Super Bowl champion TJ Ward sent a message to all his X followers after a rather unpleasant trip at the airport.
“Airports are a scam. TSA is a scam,” Ward, a former NFL safety who spent eight seasons in the league, posted on X last Friday. “All these rules are meaningless.”
Many people remember the nightmarish incident at the airport, but why was the three-time Pro Bowler so upset?
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TJ Ward of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers is shown on the sideline during a game against the Saints at the Superdome in New Orleans on November 5, 2017. (Wesley Hitt/Getty Images)
Ward wrote that she felt like she was being sexually assaulted every time she boarded a plane.
“If you ask that stupid machine, I have a weapon every time I fly (sic),” Ward posted. “No, they’re part of my manhood. Now I have to take the SA [sexually assaulted].
“I’m sick of it! Domestic terrorism and we were worried about my bag.”
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Currently, the TSA has to do its job to ensure all passengers are safe on the plane, but Mr. Ward said he was not allowed to have any prohibited items on his person after passing through the first machine. He said further tests were being carried out after confirming that there were no such cases.
Ward brought up another concern he has regarding airport regulations, but this one is far less serious than his other complaints.
Denver Broncos’ TJ Ward, 43, watches during the fourth quarter of a game against the Arizona Cardinals on August 31, 2017 in Denver. (Joe Amon/Denver Post via Getty Images)
“Oh, and don’t forget, you can let your baby drink water, but you can’t pass the water you’re drinking. What do you mean?!” Ward posted.
Ward was drafted in the second round of the 2010 draft by the Cleveland Browns out of Oregon. He spent his first four seasons with the Browns, earning second-team All-Pro honors in the final season of his rookie contract in 2013.
He then joined the Denver Broncos in 2014 and went on to play in the Pro Bowl. In 2015, which was Ward’s third straight Pro Bowl season, he helped the team reach and win Super Bowl 50 against the Carolina Panthers, one of the league’s best defenses that year.
TJ Ward (Paul Archuleta/Getty Images/File)
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Ward spent his final year in the NFL in 2017 with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Ward had eight interceptions, one pick-six return, 607 total tackles, 8.5 sacks and 44 passes defended in 107 regular season games over eight seasons.
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