Braylon Edwards, ex-NFL and Michigan star, saves 80-year-old man's life during locker room attack

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Braylon Edwards, the Michigan Wolverines football legend who ended up going third overall in the 2005 NFL Draft, came to an elderly man’s rescue 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 where he was quick to jump into action.

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Braylon Edwards took action when an 80-year-old was attacked in a locker room. (Benjamin Solomon/Getty Images/File)

"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 explained. "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."

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Officials told WDIV-TV that the 25-year-old male beat the 80-year-old before Edwards entered the situation. 

"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.

"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."

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