Former Jets receiver Braylon Edwards rescued an 80-year-old man from an assault Friday inside a YMCA locker room.
Police are lauding Edwards as a life-saver after he stepped right into a combat that resulted within the arrest of a 25-year-old man who allegedly was beating up the aged man in Farmington Hills, Mich., in line with Detroit’s native NBC affiliate.
Edwards, who stopped by the YMCA for a exercise, mentioned he heard an argument escape about 4 rows behind him over music taking part in too loudly.
“I’m not paying consideration and I used to be simply dealing with my enterprise,” Edwards informed WDIV-TV. “The noise escalates after which you may hear some pushing and shoving, and you already know what preventing appears like. Begin to hear some tussling, begin to hear some fists, however as soon as I hear a thud, that’s once I acquired up and circled.
“After which I see the man and I feel he’s reaching for a telephone beneath the sufferer,” Edwards added. “He grabs the again of the sufferer’s head by the hair, and he was about to slam it down on the counter. I grabbed him and subdued him.”
Edwards, 41, hasn’t performed within the NFL since 2012.
He had 238 catches for 1,570 yards and 11 touchdowns in 31 video games over components of three seasons with the Jets late in his profession.
The incident about half-hour from the place Edwards grew up.
The alleged perpetrator ran from the scene, and police locked down a number of close by colleges as a precaution till the arrest was made, in line with the report.
“I didn’t realize it was that severe,” Edwards mentioned. “I imply the sufferer most likely had a severe concussion by nature, however It wasn’t till I talked to the detective down in Farmington who informed me that [it was a life-threatening situation] if I didn’t step in. However on the finish of the day that’s what you do.”
Why did Edwards become involved?
“Individuals go to work out, they’ve a great time, they stay to be 80 years and this isn’t how they anticipate for one thing to possibly take their life,” Edwards mentioned. “My mother, my grandmother, my father – in that second, while you come again dwelling, these are the folks you consider.”
The 80-year-old man goes to outlive, per the report, and Edwards hopes to fulfill him as soon as he’s launched from the hospital.
