Packers lineman charged with weapon possession at New York airport

Green Bay Packers offensive lineman Rasheed Walker was arrested at a New York airport Friday morning after authorities say he tried to check a bag containing a firearm.

The 25-year-old NFL player was charged with two counts of second-degree criminal possession of a weapon and possession of a firearm after he was taken into custody at LaGuardia Airport. New York Post It was first reported citing a criminal complaint.

Walker allegedly presented a firearm for examination while attempting to check into Delta Air Lines around 10:30 a.m., but did not have “proper identification information,” a spokesperson for the Port Authority Police Department told Fox News Digital.

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According to the criminal complaint, Walker allegedly told an employee that she had a 9mm Glock handgun in a locked box in her purse. Police later found the firearm with 36 bullets in the locked box.

Walker’s attorney told the Post that the arrest was the result of a misunderstanding and that Walker was in possession of a licensed firearm.

“It was in a locked box and he explained it to people at the airport,” Arthur Aidala said.

Offensive tackle Rasheed Walker (63) of the Green Bay Packers passes during the NFL game against the Miami Dolphins on November 28, 2024 at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (Brooke Sutton/Getty Images)

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“He told a person from Delta that he was traveling with a firearm. He was mistaken in thinking that he could travel with this weapon because he had a licensed firearm and it was in a locked box. We are confident that the case will be dismissed.”

Walker was selected by the Packers in the seventh round of the 2022 NFL Draft. He led the team in offensive snaps last season and has been a consistent presence at left tackle for Green Bay the past three years. He enters the 2026 season as an unrestricted free agent.

Green Bay Packers’ Rasheed Walker (63) stands on the sideline during the fourth quarter of an NFL preseason game against the Baltimore Ravens at Lambeau Field on August 24, 2024 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (Todd Rosenberg/Getty Images)

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The Packers did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

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