Packers offensive lineman Rasheed Walker arrested at New York airport on weapons charges

Green Bay Packers offensive lineman Rasheed Walker was arrested Friday morning at a New York airport after authorities say he attempted to search a bag containing a firearm.

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 he was detained at LaGuardia Airport, the 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 attempting to check in at Delta Air Lines around 10:30 a.m., but did not have the “proper credentials,” a spokesperson for the Port Authority Police Department told News Digital.

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According to the criminal complaint, Walker allegedly told an employee that her purse contained a 9mm Glock handgun in a locked box. Police later found the firearm with 36 cartridges, also secured in the locked case.

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

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

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

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

Green Bay Packers offensive tackle Rasheed Walker (63) 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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