Former NFL player Braylon Edwards says he broke up a locker room assault of an 80-year-old man

FARMINGTON HILLS, MI — A man has been charged with attempted murder in a locker room attack at a suburban Detroit YMCA that was broken up by former NFL player Braylon Edwards.

Edwards said he was “just minding my business” on Friday when he heard an argument over loud music at the recreation center in Farmington Hills.

“The noise escalates, and then you hear some pushing and shoving, so you know what fighting sounds like,” Edwards told WDIV-TV. “But once I heard a thud, I got up and turned around.”

Edwards said he stopped the attack on an 80-year-old man, who had a head injury. The 20-year-old suspect fled on foot before being captured by police.

Court documents list Edwards as the key witness in the case.

“This was a vicious, senseless attack,” Oakland County Prosecutor Karen McDonald said Monday. “I commend the witness who intervened, and we will seek justice for this victim.”

Farmington Hills Police Chief Jeff King did not mention Edwards by name but said a “good Samaritan” stopped the “vicious attack.”

The alleged attacker appeared in court on Saturday and remains in custody on a $250,000 bond.

“At the end of the day, that’s what you do,” Edwards said of his decision to participate.

Edwards, a star receiver at Michigan, was a first-round draft pick of the Cleveland Browns in 2005. He played eight seasons in the NFL, mainly with Cleveland and the New York Jets.

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