Patriots’ Darius Fleming rescues woman, hurts leg, after car accident

Patriots’ Darius Fleming rescues woman, hurts leg, after car accident

New England Patriots linebacker Darius Fleming didn’t hesitate when he saw a woman trapped in a smoking car:

[...] Fleming cut his right leg in the process, and he soon began to worry about how coach Bill Belichick would react.

“The first concern was, like, ‘Man, Bill’s going to be pissed about my leg,’” Fleming said in the Patriots’ locker room Wednesday after word of his rescue became known.

Fleming, 26, said he was on his way home from practice last Thursday when a truck up ahead slowed down to turn, causing a three-car collision behind it.

The 6-foot-2, 250-pound Chicagoan needed a few kicks to break the passenger side window, cutting his right leg on the glass as he pulled it back out of the car.

Last year, defensive lineman Vince Wilfork pulled a woman from a car that had flipped on its side after New England won the AFC Championship Game.

“We’ve got great guys around here, no matter the time — playoffs, regular season — we’re always out in the community trying to save people,” McCourty said with a laugh.