Michigan State football has extended an offer to a three-star defensive back from the Lone Star State
Michigan State football has extended an offer to a three-star defensive back from the Lone Star State.
Braylon Edwards of Duncanville, Texas announced earlier this week that he’s received an offer from the Spartans. Edwards is a three-star defensive back in the 2026 class.
Edwards ranks as the No. 58 safety in 247Sports’ rankings for the 2026 class. He’s also listed as the No. 103 player from the state of Texas.
Michigan State is one of nearly 10 schools to offer Edwards, according to 247Sports. He also holds offers from Arizona State, North Texas, Coastal Carolina, Lamar, SMU and Texas A&M Commerce.
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Former Cleveland Browns Pro Bowl wide receiver Braylon Edwards was in the news after saving the day at a YMCA in Michigan. Edwards stopped an assault of an 80-year-old man in the locker room of the YMCA. After walking into the locker room, Edwards heard something that just didn’t sound right.
“I walk into the locker room after work, and basically, I hear about four rows behind me arguing about music and how it was being played too loud. The noise escalates, and then you can hear some pushing and shoving, so you know what fighting sounds like, but once I hear a thud, that’s when I got up and turned around.”
Edwards would go on to say that it was possible that the victim had a concussion and after pulling the suspect off the victim he fled before police were able to take him into custody. It was a good thing that Edwards was present as the victim could’ve suffered a far more serious injury if he wasn’t.
Braylon Edwards with a Good Samaritan act in Michigan
Former NFL wideout Braylon Edwards is being considered a Good Samaritan after saving an 80-year-old man who was being assaulted at a Michigan YMCA locker room.
“I walk into the locker room after work, and basically, I hear about four rows behind me arguing about music and how it was being played too loud,” said Edwards.
“,,, The noise escalates, and then you can hear some pushing and shoving, so you know what fighting sounds like, but once I hear a thud, that’s when I got up and turned around,
“And then I see the guy for what I was thinking was reaching for a phone underneath the victim grabs the back of the victim’s head by the hair, and he was about to slam it down on the counter,
“I didn’t know it was that serious, I mean the victim probably had a serious concussion by nature but It wasn’t until I talked to the detective Jacobs down in Farmington who told me that if I didn’t step in but at the end of the day that’s what you do.”
Edwards played college ball at the University of Michigan and was an NFL wideout for the Browns, Jets, Seahawks, and 49ers.
The 25-year-old man alleged to have been assaulting the man has been arrested.
You may know Braylon Edwards as perhaps the best Michigan football wide receiver of all time or as an analyst on Woodward Sports Network. Turns out he’s also something of a hero.
According to Click On Detroit, Edwards made a life-saving intervention, rescuing an 80-year-old man who was being assaulted by a 25-year old at a gym in Oakland County.
The incident occurred on Friday (March 1) at the Farmington Family YMCA when a 25-year-old man was assaulting the 80-year-old man.
Edwards, who is being lauded as a Good Samaritan, said the man fought him as well as he tried to stop the assault.
The 25-year-old reportedly fled the scene of the crime on foot but was later apprehended and arrested.
According to Edwards, he wasn’t aware that he was saving the man’s life, he was just doing the right thing at the right time.
“I didn’t know it was that serious, I mean the victim probably had a serious concussion by nature but It wasn’t until I talked to the detective Jacobs down in Farmington who told me that if I didn’t step in but at the end of the day that’s what you do.”
While Edwards has been seen by Michigan football fans as a hero on the football field, now they can add hero off of it to his resume.
With college football being thrown completely out of whack, attention has turned to Notre Dame once again. All indications are that despite the calls of many outside the Irish fan base, their independence isn’t ending anytime soon. The program will not be intimidated by such pressure.
But that’s not stopping outlets such as the Detroit-based Woodward Sports Network from telling would-be opponents to force Notre Dame’s hand. Check out this clip from a show with a panel that includes Braylon Edwards, who faced the Irish three times while with Michigan:
— Woodward Sports Network (@woodwardsports) August 4, 2023
Please. Any athletic director with a brain would be foolish not to agree to play the Irish regardless of the state of their own program. The exposure and grandeur is too hard to resist, and lesser opponents gladly will take the money they’re paid to come to Notre Dame Stadium because being there is not an opportunity that comes along every year.
These programs are shifting conferences because of money. Nobody is going to take a financial hit just so it can get Notre Dame to persuade itself to join a conference. If anything, teams will do whatever it takes to get a piece of the pie in South Bend because it benefits everybody to some degree. Those who think otherwise should find a different line of work so they aren’t detrimental to their school.
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So, I guess everyone is feeling good up in Ann Arbor with a two-year “dominant” run over Ohio State. #GoBucks
It’s funny how two years have bolstered the Michigan fan base and media after a couple of decades of futility against archrival Ohio State. Nevermind that Jim Harbaugh is still 2-5 against the Buckeyes and has won just one bowl game since he arrived in Ann Arbor. In Year 1, no less. If you are counting, that’s six straight years without a postseason win.
I guess to the victors go the spoils.
Now, former Michigan wide receiver Braylon Edwards has lost his mind, claiming Ohio State is basically a shell of what it used to be.
When appearing on his show “Ermanni & Edwards,” there were some pretty bold and outlandish claims about where the Ohio State program is. Not only did his co-host claim Ryan Day is “one loss in Ann Arbor away from a firing there in Columbus,” but Edwards doubled down and thinks that two years have seemingly erased what the Buckeye program is.
He believes five-star quarterback Jadyn Davis chose the Wolverines over the Buckeyes because of the dynamic between OSU and Michigan.
