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New England Patriots lineman Justin Herron's selfless act that stopped an attack

Editor's note: This story contains descriptions of an attempted sexual assault.

ON A STUNNING Saturday morning in March, Justin Herron decides to go for a walk. Lifting or running is out of the question -- his whole body is run down from the grueling offseason work he's doing at LeCharles Bentley's offensive-line camp in Chandler, Arizona. But Herron is somebody who keeps moving, keeps grinding. He doesn't take many days off -- a walk instead of a run is about the best he can do.

Herron started six games for the New England Patriots last year, after the Pats picked him in the sixth round last year following a solid career at Wake Forest.