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A rowdy bully gets humbled big time after picking a fight with a homeless man on the street. What the bully didn’t know was that the object of his attack was once a University of Southern California star lineman, who had a brief stint with the NFL’s Dallas Cowboys. The destitute man’s name is Chris Brymer, and it took place in a Costco parking lot in Victorville, California
What Happened
The video shows a group of men circling in on the big man, with the clear intention of beating him up. One guy in the group attempts a sucker punch. Suddenly the homeless man retaliates with a heavy right hand that puts the bully down hard. Street Joe Rogan is commentating excitedly.
The aggressor then gets back up to his feet and continues to pursue the big man, and gets dropped yet again. Despite this, the foolhardy aggressor continues to plod forward, but appears too shook to try to throw down on him again. With his blanket in hand, Chris shows no signs of backing down either.
Brymer quickly tires of the whole situation, and is seemingly in no mood to be the target of further bullying attempts, so he decides to walk away.
After the man is seen leaving the frame, a couple of guys from the group are seen closely on his trail— seemingly contemplating jumping him from behind. Luckily for Brymer, Street Joe Rogan heavily discourages this punk move, and points out that the aggressor got dropped fair and square.
The video then goes on to show another guy in white getting ready to throw down on the big man, but seems to be deterred by him. That doesn’t stop the main antagonist in black from endlessly pursuing the big man through the Costco parking lot—desperately trying to redeem himself in front of his crew.
While the guy in black is struggling to decide whether to keep his gloves on or off, the big man is having none of it. He already won the fight, had nothing to gain from beating down his aggressor yet again, and wanders off looking for peace.
About Chris Brymer
Brymer had a career in professional football, and upon retiring, founded a successful real estate company. However, he reportedly began exhibiting destructive behavior, and in 2006, his wife filed for divorce.
“In my opinion, true CTE,” said his ex-wife Melissa. “I remember the first time I saw the definition. I couldn’t believe it. It was like they wrote every single line item about him.”
CTE (chronic traumatic encephalopathy) starts with disorientation, dizziness, and headaches, and progresses to memory loss and erratic behavior.
After a 2017 arrest for three misdemeanor warrants, Brymer was interviewed by a psychologist who declared he was mentally incompetent to stand trial. However, no beds were available in a psychiatric facility, and he was released by a judge after serving 76 of a 90-day sentence.
“I never drink alcohol. These people, live on Earth, but I live on a different planet,” said Brymer to a judge.
Brymer was released to his mother. but before the proceeding had told his attorney that the woman was not in fact his mother.
Brymer had been arrested in front of an AMPM store in Apple Valley, California.
“I wish they would help him with medicine,” said April Anderson, an AMPM employee. “He has this from football, being hit in the head and stuff. It’s just sad,”
CTE Resources
For more information on CTE, check out Concussion Foundation.
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