One of the combatants in the wild brawl at Newark Airport in New Jersey was a former NFL and current CFL player.
Brendan Langley, a third-round pick by the Denver Broncos in 2017 and current Calgary Stampeder, has been arrested and charged with simple assault.
The United Airlines worker he fought in the melee is no longer employed by the airline as a result.
The fight after an apparent argument between Langley, who was a DB for Denver, and the airline worker:
United Airlines now knows what it feels like to fly United Airlines pic.twitter.com/GUdh6ZEqqq
— ThatsGoodSports (@BrandonPerna) May 23, 2022
The Stampeders issued the following statement on Monday:
The Calgary Stampeders football club is aware of the reports concerning Brendan Langley.
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.
Langley signed with the CFL team in February as a wideout.
With the Broncos, je played 16 games at defensive back over the 2017 and ’18 seasons. He made six tackles and returned 10 kickoffs for 244 yards and one punt for six yards.