Cincinnati Bengals star Pacman Jones was involved in a violent altercation at the Atlanta airport -- when he was attacked by an employee ... TMZ Sports has learned.
Jones had touched down at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport on Tuesday evening when cops say ABM employee Frank Ragin "made a gesture towards Adam Jones."
Officials tell TMZ Sports ... Pacman confronted the man about the gesture and a verbal altercation broke out.
"Mr. Ragin eventually struck Mr. Jones with a closed fist," cops say ... "causing a laceration to Mr.