“Why, if I’m one of the best quarterbacks in the country, why would I choose a school that hasn’t had a 1,000-yard receiver since Jeremy Gallon?” Edwards asked. “Why would I choose a place that doesn’t throw the ball like that? Why would I choose that place over Ohio State where I know I could easily be a Haskins, C.J. Stroud, or Justin Fields and just fall in line? It’s because this program’s not as good as that program in Ann Arbor. And I know that. That program is falling apart and recruits can see it.”
You can listen and watch the entire segment below.
What?
It’s not like Ohio State is in shambles. The Buckeyes won every game but two last season. One of those losses was to Michigan. They were probably a field goal away from winning a national championship given the close loss to Georgia. Ryan Day has made the College Football Playoff in three of his four years in Columbus. Ohio State will likely still have a better recruiting class than Michigan during this cycle, and finish in the top five once again.
That’s hardly a program that is falling apart.
Sure, there are two straight losses to Michigan, but Ohio State isn’t going anywhere and you get the feeling the Wolverines will find that out soon, rather than take a so-called two-year dominant run as gospel.
But hey, I guess when you haven’t had much success, you hold on to anything you can.
Our guy @joshkeatley16 did the hard work and found the highest-rated Browns in Madden video game history #Browns #Madden
It was recently announced that Myles Garrett was going to be joining the 99 club for the upcoming Madden 23 game and he deserves it, but it had me thinking, what other Cleveland Browns were rated this high?
A couple of things to keep in mind when going through this list. I am only using release ratings. I felt it was only fair to use the ratings that were used during the release of the game as players like Jamir Miller, Tre Johnson, and Courtney Brown didn’t get the benefit of the fancy online mid-season updates.
It is also important to note that even though the Madden game has been released every year since 1988, I only used the ratings from 1999 and sooner. There are a few reasons for this as the first is anything before that year is very hard to find, honestly, Madden 2000 ratings were almost impossible to find online, but the second reason is early game ratings were wild. Players didn’t have an overall, they just had a few traits and they only went up to 15. For reference, Bernie Kosar did not have an overall but did have an 11 in passing range and 12 in passing accuracy.
Also keep in mind that the Madden games are named for the year when the season is complete, so Madden 23 is actually for the 2022 season. The following are the 11 highest-rated Cleveland Browns in Madden video game history, I will only name each player once based on their highest rating, so Joe Thomas despite being rated high for his entire career will only be listed once:
Fun fact before we start, the Browns have never had a quarterback hit the 90 overall range since coming back.
Does Braylon Edwards have bitter feelings about Notre Dame? After all, the Irish beat Michigan in two of the three meetings they had during his time with the Wolverines. Regardless, he and digital show host Ryan Ermanni don’t think Kyle Hamilton is worth the second overall selection in the NFL draft, which is held by the Detroit Lions. Considering their show is based in Detroit, it would make sense as to why they’re so invested in who they don’t want the Lions to pick:
Kyle Hamilton is the one guy @RyanEFox2 does not want the Lions to take at number two.
— Woodward Sports Network (@woodwardsports) April 4, 2022
Is Hamilton worthy of being the second overall pick? Probably not, but it still is very interesting to see two guys so invested in not wanting one player drafted in a certain spot. Are they that worried that Lions executive vice president and general manager Brad Holmes is going to take him? Maybe it should happen just to force them to support a former Notre Dame player, even if it’s begrudgingly.
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Saturday night Notre Dame will feature Darius Walker’s coming out party that left a top ten Michigan team shocked after a stunning upset
This Saturday night will offer a chance to relive an unlikely incredible moment during an otherwise frustrating season. This week’s edition of the “Notre Dame Watch Party” features the 2004 home opener, a win over top-ten Michigan.
After a season opening loss at BYU a week earlier, Notre Dame welcomed Michigan to Notre Dame Stadium to kickoff their home season. Michigan was ranked eighth in the nation, the Big Ten favorite that fall and had national championship dreams.
Led by Justin Tuck and Cory Mays on defense, Notre Dame kept Michigan out of the end zone and to just nine first half points. The Irish offense was non-existent though, putting up a goose egg themselves.
Brady Quinn found Matt Shelton for a 46 yard touchdown in the early moments of the third quarter and an interception and then blocked punt helped set up a couple more Notre Dame scores.
Freshman running back Darius Walker, who didn’t get on the field the week previous, ran for a game-high 115 yards and two touchdowns en-route to a 28-20 win for the Irish.
In what wound up being an incredibly frustrating season that saw Notre Dame again upset a top-ten team in November when they knocked off No. 9 Tennessee, the Irish went just 6-5 in the regular season and saw head coach Tyrone Willingham fired before their bowl game.
2004 was tough as a fan, I don’t think any single game left me more upset than the blowing of a 20-7 halftime lead against Boston College right after Notre Dame had worked their way back into the top 25. Instead of being 6-2, the Irish fell to 5-3 and the wheels seemingly came off besides for that win to come over Tennessee.
If you’re looking for something to do Saturday night the replay of the 2004 win over Michigan will bring back a memories of a thrilling afternoon in an otherwise incredibly maddening year.
Looking back at the Wolverines first-round NFL Draft picks since 2000.
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While the greatest NFL player of all-time is indisputably Tom Brady, who has six Super Bowl rings with the New England Patriots, he was famously a sixth-round NFL Draft pick in the 2000 NFL Draft.
But Michigan is No. 13 of college football institutions with 14 first-round NFL Draft picks since 2000, each with varying levels of success.
WolverinesWire takes a look at all 14 picks with a snippet on their careers in the NFL as well as Ann Arbor.
