Damar Hamlin breathing on his own: Buffalo Bills
The Buffalo Bills player also joined a meeting with his team via Facetime and said: "Love you boys.", Qazet.az reports.
Hamlin suffered a cardiac arrest on the field during Monday night's primetime game in Ohio, causing an outpouring of grief from fans.
He is now able to breathe on his own and "continues to progress remarkably".
The Bills cited his doctors in a tweet saying Hamlin's neurologic function remains intact and he has been able to talk to his family and care team.
The news comes after physicians treating Hamlin said on Thursday he had woken up and asked doctors if his team had won the game against the Cincinnati Bengals.
The doctor responded: "Damar, you won - you won the game of life."
He had been communicating with doctors by writing after waking up.
He has been in the intensive care unit at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center, where he was on a ventilator to help his breathing.