Griffin, 36, posted the footage late Friday night, claiming that his United plane was flying out of Houston when the right engine "caught fire" after takeoff.The footage depicts a United plane back at the terminal.Robert Griffin III looks on before the game between the Jacksonville Jaguars and the Cincinnati Bengals at EverBank Stadium in Jacksonville, Fla., on Dec.4, 2023.
(David Rosenblum/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)"We heard 15 straight loud bangs and immediately knew something was wrong," he said."Thankfully the pilots were able to get us and every passenger back safe and sound with zero injuries.VIDEO SHOWS WING OF UNITED AIRLINES PLANE CATCHING FIRE DURING TAKEOFF AT HOUSTON AIRPORT"God is good."Yep.
This is why I hate flying.For years now, I've championed the "return of the road trip." I wish everyone would get on board.It's not just the fact that I don't love being off the ground.
I don't.Trust me.
I hate it.But it's more just the experience in general.I've never heard from anyone fresh off a day of flying who said, "Man, what a great day that was!" It's never happened, and it never will.Airports are terrible.
Security is terrible.You're crammed into a metal tube 30,000 feet in the sky for HOURS with people you don't know.
There's almost always a delay nowadays.ROBERT GRIFFIN III SAYS HE WILL 'ALWAYS' ROOT FOR HIS FORMER WASHINGTON COMMANDERS DESPITE ABRUPT ENDINGCleveland Browns quarterback Robert Griffin III warms up before the game against the Chicago Bears at FirstEnergy Stadium in Cleveland, Ohio, on Sept.1, 2016.
(Ken Blaze/USA TODAY Sports)Beyond a good airport bar, which I do enjoy, there is NOTHING enjoyable about flying.Obviously, the worst part is the fact that your engine could catch fire in the middle of the sky.If I saw that from my crammed window seat, I'd faint.
And there's nothing you can do about it, beyond sending a couple of prayers to the Big Guy upstairs and hope for the best.You're just powerless.Anyway, I'm glad RGIII ma...