Former NFL QB Robert Griffin III describes harrowing engine fire on United flight

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Former Heisman-winning quarterback and NFL star Robert Griffin III was on a plane that had to make an emergency landing Friday, according to a social media video posted by the signal-caller.

Griffin, 36, posted the footage late Friday night, claiming that his United plane was flying out of Houston when the right engine "caught fire" after takeoff.

The footage depicts a United plane back at the terminal.

Robert Griffin III looks on before the game between the Jacksonville Jaguars and the Cincinnati Bengals at EverBank Stadium in Jacksonville, Fla., on Dec. 4, 2023. (David Rosenblum/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

"We heard 15 straight loud bangs and immediately knew something was wrong," he said. "Thankfully the pilots were able to get us and every passenger back safe and sound with zero injuries.

VIDEO SHOWS WING OF UNITED AIRLINES PLANE CATCHING FIRE DURING TAKEOFF AT HOUSTON AIRPORT

"God is good."

Yep. This is why I hate flying. For years now, I've championed the "return of the road trip." I wish everyone would get on board.

It's not just the fact that I don't love being off the ground. I don't. Trust me. I hate it. But it's more just the experience in general.

I've never heard from anyone fresh off a day of flying who said, "Man, what a great day that was!" It's never happened, and it never will.

Airports are terrible. Security is terrible. You're crammed into a metal tube 30,000 feet in the sky for HOURS with people you don't know. There's almost always a delay nowadays.

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