Want a palate cleanser from the Johnny Manziel stuff (before we inevitably dive right back in)? Here ya go.
Michigan State defensive lineman Micajah Reynolds is listed as a three-year letterwinner and a projected starter for the Spartans in 2013. He can also add the title of life saver to his list of accomplishments. During Michigan State’s preseason media day on Monday, Reynolds explained how he save a teenagers life just by being at the right place at the right time. Reynolds said he was driving home in the early hours of July 31 when he was flagged down by a teenager. Turns out, the teen had been shot multiple times, including in the head, in what is believed to have been an armed robbery.
That’s when Reynolds took over, putting pressure on wounds and comforting the teen until help arrived.
“Nobody else was around, and he was bleeding pretty badly,” Reynolds said. “I whipped my car around in the middle of the street and jumped out and ran over to him and helped him out. I put pressure on his wounds and stuff. He had been shot in the head. I’ve still got my shirt and all my clothes over at the house that are completely drenched in his blood and stuff. Thank God he made it.
“I’m holding him, cradling him and putting pressure and telling him, ‘Hey, everything is going to be OK, everything is going to be all right.’ He’s telling me, ‘I’m dead,’ and I said, ‘You’re not dead, you’re sitting here talking to me. You’re gonna be fine, just hang on, just keep fighting.’ I felt like I was spotting someone on the bench and being like, ‘Man, you can do it. Just relax and keep going. You got it and all that.’ Thankfully, he made it. I haven’t really spoken to the family since I’ve been in camp and stuff. He was stable and everything the last time I checked.”
It’s a selfless, heroic act, though one that Reynolds said has made it hard to sleep at night lately. Still, what a story. Well done, Reynolds.
(Photo courtesy: MSU athletics)