DENVER -- Pro Football Hall of Famer Terrell Davis posted an email from United Airlines on Tuesday saying he was banned from flying the airline until a review of an incident earlier this month was complete. But United officials said that ban was sent and then rescinded weeks ago.
The conflicting messages heightened tensions, with Davis' attorney, Parker Stinar, denying that Davis had received notice that the ban was withdrawn and calling for an "overhaul of United's leadership."
The back and forth was kicked off two weeks ago when Davis, who previously played for the Denver Broncos, said he was handcuffed and removed from a July 13 flight after he lightly tapped a flight attendant on the arm, prompting the employee to say "don't hit me" and hurry off.
Davis, who was later released with apologies, has called out United for making him feel "humiliated" and demanded an investigation.
"My family will never unsee me, nor will I ever forget, being taken off an airplane in handcuffs for simply asking for a cup of ice," Davis wrote in Tuesday's Instagram post.
The day after the incident, the email from United that banned Davis was generated and sent, United said in a statement. The ban was then rescinded the following day, which was communicated with Davis' team, the airline said.
Davis' attorney, Parker Stinar, said that Davis did not initially see the email banning him until recently and that they had not received any word that the travel ban had been rescinded until Davis posted the correspondence Tuesday.
Stinar said that Davis did not initially see the email banning him until recently and that they had only learned the ban was rescinded after Davis' Tuesday Instagram post.
United Airlines said the flight attendant is no longer with the company, adding: "We have apologized to Mr. Davis for his experience and continue to review our handling of incidents like this."