Braylon Edwards, the Michigan Wolverines football legend who finished third in the 2005 NFL Draft, came to the rescue of an elderly man during a locker room assault.
The incident occurred in Farmington Hills, Michigan, where Edwards saw an 80-year-old man being assaulted by a 25-year-old man at the Farmington Family YMCA on March 1, according to WDIV-TV.
Edwards explained the scenario, one in which he quickly sprang into action.
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Braylon Edwards took action when an 80-year-old man was attacked in a locker room. (Benjamin Solomon/Getty Images/File)
“I walk into the locker room after work and basically hear about four rows behind me arguing about the music and how they played it too loud,” Edwards explained. “So I'm not paying attention and just minding my business.
“The noise increases and then you can hear some pushing and shoving, so you know what a fight sounds like, but once I hear a thud, that's when I get up and turn around.”
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Officials told WDIV-TV that the 25-year-old man punched the 80-year-old man before Edwards entered the situation.
“I see the guy I was thinking was reaching under the victim for a phone, grabbed the back of the victim's head by the hair and was about to slam him into the counter,” Edwards said.
“I didn't know it was that serious. I mean, the victim probably had a serious concussion by nature, but it wasn't until I spoke to Detective Jacobs in Farmington, who told me if I didn't intervene, but at the end of the day That's what you do.”
Former University of Michigan All-American and NFL Pro Bowler Braylon Edwards appears with a guest at the Jalen Rose Leadership Academy Golf Tournament in Detroit on August 26, 2019. (Scott Legato/Getty Images)
The attacker fled the YMCA on foot but was eventually arrested by authorities. ClickOnDetroit says he remains in custody following his arrest.
Edwards, an All-American and Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year in 2004, still holds the Wolverines' receiving yards record with 3,613 in his four-year career. As a senior, he caught 15 of his 39 career touchdowns and had 1,391 receiving yards, the most of his career.
Edwards was ultimately selected third overall by the Cleveland Browns, where he would play five seasons, accumulating 3,697 yards and 28 touchdowns.
However, he did have one 1,000-yard season in his career, coming in 2007 with 1,289 yards, which also earned him his only Pro Bowl. Edwards went on to play for the New York Jets for three seasons, as well as the San Francisco 49ers and Seattle Seahawks for one year.
Former University of Michigan All-American and NFL Pro Bowler Braylon Edwards attends the Jalen Rose Leadership Academy golf tournament in Detroit on August 26, 2019. (Scott Legato/Getty Images)
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But no matter the accolades and career highlights, Edwards quickly became a good Samaritan in his community, and officials noted that he saved another person's life.
