Patriots’ Darius Fleming Saved Woman From Burning Car Prior Divisional Round Game

Reports are surfacing today that Patriots' backup linebacker Darius Fleming played in the team's 27-20 divisional round win over the Kansas City Chiefs on Saturday with 22 stitches in his leg. 

How'd he get those stitches? Well the 26-year-old decided to go full on hero in the days leading up to the game.

According to a Facebook post put up by Fleming's alma mater, St. Rita High School in Chicago, the fourth year pro saved a woman from a burning car.

While Fleming didn't originally say anything about the incident publicly, his former school got a hold of the news somehow, so his agent went on the record to to confirm the claim.

According to safety Devin McCourty, once the team got wind of the news, they made the backup linebacker give them a full account of the accident.

“He explained it was very simple: He saw a woman’s car that looked like it was smoking, and he just jumped out of his car. He’ll admit there was probably an easier solution, but I think it was nice and dramatic — kicked the window in and pulled her out.”

All in all, its a pretty great story. It shows that even pro athletes can find themselves in some interesting predicaments and, just like you and me, they'll do what they can to help.