'Humiliated' former NFL star Terrell Davis opens up on being handcuffed on a flight as he demands for United Airlines to be held accountable: 'My dignity was stripped'

Pro Football Hall of Famer Terrell Davis opened up connected getting wrongfully handcuffed retired of an craft successful beforehand of his family en way to a California getaway. 

On Monday, nan 51-year-old shared a connection astir nan 'humiliating, disturbing and traumatizing' acquisition connected a United Airlines formation from Denver to Orange County complete nan weekend. 

Days later, Davis went successful extent pinch nan communicative successful an question and reply pinch ABC's Good Morning America. During his appearance, nan erstwhile Super Bowl MVP revealed that he is yet to perceive from nan hose aft nan incident. 

'I felt demoralized. I felt embarrassed, humiliated,' nan two-time Super Bowl champion shared. 'I felt for illustration my dignity was stripped from maine correct successful beforehand of my children and my family. And I want United to beryllium held accountable for this.'

Travelling pinch his wife, 2 sons and daughter, Davis attempted to emblem a formation attendant aft his boy asked for a cup of ice. On his Instagram post, Davis wrote that an attendant 'either didn't perceive aliases ignored his petition and continued past our row.'

'I calmly reached down maine and lightly tapped (the attendant's) limb to get his attraction to again inquire for a cup of crystal for my son,' Davis continued. 'His consequence and nan events that followed should stun each of us. 

'He shouted, 'Don't deed me,' and near nan cart to hurriedly attack nan beforehand of nan plane. I was confused, arsenic were nan passengers successful beforehand of maine who witnessed nan exchange. I thought thing of it different than this peculiar worker was incredibly rude and blatantly incorrect successful his accusations of maine hitting him.' 

Davis added that he did not interact pinch nan attendant for nan remainder of nan flight. However, aft nan level landed successful Orange County, nan aviator asked passengers to stay seated earlier FBI and rule enforcement agents approached and handcuffed Davis earlier escorting him retired of nan aircraft. 

The incident was 'recorded by aggregate passengers,' according to Davis. 

Davis' wife, Tamiko, told GMA she 'thought it was a joke, because what other could it be?'

'Terrell, are you joking? Is this a prank?' And he conscionable said, quietly: 'No, it's not.' And I'm looking astatine my sons, who are sitting correct adjacent to him, watching their dada being handcuffed.'

'We were conscionable near to fend for ourselves connected a formation pinch everyone staring astatine us,' Tamiko continued. 

'During questioning, it was rightfully wished by nan agents that this formation attendant was inaccurate successful his accusations and nan agents profusely apologized,' Davis wrote. 

United told CNN connected Monday evening that they person 'removed nan formation attendant from work while we intimately reappraisal this matter.'

'This is intelligibly not nan benignant of recreation acquisition we strive to provide, and we person reached retired to Mr. Davis' squad to apologize,' United Airlines' email read. 

However, Davis told GMA that nan hose has not contacted him straight to reside nan incident.

'They person not reached retired to maine to apologize. They person reached retired to my attorney, but I person not heard from them directly. And truthful that, to me, is simply a problem.' 

'The traumatizing acquisition of my 2 sons, my girl and my woman watching maine being placed successful handcuffs – without owed process aliases immoderate mentation – cannot beryllium undone,' Davis' Instagram station read. 

The FBI's Los Angeles agency acknowledged connected Monday that nan personification detained astatine John Wayne Airport for questioning 'was cooperative pinch rule enforcement and was released to proceed his travels.'

Parker Stinar, managing partner of nan Chicago-based rule patient representing Davis, wrote that nan incident 'is appalling and disturbing to opportunity nan least,' successful an email to CNN. 

'We scheme connected afloat investigating nan events that took spot and are actively contacting United Airlines successful this matter,' Stinar wrote.