Passengers on an overnight flight from Boston to Dublin witness one of the most bizarre scenes imaginable.
Gosder Cherilus, a former first-round pick of the Detroit Lions, was arrested early Sunday on his flight back to Boston after things got out of control on his Delta Air Lines flight.
Cherilus was charged with disturbing the peace and disrupting the flight crew after he failed to comply with orders to exit the aircraft before takeoff. Cherilus reportedly boarded the plane drunk and began arguing with the flight crew over his seat.
Inexplicably, about an hour into the flight, Cherilus is said to have urinated on an elderly passenger, hit another passenger, stolen his seat, and lost consciousness.
Cherlius, 40, is 6-foot-4 and played in the NFL for nine years at 325 pounds, which suggests a truly incredible scene on that flight.
Although Cherilus and his attorney did not officially speak to the press about the matter following his arraignment on Monday, Cherilus made an effort to explain the situation on his X account.
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Cherilus played five of his nine NFL seasons with the Detroit Lions after being selected 17th overall in the 2008 NFL Draft out of Boston College. He started 71 games as right tackle for the Lions before playing two seasons each for the Indianapolis Colts and Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
According to his X-Account, Cherilus appears to work primarily for his charity, the Gosder Charilus Foundation, and he also works with fellow former Lions Calvin Johnson and Rob Sims at the Primitiv Group, a cannabis company.
Detroit Lions first-round picks since 2000
The Detroit Lions may not have a great history of selecting players, but the first round of the NFL Draft is always an exciting endeavor. At least this list gets more and more exciting the closer it gets to the present. These are the Detroit Lions’ first-round picks since 2000.
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Lions players arrested since 2000
Below is a gallery of players arrested since 2000 through today, Valentine’s Day 2024. USA Today’s database is constantly updated and can be viewed in full here.
DISCLAIMER: An arrest and a conviction are not the same thing. The outcome of each arrest is included in the gallery when available. This list is for informational and entertainment purposes only and is not targeted at any particular group or player, former or otherwise. The USA Today database from which this article and the gallery below are cited includes its own disclaimer: “The data is derived from media reports and public records. It cannot be considered complete as records of some player arrests may not have been found for a variety of reasons, including lack of media coverage or accessible public records. Many resolutions of these cases are also pending or could not be immediately located.”
Gallery credit: Jacob Harrison
