's about all 54 00:02:43,840 --> 00:02:46,240 Speaker 1: we have and I would hate to speculate anything further, 55 00:02:46,360 --> 00:02:48,280 Speaker 1: but you know, I guess the good news is that 56 00:02:48,480 --> 00:02:51,200 Speaker 1: it appears as though you survived it, but he's still 57 00:02:51,240 --> 00:02:53,480 Speaker 1: fighting for his life. So how much of this is 58 00:02:53,720 --> 00:02:58,160 Speaker 1: football related? Well, you know, I guess a lot of 59 00:02:58,160 --> 00:03:01,560 Speaker 1: it because of the impact, right, So it's it just 60 00:03:01,680 --> 00:03:05,720 Speaker 1: it looked like such a routine play. Um. But again 61 00:03:05,840 --> 00:03:08,560 Speaker 1: it's just the right spot in that exact moment that 62 00:03:08,680 --> 00:03:12,000 Speaker 1: causes something like this to happen. I think one thing too, 63 00:03:12,120 --> 00:03:14,760 Speaker 1: is you know, because Look, football is a violent game, 64 00:03:14,840 --> 00:03:18,120 Speaker 1: you know, played by men who are big, strong, fast, right, 65 00:03:18,160 --> 00:03:20,800 Speaker 1: But I think it was said so many times on 66 00:03:20,880 --> 00:03:23,760 Speaker 1: that broadcast. You know, we've never seen anything like this, 67 00:03:24,000 --> 00:03:27,600 Speaker 1: I know, So I think that kind of accentuates how 68 00:03:27,680 --> 00:03:31,280 Speaker 1: rare of an event this was. You know, Um, I 69 00:03:31,320 --> 00:03:34,840 Speaker 1: don't think Again, I hate doing speculation on injuries and 70 00:03:34,960 --> 00:03:37,320 Speaker 1: medical but I'm I don't think this was anything as 71 00:03:37,320 --> 00:03:39,800 Speaker 1: far as you know, genetically related to mar Hamlet. I 72 00:03:40,080 --> 00:03:42,200 Speaker 1: think this is one of those events where this this 73 00:03:42,320 --> 00:03:45,080 Speaker 1: exact action happened in this exact spot at this exact time, 74 00:03:45,080 --> 00:03:47,880 Speaker 1: and that maybe you know what led to the cardiac arrest. 75 00:03:48,160 --> 00:03:50,760 Speaker 1: I mean, you look at the level of speed and 76 00:03:50,800 --> 00:03:54,320 Speaker 1: play and intensity in in in college and in in 77 00:03:54,440 --> 00:03:57,280 Speaker 1: pro football, and there are scary moments you see a 78 00:03:57,280 --> 00:04:00,080 Speaker 1: player hit, you know, go down on their head and 79 00:04:00,680 --> 00:04:04,400 Speaker 1: they're laying there and it just really it gives you 80 00:04:04,440 --> 00:04:07,320 Speaker 1: that feeling that you know, we I don't know them, 81 00:04:07,480 --> 00:04:09,840 Speaker 1: but you feel as if you do, and you just 82 00:04:09,880 --> 00:04:12,040 Speaker 1: want the best and you want them to make sure 83 00:04:12,080 --> 00:04:16,120 Speaker 1: they get the medical attention. So it was something that 84 00:04:16,200 --> 00:04:18,800 Speaker 1: we have not seen and I don't think did they 85 00:04:19,240 --> 00:04:21,600 Speaker 1: you know, as as as that happened. They talked about 86 00:04:21,880 --> 00:04:25,080 Speaker 1: postponing and then how do they make the decision to 87 00:04:25,160 --> 00:04:29,600 Speaker 1: not continue? Well, you know what's interesting, and I don't 88 00:04:29,600 --> 00:04:31,719 Speaker 1: have the exact details, but you know I worked for 89 00:04:31,720 --> 00:04:33,920 Speaker 1: the lead for a long time at NFL Network, and 90 00:04:34,240 --> 00:04:36,720 Speaker 1: so I knew the face when I saw her, Donna Ponte, 91 00:04:36,920 --> 00:04:38,560 Speaker 1: and she's been in the lead front office for a 92 00:04:38,600 --> 00:04:40,560 Speaker 1: long time, and she was at that game, and and 93 00:04:40,640 --> 00:04:43,080 Speaker 1: for those that that watched, you