HARVEY, ILLINOIS — Four robbers who ordered a pizza as a part of a plan to mug the delivery person got a little bit of a surprise when an ex-NFL linebacker showed up at the door. <br /> <br />Napoleon Harris III stands at 6’3” and weighs 250 pounds. He’s an Illinois state senator and has played for several NFL teams, the Washington Post reported. <br /> <br />He also owns two Beggars Pizza franchises in Oak Forest and Harvey, according to CBS Chicago. <br /> <br />When an order came in for a pie late on Sept. 6, Harris told his delivery person to go home and that he would make the delivery himself, according to the Washington Post. <br /> <br />The call came from a vacant house. When Harris arrived, he was met by a man on the porch, the Washington Post reported. <br /> <br />Three more men then jumped out from the bushes and started attacking Harris, according to Sean Howard, a Harvey police representative. <br /> <br />“They put a chokehold on the senator, but to no avail. They were really trying to choke him to death, and he was just too strong. He out-powered all four of them,” Howard said. <br /> <br />When they muggers realized Harris was too strong, they fled the scene. <br /> <br />Harris called 911, followed the muggers and told authorities where the truck was going. <br /> <br />The suspects ditched their truck in a lumberyard and fled, but officials later found blood in the vehicle that belonged to a murder victim from a case in Georgia, CBS Chicago reported <br /> <br />According to CBS Chicago, the four attackers were later tracked down, thanks to Harris’ description.
