NFL’s Terrell Davis ‘humiliated’ after being handcuffed, detained on United flight
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A lawyer for Terrell Davis said they will investigate whether race was a motivator in the NFL star's wrongful handcuffing and removal from a United Airlines flight.
NFL Hall of Famer Terrell Davis said he feels “humiliated, embarrassed, powerless, and angry” after he was handcuffed and removed from a United Airlines flight on Saturday.
Davis, a two-time Super Bowl champion, said he was travelling from Denver to Orange County, Calif., with his wife, two sons and his daughter when the “traumatizing” incident took place.
In a statement shared to social media, the ex-Denver Broncos running back said the altercation began over his son’s request to a flight attendant for a glass of ice.
Davis, 51, wrote the flight attendant “either didn’t hear or ignored” his son’s inquiry, so Davis “calmly” tapped the attendant’s arm to ask for ice.
“He shouted ‘don’t hit me’ and left the cart to hurriedly approach the front of the plane,” Davis wrote.
Though Davis claimed he did not interact with the crew member for the remainder of the flight, he said he was handcuffed and “paraded” off the plane by six FBI officers upon landing.
United Airlines said they have already reached out to Davis’ team to apologize for the incident.
