how about, his lungs are still healing, it’s snowing outside, and he doesn’t want to catch a cold right now? too simple and logical for the conspiracy crowd?
Hamlin’s body double is responding to speculation he has a body double!
https://www.foxnews.com/sports/bills-damar-hamlin-responds-clone-rumors-playoff-appearance
Then why go to the game? His focus should be on getting well.
Instead it looks like he was sent out there to be a stage prop, to show the unwashed masses that 'all is well'. And at all times he had a phalanx of guards around him to prevent anyone from getting a good view of him.
The 'it was cold, and dangerous to his health, and thus he needed to be covered up' theory doesn't make sense because if that was the case he shouldn't have been out there in the first place.