Odell Beckham Jr. escorted off LAX-bound plane in Miami after report of ‘medical emergency’

MIAMI (KABC) — NFL free agent Odell Beckham Jr. was escorted from a Los Angeles-bound flight in Miami after officers responded to a report of a “medical emergency,” authorities said.

Officers were summoned to the American Airlines plane about 9:30 a.m. at Miami International Airport, according to the Miami-Dade Police Department.

“The flight crew was concerned for a passenger (Mr. Odell Beckham), as they tried to wake him to fasten his seat belt, he appeared to be coming in and out of consciousness, prior to their departure,” the Police Department said in a statement. “Fearing that Mr. Beckham was seriously ill, and that his condition would worsen through the expected five-hour flight, the attendants called for police and fire rescue.”

When officers arrived, members of the flight crew asked Beckham “several times” to exit the plane but he refused, the news release said.

The aircraft was “deplaned,” and when police asked Beckham to exit the aircraft he did so without incident, according to authorities.

Officers escorted the NFL wide receiver to the non-secure area of the airport terminal, where he made other arrangements for travel, police said.

Without specifically addressing the incident, Beckham tweeted on Sunday morning: “Never in my life have I experienced what just happened to me… I’ve seen it alll..”

He later tweeted: “I COULD NEVER MAKE THIS UP.”

Authorities said Beckham was neither formally detained or cited, according to NFL.com.

DEVELOPING: More details will be added to this report as they become available.