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ESPN host and former NFL quarterback Dan Orlovsky broke down and prayed on ESPN’s “NFL Live.”
Buffalo Bills player Damar Hamlin recently collapsed on the field after a seemingly routine tackle.
Orlovsky said, “You know, like, this is a little bit different. I’ve heard it all day, like ‘thoughts and prayers.’”
“God, we come to you in these moments that we don’t understand, that are hard, uh, because we believe that You’re God and coming to You and praying to You, um, has impact,” he prayed.
“We’re, we’re sad, we’re angry, um, and we want answers. But some things are unanswerable.”
“We just want to pray, truly come to You, and pray for strength for Damar, for healing for Damar, for comfort for Damar, to be with his family to give them peace.”
“If we didn’t believe that prayer didn’t work we wouldn’t ask this of You, God.”
‘I believe in prayer, we believe in prayer, and we lift up Damar Hamlin’s name in Your name, amen,” he concluded.
Shoutout to Dan Orlovsky for not just saying thoughts & prayers but actually stopping NFL Live to bow his head, close his eyes, and pray for Damar Hamlin.
Kudos to you, @danorlovsky7 👏 pic.twitter.com/oBahDRc3ak
— Joe Pompliano (@JoePompliano) January 3, 2023
I have a new level of respect for Dan Orlovsky! Many people talk about praying for someone, very few stop and do it right then and there. Thank you Dan for showing what a man of God is! #Respect https://t.co/QyT2peC24R
— Dan Storrs (@Dan_Storrs) January 3, 2023
It’s easy to say to pray for people, but big props to Dan Orlovsky for actually leading their entire viewership in doing so praying for @HamlinIsland, and taking the petition to the throne of Grace, where the only power to heal Damar comes from. We need more of this on TV. https://t.co/72un6JpZVL
— Joseph Robba (@jrobba) January 3, 2023
Dan Orlovsky just prayed out-loud, live for Damar Hamlin on ESPN and I think that was one of the most powerful television moments I’ve seen in a long time.
Really moving, public displays of faith like that seem like a rarity.
— Ross Lovelace🎄 (@Rosslovelace) January 3, 2023