{"id":1052445,"date":"2026-11-12T03:12:15","date_gmt":"2026-11-12T03:12:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/1052445\/"},"modified":"2026-11-12T03:12:15","modified_gmt":"2026-11-12T03:12:15","slug":"titans-calvin-ridley-reveals-what-happened-during-airport-incident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/1052445\/","title":{"rendered":"Titans’ Calvin Ridley reveals what happened during airport incident"},"content":{"rendered":"

Calvin Ridley\u2019s weekend incident at Nashville International Airport is becoming a little less mysterious<\/a>. <\/p>\n

The Titans star receiver spoke with reporters Wednesday and explained his side of the story that involved a valet \u2014 who apparently claimed the wideout broke his finger \u2014 as Ridley attempted to get the keys back for his truck. <\/p>\n

Ridley, 31, said he did not have the valet ticket for his truck, but showed his ID, a picture and other proof that it was indeed his vehicle that he was picking up at the airport. <\/p>\n

\u201cTook my keys out of his hand,\u201d Ridley explained. \u201cOnce you don\u2019t have the ticket, you show \u2019em your ID, you fill out a form. I also showed him a picture. I also showed him more that it\u2019s 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\u2019s 11 p.m. at night. They gave me the hardest time to get my truck. I just got my keys, got the registration \u2014 they wanted registration. <\/p>\n

\"TennesseeTennessee Titans\u2019 Calvin Ridley (0) runs the ball against the Cincinnati Bengals during a game at Paycor Stadium in Cincinnati, Sunday, Nov. 1, 2026. Getty Images<\/p>\n

\u201cI gave him the registration after I got the keys. My wife came down, we got the truck and left.\u201d <\/p>\n

When asked if Ridley had cut the valet\u2019s hand, the $92 million receiver said he really didn\u2019t know the extent of any possible injuries that had occurred, but did say that the valet \u201cyelled I broke his finger.\u201d Ridley maintained he didn\u2019t know if that actually happened.<\/p>\n

He was also unaware if he was going to face any charges for what happened at the airport.<\/p>\n

Over the weekend, the Titans put out a statement that said they\u2019d been in contact with the Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority but would not have further comment on the matter. Head coach Robert Saleh told reporters Monday that he had heard the incident stemmed from a \u201cvery minor miscommunication.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ridley\u2019s third season with the Titans has seen him only minimally involved with the offense. He\u2019s caught six passes \u2014 on 13 targets \u2014 for 91 yards and no touchdowns. This comes three years after he recorded his second straight 1,000-yard season.<\/p>\n

The Titans are 1-7 in Saleh\u2019s first season as their head coach<\/a>, and their offense under offensive coordinator Brian Daboll \u2014 with second-year quarterback Cam Ward \u2014 has struggled to throw the ball effectively. Their 272.5 yards passing per game ranks 30th in the NFL.<\/p>\n

\"TennesseeTennessee Titans wide receiver Calvin Ridley (0) warms up before a game against the Houston Texans at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tenn., Sunday, Oct. 11, 2026. IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect<\/p>\n

Ridley, with one more full season on his four-year contract, was asked what his role might be going forward now that he was kept on the roster after Tuesday\u2019s trade deadline came and went.<\/p>\n

\u201cMight be the same role,\u201d he said. \u201cI don\u2019t know.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Calvin Ridley\u2019s weekend incident at Nashville International Airport is becoming a little less mysterious. The Titans star receiver…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1052446,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[124606,4048,7,4230,6,9,394],"class_list":["post-1052445","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nfl","tag-airports","tag-calvin-ridley","tag-football","tag-nashville","tag-nfl","tag-sports","tag-tennessee-titans"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/117601287873352585","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1052445","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1052445"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1052445\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1052446"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1052445"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1052445"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1052445"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}