Braylon Edwards rescues 80-year-old man from Michigan YMCA attack
Former NFL and Michigan receiver Braylon Edwards came to the aid of an 80-year-old man who was being attacked by a 25-year-old man at a YMCA in Farmington Hills, Michigan, on Friday.
Edwards told WDIV 4 in Detroit he heard arguing taking place inside the YMCA locker room, before hearing some pushing and shoving. Once he heard a “thud,” he intervened and found the 80-year-old man getting assaulted.
“I walk into the locker room after work, and basically, I hear about four rows behind me arguing about music and how it was being played too loud,” Edwards said. “So, I’m not paying attention, and I was just minding my business. The noise escalates, and then you can hear some pushing and shoving. So, you know what fighting sounds like. But once I hear a thud, that’s when I got up and turned around.”
Edwards then stepped in with a life-saving move.
“And then I see the guy for what I was thinking was reaching for a phone underneath the victim grabs the back of the victim’s head by the hair, and he was about to slam it down on the counter. I grabbed him, subdued him,” Edwards said.
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He added: “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 talked to the detective Jacobs down in Farmington who told me that if I didn’t step in but at the end of the day that’s what you do.”
Braylon Edwards credited for saving 80-year-old man from attack
The 25-year-old man initially fled the scene. He has since been arrested and remains in custody.
Edwards, 41, was a four-year standout at Michigan, who still holds the all-time receiving record at the university. He hauled in 252 receptions for 3,541 yards and 39 touchdowns, winning the Fred Biletnikoff Award in 2004.
The Cleveland Browns selected him with the third overall pick in the 2005 NFL Draft. Edwards earned his first and only Pro Bowl nod in 2007, catching 80 passes for 1,289 yards and 16 touchdowns. He also spent time with the New York Jets, San Francisco 49ers and Seattle Seahawks.