NFL wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. two escorted off an aircraft in Miami.

MIAMI — NFL free agent Odell Beckham Jr. was once eliminated by way of police from a plane earlier than takeoff at Miami International Airport after officers stated he failed to reply to requests to buckle his seatbelt and seemed to be unconscious, police and airline officers stated Sunday.

"Fearing that Mr. Beckham used to be severely ill, and that his situation would aggravate thru the predicted 5 hour flight, (flight crew members) referred to as for police and hearth rescue,"

Miami Dade Police Officer Luis Sierra stated in a announcement following the 9:30 a.m. Sunday incident.

"As they tried to wake (Beckham) to fasten his seat belt, he seemed to be coming in and out of consciousness," the declaration said.

American Airlines consultant Alfredo Garduno demonstrated that flight 1228 to Los Angeles again to the gate earlier than takeoff "due to a consumer failing to comply with crew members' directions and refusing to fasten their seat belt."

"He simply walked quietly. Police escorted him out," Gauna said, including that the flight used to be full and he heard "grumblings" amongst different passengers.

Gauna, a filmmaker, used to be returning home to Camarillo, California, close to Los Angeles, after more than two weeks documenting sharks in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Brazil.