Titans receiver Calvin Ridley was involved in an incident over the weekend at the Nashville International Airport. No details were provided by the Titans, who simply acknowledged that they were aware of it.
On Monday, coach Robert Saleh called it a “very minor miscommunication.”
The folks at AtoZSports.com recently reported that Ridley was “allegedly involved in a verbal and physical altercation with an airport valet driver that resulted in an injury, and the valet sought to press assault charges with local law enforcement.” When Ridley spoke to reporters on Wednesday, he seemed to confirm that account of the situation.
Ridley said he took his keys from the valet, and that the valet claims Ridley “broke his finger,” via video posted by Paul Kuharsky.
As to whether Ridley is facing criminal charges, he said, “I don’t know.”
It seems like it’s not a big deal. Where it goes from here may largely depend on how aggressively the valet driver pushes it, either by insisting on criminal charges or filing a lawsuit. Or both.