FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. – Former Michigan Wolverines football legend Braylon Edwards rescued an 80-year-old man who was being assaulted inside a locker room at the YMCA in Farmington Hills.
The incident occurred on Friday (March 1) at the Farmington Family YMCA when a 25-year-old man was assaulting the 80-year-old man.
Edwards, who is being lauded as a Good Samaritan, said the man fought him as well as he tried to stop the assault.
“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,” said Edwards. “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 said.
Edwards, known for his offensive prowess as he is the all-time Wolverines and Big Ten receiving record holder and NFL star, played defense Friday morning for the safety and health of the elderly man.
“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,” Edwards said.
Officials say the 25-year-old was beating the 80-year-old man before Edwards stepped in with the life-saving move.
“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.”
Officials say the 25-year-old who initially fled on foot has been arrested and remains in custody.