Ex NFL player Brendan Langley arrested for brawl with United Airlines worker at Newark Airport
The not-so-friendly skies! Ex-NFL player Brendan Langley, 27, is charged with assault after being filmed in brawl with United Airlines worker
The brawl happened at the United Airlines bag drop desk at Newark Airport in New Jersey on Thursday May 19Brendan Langley is the passenger filmed trading blows with the unnamed United Airlines worker Langley played briefly in the NFL before joining the Calgary Stampeders for one season last year Footage of the fight does not show how it began or who threw the first punch Langley is accused of using a wheelchair to transport his luggage instead of a paid-for luggage cartHe was booked by Port Authority for a single charge of assault but the airline worker was not charged United has not commented on whether or not the worker remains in his job Do you know the United Airlines worker in the video? Email jen.smith@mailonline.com
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The United Airlines passenger filmed brawling with an employee at Newark Airport in a viral video is a 27-year-old football player from Georgia who has now been charged with assault.
DailyMail.com can reveal Brendan Langley, 27, was arrested on Thursday May 19 at 11.03am after trading blows with the unnamed United Airlines worker.
Videos show the pair sparring, but almost all of the footage shows the airline worker throwing the first punch.
But Langley, who once played in the NFL for the Denver Broncos but most recently played for the Calgary Stampeders in Canada, was the only one arrested.
He was booked on a single count of simple assault on Thursday. The United Airlines worker was taken to the hospital to be treated for injuries but he was not arrested.
It is believed that the fight began when Langley used a wheelchair to transport his luggage, instead of a paid-for luggage cart which cost $5.
Brendan Langley was arrested at the airport on Thursday for ‘assaulting’ the United Airlines worker. Video of the brawl went viral, right
A United Airlines worker hit a passenger at an airport check-in desk before being punched to the ground
The employee is left bloodied on a luggage conveyor belt after the vicious brawl at Newark Airport
Footage shared online shows the staffer struggling on his feet after suffering several heavy blows to the head
The United worker managed to land one punch but was then pummeled to the ground, flying behind the check-in desk and onto the carousel.
He staggered back up to his feet, stumbling towards the passenger who yelled incredulously: ‘He wants more? He wants more!’
Other airline workers intervened and the passenger was then removed from the airport by police.
Langley, 27, has not commented on the arrest. He is from Georgia but recently was living in Calgary
United would not state whether the airline worker has been disciplined for his role in the fight.
In a statement, a spokesman said only: ‘United Airlines does not tolerate violence of any kind at our airports or on board our planes and we are working with local authorities to further investigate this matter.’
Port Authority Police, who handle incidents in the airport, have not commented on the incident or if either man was charged.
The video has been viewed more than 11million times since being uploaded to Twitter yesterday morning.
Now, the internet is divided on which of the pair was to blame – and who threw the first punch.
Footage being shared does not show the start of the altercation but it does show the employee striking the passenger in the face
