(New York) Buffalo Bills (NFL) American football player Damar Hamlin returned to the field on Saturday in a preseason game, seven months after suffering a heart attack during a match.

The 25-year-old defensive back played his first game since January, when he was evacuated by ambulance after a collision against the Bengals in Cincinnati.

After a tackle on Bengals receiver Tee Higgins, Hamlin collapsed, unconscious. The rescuers had managed to restart his heart before transporting him to the hospital. The match was immediately stopped.

In April the Bills announced that the player had received medical clearance to return to competition.

Damar Hamlin had returned to the squad for practice before playing the first quarter of the preseason game against the Indianapolis Colts on Saturday.