Former NFL offensive lineman Gosder Cherilus was arrested Sunday after he allegedly urinated on another passenger during a cross-Atlantic flight, according to multiple reports.

Cherilus, 40, pleaded not guilty to interfering with the operation of an aircraft, disorderly conduct and resisting arrest at his arraignment Monday in East Boston District Court. According to the reports, he was released on a $2,500 bond.

Cherilus declined to comment to reporters. He apologized in a statement posted to X on Monday. 

“The flight was unexpectedly delayed for approximately four hours, and it did not take off until after 12:30 a.m. In preparation for the unexpected overnight flight, I took a sleeping medication that I don’t normally use, which resulted in behavior that is not representative of my character, and I would like to apologize to the passengers and flight crew.”

According to the reports, police said they were called to Logan Airport at 2 a.m. on Sunday after a Delta flight bound for Dublin diverted back to Boston because of an “unruly” passenger who urinated on another passenger.

According to a police report obtained by WBZ News, Cherilus appeared intoxicated when he arrived at the airport. Cherilus then argued with another passenger about seating arrangements before the flight took off. According to the report per WBZ News, Cherilus later walked up to an elderly woman, roughly an hour after takeoff, exposed himself, urinated on her and became irate when the flight crew attempted to intervene.

Police later escorted Cherilus off the flight, arrested him and charged him, per the reports.

Cherilus was a first-round draft pick of the Detroit Lions out of Boston College in 2008. He spent five seasons with Detroit, two with the Indianapolis Colts and two with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He started 116 games over that span.

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