Ex-NFL player Gosder Cherilus breaks silence after being accused of urinating on passenger during flight

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Gosder Cherilus, the former NFL player accused of urinating on a passenger during a flight to Dublin, has broken his silence on social media. 

Cherilus, who was drafted as the 17th overall pick by the Detroit Lions in 2008, released a statement on social media Monday to explain his "behavior" on a Delta Air Lines flight departing from Logan International Airport in Boston that led to his arrest. 

Gosder Cherilus, #77 of the Detroit Lions, moves to block Casey Hayward, #29 of the Green Bay Packers, at Lambeau Field on Dec. 9, 2012 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)

"I’d like to address the media reports about me that surfaced today regarding a situation that occurred onboard a flight to Ireland this past weekend," the former NFL player said in a statement posted to X. 

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Cherilus went on to explain that after several hours of delay, he took "sleeping medication" which caused the unruly behavior. 

"The flight was unexpectedly delayed for approximately four hours, and it did not take off until after 12:30 a.m. In preparation for the unexpected overnight flight, I took a sleeping medication that I don’t normally use, which resulted in behavior that is not representative of my character, and I would like to apologize to the passengers and flight crew." 

According to the police report, Cherilus boarded the plane and appeared to be intoxicated. He proceeded to argue with the flight crew about his seat, and an hour into the flight, it was alleged that he urinated on an elderly passenger. 

Gosder Cherilus of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers walks off the field dejected after the