This football player is being lauded as a hero for his recent actions off the field.
On Sunday, Vince Wilfork, a defensive lineman for the New England Patriots, and his wife were driving home from his team’s victory game against the Indianapolis Colts when they came upon an overturned Jeep in Foxboro, Massachusetts.
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“After I drove off, my wife and I kind of talked in the car and said there are things that are a lot more precious in life than games or anything you accomplish in life,” he said, according to ESPN. “There are things out there that are more important … Even though we won the AFC championship, it was life and danger. We were just happy to help.”
According to state police, the driver was arrested at the scene and charged with operating under the influence of alcohol and negligent operation of a motor vehicle.
