NFL Hall of Famer Terrell Davis was 'humiliated' after being handcuffed, escorted off plane in front of family

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Pro Football Hall of Famer Terrell Davis was escorted off a plane in handcuffs in what he called a "disgusting display of injustice and deplorable treatment" this past weekend. 

Davis, who starred for the Denver Broncos at running back from 1995-2001, wrote a long Instagram post on Monday in which he explained what happened on his United flight from Denver to Orange County on Saturday, which ended up with federal agents handcuffing and walking him off the aircraft.

Davis said that the incident started when his son asked for a cup of ice from a flight attendant during beverage service, and after the attendant allegedly didn’t hear or chose to ignore the request, Davis "lightly tapped" the attendant on the arm to get his attention.

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Terrell Davis speaks during the Global Down Syndrome Foundation's 15th Annual Be Beautiful Be Yourself Fashion Show at Sheraton Downtown Denver Hotel on November 18, 2023 in Denver, Colorado.  (Tom Cooper/Getty Images for Global Down Syndrome Foundation)

That’s when things went awry.

"He shouted ‘don’t hit me’ and left the cart to hurriedly approach the front of the plane. I was confused, as were the passengers in front of me who witnessed the exchange," Davis wrote. "I thought nothing of it other than this particular employee was incredibly rude and blatantly wrong in his accusations of me hitting him. I did not see or interact with him further for the duration of the flight."

When the flight landed, the pilot asked all passengers to remain seated as federal agents boarded the aircraft. That’s when Davis was handcuffed and walked off, as he says he was