Super Bowl Fans Learn Lifesaving CPR in NFL-Heart Association Partnership

During Super Bowl LX festivities in San Francisco, the American Heart Association and the National Football League (NFL) are teaming up to transform football fans into lifesavers through Hands-Only CPR training. The American Heart Association's Nation of Lifesavers™ Mobile CPR Unit will be stationed at the Super Bowl Experience at the Moscone Convention Center from February 3-7, offering walk-up instruction to attendees. Qualified trainers will teach the simple, effective technique of compression-only CPR, which research shows can be equally effective as traditional CPR in the first critical minutes of a cardiac emergency. This collaboration marks the sixth appearance of the mobile unit at a major NFL event, continuing a partnership that has already reached fans at previous Super Bowls and NFL Drafts.

The initiative extends beyond the stadium through the American Heart Association's nearly 50-year-old in-school programs, Kids Heart Challenge™ and American Heart Challenge™, which recently awarded five students Super Bowl tickets for learning CPR. Their schools also became eligible for $10,000 physical education makeovers, demonstrating the NFL's commitment to year-round CPR education through its foundation. The partnership has engaged more than half of NFL teams since 2023, with clubs like the Atlanta Falcons, Buffalo Bills, and Kansas City Chiefs hosting training sessions for players, staff, and local communities. This widespread effort supports the Nation of Lifesavers™ movement's ambitious goal to double cardiac arrest survival rates by 2030.

Adding star power to the cause, 32 NFL players from across the league have joined as 2025 Nation of Lifesavers Player Ambassadors, including notable names like Damar Hamlin of the Buffalo Bills, Denzel Ward of the Cleveland Browns, and Creed Humphrey of the Kansas City Chiefs. These ambassadors are urging families, friends, and fans to learn CPR, emphasizing that since nearly 3 out of 4 cardiac arrests occur at home, this skill is most likely to save someone you know. With statistics showing that 9 out of 10 people who experience cardiac arrest outside hospitals die—often due to lack of immediate CPR—this initiative highlights how immediate action can double or triple survival chances. The American Heart Association, the global leader in resuscitation science, encourages everyone to visit www.heart.org/nation to learn CPR in just 90 seconds, making lifesaving knowledge accessible to all.