Former NFL star Braylon Edwards intervened to rescue an 80-year-old man from a doubtlessly deadly locker-room assault in Michigan. Edwards, identified for his faculty profession at Michigan and his time with the Cleveland Browns and New York Jets, was at a YMCA in Farmington Hills on Friday when he heard a commotion contained in the locker room.
He described listening to an argument about music being performed too loud and initially minding his personal enterprise earlier than stepping in, in keeping with Each day Mail.
“The noise escalates, after which you may hear some pushing and shoving, so you recognize what preventing appears like, however as soon as I hear a thud, that’s after I bought up and circled.”
Edwards intervened to cease a 25-year-old man from assaulting the aged man at a YMCA locker room in Michigan. Edwards described the attacker grabbing the sufferer’s head and getting ready to slam it down on the counter when he intervened. Police later knowledgeable Edwards that his actions probably saved the aged man’s life.
“I didn’t comprehend it was that severe,” Edwards added. “I imply the sufferer most likely had a severe concussion by nature, but it surely wasn’t till I talked to the detective Jacobs down in Farmington who informed me that if I didn’t step in [he could have died].
“However on the finish of the day that’s what you do.”
The 25-year-old attacker was arrested by police after trying to flee the scene and is at present in custody.
Edwards, identified for his record-setting profession on the College of Michigan the place he grew to become the primary receiver in Huge Ten Convention historical past to document three consecutive 1,000-yard seasons, performed 4 years with the Cleveland Browns earlier than becoming a member of the New York Jets.
He additionally had temporary stints with the San Francisco 49ers and Seattle Seahawks earlier than concluding his profession with one other season with the Jets.
