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Tony Dungy, a two-time Super Bowl Champion<\/u><\/a> and Hall of Fame coach, spoke at the 50th annual March for Life in Washington D.C. on Friday, using society’s reaction to Damar Hamlin’s cardiac arrest as to why every life is “important to God and in God\u2019s eyes.”<\/p>\n

Dungy announced Thursday that he and his wife, Lauren, would be appearing in the nation\u2019s capital for the March For Life, for the first time, “to support those unborn babies who don\u2019t have a voice.”<\/p>\n

In his speech, he recalled the reaction Hamlin received after suffering cardiac arrest on the field during Buffalo\u2019s Week 17 game<\/u><\/a> against the Bengals.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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“It\u2019s amazing to me that God actually used football to shine some light on the subject of life for all of us. Three weeks ago, during a game in Cincinnati, something happened that impacted our entire country. A young man Damar Hamlin of the Buffalo Bills made a routine tackle, and his heart stopped beating right on the field,” Dungy began.<\/p>\n

“It could\u2019ve been tragic, but something miraculous happened. The team medical staff rushed out, they got Damar\u2019s heart started again, but you know what? That wasn\u2019t the real miracle. The real miracle was the reaction of everyone to that.”\u00a0<\/p>\n

Hamlin, a second-year safety for the Bills, spent a week in the ICU at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center before being transferred to hospital in Buffalo, where he was later released from.<\/p>\n

Dungy pointed to the countless thoughts and prayers that poured in for Hamlin.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“And all across the country, people started praying.”<\/p>\n

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He also specifically mentioned the moment the Bills\u2019 players gathered on the field for a team prayer<\/u><\/a> \u2013 a moment that was shared widely on social media and television broadcasts. But Dungy recalled a different reaction to a similar situation when he served as an NFL coach.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“Back when I was coaching in the 1990s, a few Christian players got together and said, \u2018We want to pray after the games.\u2019 And we actually got a memo from the NFL office saying, \u2018Don\u2019t let your players do that. If you do, you\u2019ll be fined, because that\u2019s not appropriate.\u2019”\u00a0<\/p>\n

The game was temporarily postponed for over an hour before the NFL ruled it a no-contest, even with heavy implications for the playoffs.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“An unbelievable thing happened that night. A professional football game with millions of dollars of ticket money and advertising money on the line \u2013 that game was canceled. Why? Because a life was at stake, and people wanted to see that life saved,” Dungy continued.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“That should be encouraging to us, because that\u2019s exactly why we\u2019re here today because every day innocent lives are at stake. The only difference is they don\u2019t belong to a famous athlete, and they\u2019re not seen on national TV. But those lives are still important to God and in God\u2019s eyes.”<\/p>\n

Dungy\u2019s appearance at the March for Life rally sparked controversy on social media, including from Dave Zirin, sports editor for “The Nation.”<\/p>\n

“Dungy has spent years as an anti-gay bigot, while the NFL and NBC barely blink,” Zirin wrote Thursday.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“He said publicly and proudly that he would not want gay football player Michael Sam on his team. He said over a decade ago that he disagreed with the ‘lifestyle’ of Jason Collins, the first out active male gay player in the main four North American sports. This is a Dungy staple, calling being LGBT a \u2018lifestyle,\u2019 even after people have said to him repeatedly how hurtful and outdated such a description is. He simply doesn\u2019t care.”<\/p>\n

Dungy coached the Indianapolis Colts<\/u><\/a> from 2002 to 2008 after coaching the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for six seasons. As a head coach, he made the playoffs in all but three seasons.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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