Tennessee Titans WR Calvin Ridley Addresses Airport Incident

Tennessee Titans fans got an interesting notification on their phones on Sunday night. 

It was during the second half of Sunday Night Football. News broke that there was an incident at the Nashville Airport involving Titans receiver Calvin Ridley. 

We didn't learn exactly what happened until later.

It was revealed that Ridley got upset with a valet attendant at the airport after trying to get his car keys back from them. The valet lost his ticket and refused to give him the keys since they couldn't identify his vehicle without it. 

This angered Ridley, and he tried to snatch the keys out of their hands, leaving a cut. Charges were attempted to be filed, and it's unclear whether they are going to be dropped or not. 

That was what was reported, but Ridley had a chance to share his side of the story on Wednesday. 

Ridley spoke to the media in the locker room for the first time since it happened. He clarified that it wasn't the valet attendant who didn't have the ticket, but himself instead.

He had other forms of ID to show so that they could confirm the vehicle was his. 

Ridley was also asked if he cut the person's hand after taking the keys out of their hand. He said that he didn't get to see whether he cut their hand or not. Ridley claimed that the attendant said that he broke their finger.

"No, I didn't have the ticket," Ridley said. "Once you don't have your ticket, you show them your ID and fill out a form. I also showed them a picture. So, showed them more that it's my truck. My wife and kids was at the top. My mom was at the top. I came down by myself to get it. It's 11 p.m. at night. They gave me the hardest time to get my truck. I just got my keys at the registration. They wanted the registration. I gave them the registration after I got the keys. My wife came down. We got in the truck and left." 

He was also unaware if he was facing charges because of that. 

Ridley was rumored to be moved ahead of the trade deadline. Nothing happened with the receiver at the end of the day. The timing of when it happened couldn't have been worse. The news came out with just two days remaining before Tuesday's trade deadline. 

However, his diminishing production over the years was going to make his market small either way. Ridley went from being a 1,000-yard receiver in 2024 to having 91 receiving yards in the season ahead of Week 10. 

He is now used as a backup after coming in and starting for the Titans off the bat when he joined the team in 2024 free agency. 

For now, Ridley is still on the team. The Titans are still locked into his contract until it expires in 2028. 

It would've been interesting to see what the Titans could've gotten for Ridley. The team would've most likely received a late-round pick for the veteran at this point. 

Now we'll never know. 

Ridley is still going to try to contribute to the team as the Titans prepare for a matchup with the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday.