Former NFL player Gosder Cherilus was arrested on Saturday after he was accused of urinating on a passenger during a flight. The 2008 first-round pick was on a Delta flight headed to Dublin when the airline said he acted in an “unruly” manner. The flight was routed back to Logan Airport in Boston, and he was taken into custody after the plane had landed.
Cherilus, who starred as an offensive lineman during his time at Boston College, redshifted in 2013 and then became the 17th overall pick in 2008 by the Detroit Lions. In his first eight seasons, out of the 117 games he played, he started in 113 of them. He spent time with the Detroit Lions, Indianapolis Colts, and Tampa Bay Buccaneers before retiring in 2017.
Delta released a statement saying, “Delta flight 154 from Boston to Dublin on August 17 returned to Boston Logan due to an unruly customer and was met by law enforcement. Delta has zero tolerance for unlawful behavior and will cooperate with law enforcement to that end. We apologize to our customers for the delay in their travel.”
Cherilus is scheduled to be arraigned in a Boston court on Monday. The other passengers boarded a plane to Ireland on Sunday night. Stay tuned for more updates on this developing story.
