Patriots linebacker Darius Fleming played in Saturday's divisional-round win over the Kansas City Chiefs with 22 stitches in his right leg after a heroic rescue.
A woman was driving down Route 1 in Foxborough when she was involved in a crash. Thankfully Fleming was there to help.
“I ended up rear ending the car in front of me and my airbags were deployed," the woman said. "Then the entire car just shut down."
Fleming, 26, said a large truck made an unexpected right turn as he drove away from Gillette Stadium. When he saw the crash, and what appeared to be smoke coming from the car, his instincts took over.
"I just started kicking (the window) with my right leg," he said. "It didn’t break right away. I wasn’t sure if it was going to break but on the third kick it broke and that was that."
After ensuring the passenger was okay, Fleming said he returned to the stadium for a bandage before going to the hospital for X-rays and 22 stitches.
"I’ve never experienced anything like that," he said. "I don’t think it was that crazy. I’m just glad I was there to be able to help her."
Police said an airbag went off in the vehicle which could have created the appearance that the car was smoking.
"She believed a Patriots player kicked her window ... following the crash," Walpole Police Chief John Carmichael said. "The officer did observe some blood that was on the glass and the window frame."
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