Packers lineman charged with weapon possession at New York airport

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

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

Rasheed Walker (63) of the Green Bay Packers during a game against the New York Giants at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey on November 16, 2025. (Rich Graessle/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

Walker allegedly presented a firearm for inspection while trying to check in at Delta Air Lines around 10:30 a.m., but he did not have the “proper identifying information,” a spokesperson for the Port Authority Police Department told Fox News Digital.

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According to the criminal complaint, Walker told an employee that his bag contained a Glock 9mm pistol in a locked box. Police later found the firearm with 36 rounds of ammunition, also secured in the locked case.

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

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

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

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“He told a person at Delta that he was traveling with a firearm. He mistakenly thought that because he had a licensed firearm and it was in a locked box that he could travel with it. We are confident 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 was a consistent presence at Green Bay’s left tackle position over the past three years. He enters the 2026 offseason as an unrestricted free agent.

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

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

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