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Hall of Fame running back Terrell Davis said Wednesday he believes race played a determinant factor in his recent removal, in handcuffs, from a United Airlines flight after asking for a cup of ice. Davis, a former Denver Broncos star and two-time Super Bowl champion, said he's still traumatized by the incident aboard a flight to John Wayne Airport in Orange County, California, on Saturday. He said he believes race played a role in the incident.
Davis said he's grateful for a passenger seated in front of him who allegedly witnessed the encounter and told authorities it was not violent incident. 'What if my only witness was not on that plane? What if he did not see it, what if he had headphones on?' Davis said. 'So now it's my word against the flight attendant: How do you think that ends?' The FBI confirmed that agents responded to 'an allegation of a violent assault aboard' that United flight.
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