Cause of Fight Between Former NFL Player, Airlines Worker Revealed

The reason behind the airport fight has been revealed.

Former NFL Player and current CFL player, Brendan Langley, was charged after a fight with a United Airlines employee at Newark Liberty International Airport that was partially caught on video, according to a team statement.

“The Calgary Stampeders football club is aware of the reports concerning Brendan Langley,” the Stampeders said in the statement. “The team is currently looking into the matter in order to learn the full details and will have no further comment until the investigation is complete.”

Now we’re learning  more details about the fight at Newark airport. The cause of the fight is believed to have begun when Langley used a wheelchair to transport his luggage, rather than pay for a luggage cart that cost $5, the Daily Mail reported.

Via Daily Mail.com:

“Langley, who once played in the NFL for the Denver Broncos and most recently played for the Calgary Stampeders in Canada, was the only one arrested.

It’s unclear why the airline worker was not booked. He was taken to the hospital instead to be treated for a wound to his eye whereas Langley was booked on a single count of simple assault on Thursday.

It is believed that the fight began when Langley used a wheelchair to transport his luggage, instead of a paid-for luggage cart which cost $5.

United Airlines has refused to name the passenger or explain exactly what happened but a spokesman told DailyMail.com the worker has now been fired.”

EXCLUSIVE: Grounded! United Airlines employee is fired for slapping ex-NFL player Brendan Langley (before getting punched so hard he went flying onto baggage conveyor)
https://t.co/9ngDN1oKx0

— IntoTheMystic (@Mystic_Sailor) May 24, 2022

Former NFL player Brendan Langley was signed as a free agent back in February for the Calgary Stampeders. According to the team’s site, he is a former NFL player drafted in 2017 by the Denver Broncos.

He continued to tweet about the incident:

every angle shows me walking away from buddy, i had a whole ass flight that morning i did not want any smoke! he followed me all the way down to the kiosk just to cause me bodily harm. im honestly still shocked

— 🥈🥇 (@trllang) May 23, 2022

u can clearly see soooo many @united employees watching everything unfold while im basically begging for help. craziest part not one of them helped De-escalate the situation! it was like they wanted it to happen. like i had a target on my back

— 🥈🥇 (@trllang) May 23, 2022

its crazy how u can get assaulted by an actual airline employee and defend urself, but media will run the narrative that they want to… this is the problem in our society today smh dont believe everything u read! @TMZ tbh this is shitty of yall. taking another mans pain as a joke https://t.co/oIiwiOtL70

— 🥈🥇 (@trllang) May 23, 2022

Now Langley will forever be known for his fight at the airport. At least he showed off his boxing skills…

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