Troy Vincent, the executive vice president for football operations for the NFL, said the league never considered resuming the Monday Night game between the Bills and Bengals, despite the comments made on the broadcast about a potential warm-up period, Matt Parrino of New York Upstate reports.

“I’m not sure where that came from. Frankly, there was no time period for the players to get warmed up,” Vincent said. “That’s ridiculous. That’s insensitive, and that’s not a place that we should ever be in.”

While Hamlin was receiving medical attention, Vincent said he was in communication with Smith to get a “pulse” of where things were at the time. Vincent said the league asked both coaches if it was appropriate to return to the locker room because nothing except Hamlin’s care mattered in the moment. Both coaches jumped on a phone call with the league once the teams went back to the locker rooms. About half an hour later, everyone agreed to postpone the game.

“Obviously we saw the coaches and players and, frankly, those that were tuned into the game, all traumatized,” Vincent said. “including myself personally just thinking through what is happening.”

Vincent applauded both Sean McDermott and Zac Taylor for the way they handled themselves and led their teams in the face of such a difficult situation.

“It was obvious on the phone with them that the emotions were extremely high,” he said. “It was a very volatile situation and I thought the coaches, they led tonight. They led their locker rooms.”

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