The United Airlines worker caught on camera fighting a former NFL player at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey last week has been fired, according to a report.
“United Ground Express informed us that the employee has been terminated,” an airline rep said in an email to The New York Post, referring to the company’s connection subsidiary.
The shocking video, which starts mid-brawl, shows the airline employee first slapping a passenger, identified by TMZ as ex-Denver Broncos cornerback Brendan Langley.
Langley, 27, then began punching the airline employee, sending him reeling. The dazed, airline worker then puts up his dukes and proceeds to slap Langley across the face.
“You saw that s—?” Langley shouts at a bystander before delivering a punch that sends the worker to the floor and left him bleeding from the head.
The bloodied airline employee stumbles back to his feet and confronts the Langley again. “You want some more? He wants some more!” Langley yells at him. Meanwhile, cries to “stop” can be heard in the background amid the fight.
Langley has been arrested on a charge of simple assault, the Port Authority told CNN. It is unclear from the video who exactly threw the first punch but according to TMZ, the now-former airline worker has not been arrested. Another video of the incident shared online appeared to show Langley landing the first blow.
The bloody fight is believed to have started when Langley used a wheelchair to transport his luggage — instead of a luggage cart which cost $5, according to the Daily Mail.
Langley addressed the incident on Twitter, writing: “yall aint off the hook… worst customer experience in the entirety of my life on Heaven!!!!” He then claimed in a tweet that he was assaulted by the United worker and was defending himself.
