Bills star Damar Hamlin ‘walks off’ from ESPN live TV interview after technical difficulties force him to ‘dip out’

BUFFALO Bills star Damar Hamlin was forced to stop his live interview on ESPN after major technical difficulties.

The safety was celebrating after his team's 27-25 win over the Baltimore Ravens in the NFL divisional round.

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This means they will now face the Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC Championship Game next Sunday.

The winner will head to New Orleans for Super Bowl 59 in early February.

Hamlin took a break from the wild celebrations with his Bills teammate immediately after the game to speak to ESPN.

He was still on the field when he put on a headset to talk to Scott Van Pelt on SportsCenter.

But he couldn't hear the veteran broadcaster in the ESPN studios.

The 26-year-old can be seen visibly upset by the issues the network is facing.

He was exasperated by the difficulties of interviewing remotely at Highmark Stadium, and it appears he eventually walked out.

“Damar, hi, this is Scott Van Pelt here at SportsCenter. Can you hear me?,” Van Pelt said.

“Bro, they took too long,” replied Hamlin, who can be seen speaking to a Bills employee.

“Damar, it's Scott. Can you hear me?” Van Pelt repeated.

“Hi Damar, this is Scott Van Pelt. Can you hear me?”

Hamlin can be seen live on air getting more and more annoyed, with a frustrated expression on his face.

“I don't hear nobody, brother,” Hamlin said.

“I'm about to dive in.”

Then the camera cut to Bills Stadium.

“Okay, Doc,” Van Pelt said, giving a thumbs up as he looked toward the camera.

“He'll back off. Good times.”

Van Pelt then began recounting highlights of the Bills-Ravens game.

He tried one last time to talk to Hamelin, but to no avail.

“Damar, it's Scott, can you hear me?” the announcer pleaded.

“Back to the highlights, why don’t we do this?

“One day we'll figure it all out.”

Later on SportsCenter, Hamlin was able to reach out to the studio and finally complete the interview.