FBI agents detained Denver Broncos Hall of Fame running back Terrell Davis over the weekend after an incident during a United Airlines flight from Denver to John Wayne Airport in Orange County, California.
Davis explained the situation on social media after he was released, saying that he was “stunned” by what happened. He said he tapped a flight attendant on the arm to help with a request from his son, who was sitting next to him, and the flight attendant acted in what Davis said was a “rude” manner.
who blatantly lied and placed undue harm on me and my family,” he said.
An attorney for Davis, who noted litigation was likely to be pursued in the matter, said the FBI questioned other passengers and United crew members before apologizing and letting Davis go.
In his post, Davis said that it was a traumatizing experience for his wife and children that “cannot be undone.”
Davis became a businessman after retiring from the NFL in 2001. He is a partner in financial firm Alpha 1.
Metropolitan State University of Denver marketing senior lecturer Darrin Duber-Smith said he didn’t “really see any long-term impact on Terrell or what he’s doing.”
