Bears' Freeman uses Heimlich to save stranger's life at airport

Jerrell Freeman's offseason regimen includes saving lives.

The Chicago Bears linebacker shared on Twitter that he used the Heimlich maneuver to help a man who was choking while at an airport Sunday afternoon.

Freeman told Dan Wiederer of the Chicago Tribune that he noticed a man in distress at a restaurant. A woman realized the man was choking and tried the Heimlich maneuver. Freeman then jumped into action.

"I've never done the Heimlich before," Freeman said. "I don't think I've had any training or anything. My mom's a nurse and she had talked about it. So I just did what I heard you should do. I guess it worked."

Freeman acknowledged this was an unorthodox way to prepare for the upcoming NFL season.

"I was trying to save all my energy for training camp and here I had to go rush up on this guy like I'm about ready to make a tackle," he said jokingly. "Whatever it takes."