Rub! Former Denver Bronco player Brendan Langley became the subject of discussion online after a viral video showed him defending himself after a United Airlines employee assaulted him inside Newark Liberty International Airport. The incident happened around 11am on Thursday and resulted in the player landing behind bars. We’ll give you a synopsis if you haven’t seen the video.
The video shows the employee pushing and slapping Brendan. That’s where things go awry. Brendan, a free agent with the Calgary Stampeders in the Canadian Football League, punched the employee and fell behind the counter. The very bloody man got up and tried to lunge at Brendan, but another employee tried to intervene. Although the employee delivered the first punch, authorities arrested and charged Brendan with a simple assault, according to TMZ.
The reports also state that United employees were not arrested. A United Airlines spokesperson spoke out about the incident with PIX 11, revealing that the man has been terminated. A spokesman said the man was working for a subsidiary of United Ground Express airline.
“United Airlines does not tolerate any form of violence at the airport or on our aircraft and we are working with local authorities to further investigate this matter,” the spokesperson said in a statement. An announcement. The video re-shared on rapper The Game’s Instagram page has received nearly 4,300,000 views and many people share their opinions on how to defend themselves.
At this point, reports suggest that Brendan has been released on his own terms, according to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. However, no other information was provided. Roommates, comment and let us know what you think about this!
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