Terrell Davis has 'no-fly ban' from United Airlines REVERSED with flight attendant 'no longer employed' after being escorted off flight by FBI agent

Pro Football Hall-of-Famer Terrell Davis has had his 'no-fly' ban lifted after being handcuffed and removed from a United Airlines flight earlier this month.

On Tuesday, Davis took to social media and shared an emailed letter notifying him of his placement on the airline's no-fly list after an encounter on July 13.

The airline told CNN on Tuesday that Davis's ban has been lifted and the flight attendant involved in the incident 'is no longer employed'.

Davis and his family were on their way to a vacation in California when he was placed in handcuffs and hauled off a United Airlines flight.

The former Denver Broncos running back says all he did was tap a flight attendant's arm to ask for a cup of ice on a flight from Denver to Orange County, California, and that he was wrongfully removed.

Davis told CNN's Erin Burnett that after he tapped them to get their attention, 'the flight attendant spun back and said, "Don't hit me."'

'I thought nothing of it other than this particular employee was incredibly rude and blatantly wrong in his accusations of me hitting him. I did not see or interact with him further for the duration of the flight,' Davis wrote July 15, two days after the incident.

After landing at John Wayne Airport, Davis was led off the aircraft in handcuffs by local and federal law enforcement in front of his wife and three children as multiple passengers recorded the incident.

Davis was detained for a short time before the agents let him go and 'profusely apologized,' the 51-year-old wrote.

United's Passenger Incident Review Committee sent the letter informing Davis of his initial ban, saying the decision was in 'compliance with (United's) contract of carriage and our legal obligations as a common carrier … to delay or refuse to carry any passenger whose conduct or conditions threatens the safety of our employees or other passengers.'

'Based on the nature of the reported incident … this shall serve as a notice that you are not permitted to fly on United Airlines or any regional carrier operating as United Express,' the letter continued. 

The airline added that this decision could be lifted after a review by the Passenger Incident Review Committee.

'While my family and I continue to have difficult conversations with our children, I will continue to fight for what is right for all passengers of @united,' Davis wrote in his Tuesday photo caption, referring to the ban.

The letter 'was generated due to the report of the flight attendant - who is no longer employed by United,' Leslie Scott, a spokesperson for United Airlines, said in a statement to CNN. 

'The day after the letter was sent, we discussed with Mr. Davis' team that it had been rescinded. We have apologized to Mr. Davis for his experience and continue to review our handling of incidents like this to protect our highest priority - the safety of our customers and crew.'

Davis' attorney, Parker Stinar, released a statement of his own on Tuesday - saying that United's claim that the 'apparently withdrawn' ban was communicated to the Hall-of-Famer's lawyers 'is blatantly false' - adding that only after his social media post was Davis made aware that the ban was reversed.

'Engaging in tactics in an attempt to discredit the timeline of events is worrisome, to say the least,' Stinar said.

In addition, Stinar said that the developments have 'only further confirmed there is an urgent need for an overhaul of United's leadership, who continues to prioritize protecting their image over passenger safety and experience, including at the expense of an innocent family's reputation and well-being.'

Stinar also says that he and the rest of Davis' team plans to move forward with a lawsuit against the airline.