Packers offensive tackle Rasheed Walker arrested on weapons charges at LaGuardia Airport

NEW YORK (AP) — Green Bay Packers offensive tackle Rasheed Walker was arrested after police say he presented a firearm for inspection without proper credentials at LaGuardia Airport.

Port Authority police said Walker was arrested Friday morning after responding to a firearms check at LaGuardia’s Terminal C. Police said the 25-year-old had checked in at Delta and presented a firearm for inspection without proper credentials.

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Arthur Aidala, the attorney representing Walker, said his client voluntarily disclosed an unloaded and secured firearm upon his arrival at the airport. Aidala said Walker was arrested because his driver’s license was not valid in New York.

“We are confident that the matter will ultimately be dismissed,” Aidala said by email.

The Packers’ season ended on January 10 with a 31-27 loss to the Chicago Bears in the wild card round of the NFC playoffs.

Walker has been Green Bay’s first-team left tackle for the past three seasons and has started 48 games since the Packers selected him out of Penn State in the seventh round of the 2022 draft. Walker just completed the final year of his contract and is set to become a free agent in the offseason. He has started each of Green Bay’s four playoff games over the past three seasons.

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