know quite a bit 94 00:04:43,120 --> 00:04:45,520 Speaker 1: of that that broadcast. She was the woman that was 95 00:04:45,560 --> 00:04:48,080 Speaker 1: handing the cell phone and the two coaches Sean McDermott 96 00:04:48,440 --> 00:04:52,920 Speaker 1: and Zack Taylor. Um, you know you always hate to obviously, look, 97 00:04:53,000 --> 00:04:54,680 Speaker 1: I don't I don't think I needed to say it 98 00:04:54,720 --> 00:04:56,960 Speaker 1: and qualify it. We obviously only care about the health 99 00:04:57,000 --> 00:04:58,440 Speaker 1: of the mar Hamlet and not the game. But at 100 00:04:58,440 --> 00:05:01,000 Speaker 1: the same time, you know, the question has to be 101 00:05:01,040 --> 00:05:03,240 Speaker 1: asked because these are you know, the teams that are 102 00:05:03,320 --> 00:05:05,599 Speaker 1: ranked second and third in the a f C right now, 103 00:05:05,839 --> 00:05:08,840 Speaker 1: you know, the outcome of this game will change seatings. Uh, 104 00:05:08,880 --> 00:05:11,080 Speaker 1: the outcome of this game will will change who gets 105 00:05:11,120 --> 00:05:13,000 Speaker 1: home games, who maybe gets to buy in the first 106 00:05:13,080 --> 00:05:16,000 Speaker 1: round of the playoffs. Um, it was it's why it 107 00:05:16,080 --> 00:05:18,600 Speaker 1: was build going into it as perhaps the biggest game 108 00:05:18,600 --> 00:05:21,520 Speaker 1: of the year. Um, so that's, you know, just in 109 00:05:21,640 --> 00:05:24,320 Speaker 1: terms of logistics and scheduling something the league is going 110 00:05:24,360 --> 00:05:26,440 Speaker 1: to have to figure out. And I think, look, I 111 00:05:27,279 --> 00:05:30,719 Speaker 1: don't want to sound like I'm defending the league, but 112 00:05:30,800 --> 00:05:33,479 Speaker 1: I think for them, they're in New York, they're trying 113 00:05:33,480 --> 00:05:35,719 Speaker 1: to collect information as well. I think the people that 114 00:05:35,760 --> 00:05:39,800 Speaker 1: wanted to see them cancel this game immediately, Um, we're 115 00:05:39,880 --> 00:05:44,080 Speaker 1: probably maybe just they're they're just collecting information. Is he okay? 116 00:05:44,240 --> 00:05:46,760 Speaker 1: Is he stable? What kind of condition is he in? 117 00:05:46,880 --> 00:05:48,600 Speaker 1: Is this something? You know? So I think as they 118 00:05:48,640 --> 00:05:51,440 Speaker 1: gathered all that, it's why it took so long. Look, 119 00:05:51,560 --> 00:05:53,800 Speaker 1: should they have canceled it sooner? Yeah? I mean when 120 00:05:53,800 --> 00:05:56,400 Speaker 1: you look at the players faces and the way it 121 00:05:56,440 --> 00:05:59,080 Speaker 1: affected them emotionally. To go out and ask them to 122 00:05:59,120 --> 00:06:01,400 Speaker 1: play a game like you just described, I mean that 123 00:06:01,839 --> 00:06:03,839 Speaker 1: is fast, that is violent, that is played by these 124 00:06:03,880 --> 00:06:06,919 Speaker 1: giant men. That's irresponsible there. They are not in a 125 00:06:06,960 --> 00:06:10,240 Speaker 1: mental state to play a game as violent is National 126 00:06:10,240 --> 00:06:14,120 Speaker 1: Football League football. So you know they I'm happy that 127 00:06:14,120 --> 00:06:16,960 Speaker 1: that it was canceled. I think everybody was. My understanding 128 00:06:16,960 --> 00:06:19,760 Speaker 1: as the Bills flew back to Buffalo at midnight, so, 129 00:06:20,720 --> 00:06:22,920 Speaker 1: you know, trying to get this thing back on schedule. 