New England Patriots linebacker Darius Fleming played in Saturday's AFC Divisional round win over the Kansas City Chiefs with 22 stitches in his leg. Fleming injured himself in the days before the game, when he saw an accident on Route 1, the major roadway that takes players and fans to and from Gillette Stadium, and stopped when he thought one of the women involved was in distress.
Fleming explained the situation to reporters on Wednesday:
"I was driving home from here, just left treatment. [I was] on Route 1 and the lady – there was a semi [truck] four cars ahead of me.