130 00:06:23,720 --> 00:06:26,200 Speaker 1: I don't know how they do it. Um, you got 131 00:06:25,920 --> 00:06:27,320 Speaker 1: to get you know, these two teams are to play 132 00:06:27,360 --> 00:06:30,359 Speaker 1: again on Sunday, the Bengals and the Ravens are going 133 00:06:30,400 --> 00:06:32,440 Speaker 1: to play for the a f C North crowd. You know, 134 00:06:32,560 --> 00:06:34,039 Speaker 1: one team is gonna be on the road for the 135 00:06:34,160 --> 00:06:36,039 Speaker 1: entire playoffs. The other teams canna have home games. So 136 00:06:36,360 --> 00:06:39,360 Speaker 1: like it's it's something they're gonna probably figure out in 137 00:06:39,360 --> 00:06:41,160 Speaker 1: the next six hours, I would guess to see if 138 00:06:41,160 --> 00:06:44,040 Speaker 1: they could get this thing played tomorrow or how they 139 00:06:44,080 --> 00:06:47,400 Speaker 1: do it. Matt money Smith here he so he's currently 140 00:06:47,400 --> 00:06:52,200 Speaker 1: sedated and listed in critical condition. So we we send 141 00:06:52,240 --> 00:06:56,279 Speaker 1: prayers and and good thoughts to whatever you believe in, 142 00:06:56,560 --> 00:07:00,240 Speaker 1: you know, send those um, send those good thoughts. Keep 143 00:07:00,279 --> 00:07:02,239 Speaker 1: us posted. Okay, this is just one of those things 144 00:07:02,279 --> 00:07:06,040 Speaker 1: that you never want to see, ye and it's it's intense. 145 00:07:06,200 --> 00:07:09,000 Speaker 1: It's intense out there. I kind of when I when 146 00:07:09,000 --> 00:07:12,400 Speaker 1: I watch pro football, even collegeball, I get I get 147 00:07:12,440 --> 00:07:14,600 Speaker 1: a little on edge because you just never know. And 148 00:07:14,720 --> 00:07:16,960 Speaker 1: those hits, when you see some of those hits in 149 00:07:17,080 --> 00:07:20,440 Speaker 1: the semifinal games and you see the pro hits. These 150 00:07:20,480 --> 00:07:23,880 Speaker 1: are brutal and an he's so young, he's twenty four. 151 00:07:24,160 --> 00:07:25,640 Speaker 1: You know, you just wouldn't think that something like this 152 00:07:25,680 --> 00:07:28,320 Speaker 1: would happen at that age. Well, brother, thanks for coming 153 00:07:28,320 --> 00:07:31,760 Speaker 1: out with the Yeah, Ryan, I do want to add this. Um. 154 00:07:31,800 --> 00:07:35,200 Speaker 1: You know, the football fans are the best fans in 155 00:07:35,240 --> 00:07:38,080 Speaker 1: the world. You guys both know this. Um. One of 156 00:07:38,080 --> 00:07:39,880 Speaker 1: the one of the good things, if there he's a 157 00:07:39,880 --> 00:07:41,280 Speaker 1: good thing that could come out of this is that 158 00:07:41,480 --> 00:07:45,400 Speaker 1: the mar has a foundation. It's called Chasing Ends and 159 00:07:45,600 --> 00:07:49,560 Speaker 1: uh it raises money to provide you know, toys, food, 160 00:07:49,880 --> 00:07:53,120 Speaker 1: shelter for for kids in need. And the goal when 161 00:07:53,160 --> 00:07:56,160 Speaker 1: he set up the go fund me was bucks. Uh 162 00:07:56,200 --> 00:08:00,840 Speaker 1: this morning it's at three and a half million dollars ations. Yeah, 163 00:08:00,960 --> 00:08:03,480 Speaker 1: so for those that you know feel connected in this 164 00:08:03,520 --> 00:08:06,400 Speaker 1: game and want to donate, it's called Chasing Ms. You 165 00:08:06,400 --> 00:08:08,040 Speaker 1: can find it on a go fund me page and 166 00:08:08,240 --> 00:08:10,800 Speaker 1: and really a great outpouring of support from the football 167 00:08:10,840 --> 00:08:14,760 Speaker 1: community for demorrow. Okay, brother, Well thanks fat update. I 168 00:08:14,800 --> 00:08:18,520 Speaker 1: really appreciate it. You Good care. Matt money Smith Petros 169 00:08:18,520 --> 00:08:21,440 Speaker 1: and Money airs three seven weekdays on a M five 170 00:08:21,560 --> 00:08:25,440 Speaker 1: seventy and a Sports Happy New Year, Pal, thanks, Happy 171 00:08:25,480 --> 00:08:26,560 Speaker 1: New Year talks. Hi