Odell Beckham Kicked Off Flight After Reportedly Being ‘In and Out of Consciousness’ and Refusing Seat Belt

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Free agent wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. was kicked off a plane at the Miami airport Sunday after reportedly being “in and out of consciousness” and refusing to put on his seat belt.

During his NFL career, Beckham has racked up some big accolades, including 2014 Offensive Rookie of the Year and being named to the Pro Bowl three times. He was a key part of the Los Angeles Rams’ Super Bowl-winning 2021 season, but left the big game during the second quarter with a torn ACL.

Beckham has spent the offseason healing from his knee injury and remains a free agent. NFL Network reported earlier Sunday that he had decided on a travel schedule to meet with prospective teams that might want to sign him, planning to visit the New York Giants, Dallas Cowboys, and Buffalo Bills.

But today’s travel itinerary was disrupted when flight attendants on a Sunday morning American Airlines flight from Miami to Los Angeles reportedly became “concerned” about Beckham’s behavior.

NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero tweeted a statement released by the Miami-Dade Police Department. According to the police, MDPD officers were “dispatched to a medical emergency” on the flight around 9:30 am ET.

“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 statement said. The flight crew feared Beckham was “seriously ill, and that his condition would worsen throughout the expected 5 hour flight,” so they “called for police and fire rescue.”

When the officers arrived, the flight crew asked Beckham “several times” to exit the plane, but he refused. “The aircraft was deplaned,” and the officers asked Beckham again to exit the plane, and this time he “did so without incident.” He was then “escorted to the non-secure area of the terminal” to make other travel arrangements.

Beckham seemed to indirectly reference the incident in several tweets he posted late Sunday morning, writing that “never in my life have I experienced what just happened to me,” and “comedy [hour]” along with a laughing emoji.

Another passenger apparently didn’t find the situation very comedic, posting a video of Beckham getting escorted off the plane in response to his “comedy hr.” tweet.

“Forcing us off the plane because you were unresponsive and unruly is not comedy to the hundreds of folks trying to get home dude,” the Twitter user @TheMalibuArtist wrote. “Not cool man.” Airports across the country are experiencing delays with the high level of Thanksgiving weekend traffic, complicated by adverse weather conditions in multiple cities.

FoxSports reporter Andy Slater posted additional reporting on the incident, saying that the flight was delayed because of Beckham.

UPDATE 4:15 pm ET: American Airlines released a statement confirming that Flight 1228 from Miami to Los Angeles “returned to the gate before takeoff due to a customer failing to follow crew member instructions and refusing to fasten their seatbelt. The customer was removed and the flight re-departed at 10:54 a.m. local time.”

Beckham “was not detained or charged by police, and officers did not indicate any investigation was being conducted into the incident on the airplane,” according to Miami ABC affiliate WPLG reporter David Dwork.
 

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Free agent wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. was kicked off a plane at the Miami airport Sunday after reportedly being “in and out of consciousness” and refusing to put on his seat belt.

During his NFL career, Beckham has racked up some big accolades, including 2014 Offensive Rookie of the Year and being named to the Pro Bowl three times. He was a key part of the Los Angeles Rams’ Super Bowl-winning 2021 season, but left the big game during the second quarter with a torn ACL.

Beckham has spent the offseason healing from his knee injury and remains a free agent. NFL Network reported earlier Sunday that he had decided on a travel schedule to meet with prospective teams that might want to sign him, planning to visit the New York Giants, Dallas Cowboys, and Buffalo Bills.

But today’s travel itinerary was disrupted when flight attendants on a Sunday morning American Airlines flight from Miami to Los Angeles reportedly became “concerned” about Beckham’s behavior.

NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero tweeted a statement released by the Miami-Dade Police Department. According to the police, MDPD officers were “dispatched to a medical emergency” on the flight around 9:30 am ET.

“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 statement said. The flight crew feared Beckham was “seriously ill, and that his condition would worsen throughout the expected 5 hour flight,” so they “called for police and fire rescue.”

When the officers arrived, the flight crew asked Beckham “several times” to exit the plane, but he refused. “The aircraft was deplaned,” and the officers asked Beckham again to exit the plane, and this time he “did so without incident.” He was then “escorted to the non-secure area of the terminal” to make other travel arrangements.

Beckham seemed to indirectly reference the incident in several tweets he posted late Sunday morning, writing that “never in my life have I experienced what just happened to me,” and “comedy [hour]” along with a laughing emoji.

Another passenger apparently didn’t find the situation very comedic, posting a video of Beckham getting escorted off the plane in response to his “comedy hr.” tweet.

“Forcing us off the plane because you were unresponsive and unruly is not comedy to the hundreds of folks trying to get home dude,” the Twitter user @TheMalibuArtist wrote. “Not cool man.” Airports across the country are experiencing delays with the high level of Thanksgiving weekend traffic, complicated by adverse weather conditions in multiple cities.

FoxSports reporter Andy Slater posted additional reporting on the incident, saying that the flight was delayed because of Beckham.

UPDATE 4:15 pm ET: American Airlines released a statement confirming that Flight 1228 from Miami to Los Angeles “returned to the gate before takeoff due to a customer failing to follow crew member instructions and refusing to fasten their seatbelt. The customer was removed and the flight re-departed at 10:54 a.m. local time.”

Beckham “was not detained or charged by police, and officers did not indicate any investigation was being conducted into the incident on the airplane,” according to Miami ABC affiliate WPLG reporter David Dwork.
So…he was sleeping hard, they woke him up, he didn’t immediately put on his seatbelt, so police were called and the plane was deplaned. This is the dumbest shit ever. I hope he sues American.
 

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Everybody knows the airport don’t fuck around b/c of & after 9 11 they tell you to do something & you just do it or you don’t fly but celebrities not use to getting treated like the rest of us figure they deserve preferential treatment & there you go :angry:
 
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Calling it comedy hour was a bad move...he might be able to say the incident was all a big misunderstanding and the flight crew overreacted but calling it comedy hour after all those people had to come off the plane gives a glimpse into his sense of entitlement
 

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YES. Went through this years ago with some nigga on a flight leaving Vegas.

I was so tired I wanted to reach across the isle and put his seatbelt on myself. He wouldn’t put his phone down and his faggot ass friend on the phone was encouraging him not to listen. My wife begged me not to touch him. They made everybody get off the plane when Police came.


THEN when the whiteboy in the front started actin up, I jumped outta my seat. Before Icould get to him some other white dude had hemmed him up in a choke hold and the Pilot was just screaming at the top of his lungs he was so pissed.


SMH


We sat on that fucking terminal for another hour and missed our connecting flight in Chicago. They changed our flights and fixed shit in the end but damn. ALL THAT over absolutely nothing.


SMH
oNE
 

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It kind of sounds like he was drunk (or something) and kept going in and out. Flight attendants didn't want to deal with it for 5 hours. Standard airline rule doesn't allow seemingly drunk people to fly. Towel over the head may be normal but it's also a sign of drunk/hangover. Bern there :rolleyes:
 

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It kind of sounds like he was drunk (or something) and kept going in and out. Flight attendants didn't want to deal with it for 5 hours. Standard airline rule doesn't allow seemingly drunk people to fly. Towel over the head may be normal but it's also a sign of drunk/hangover. Bern there :rolleyes:

I actually worked for an airline (not flight attendant), but a lot of folks especially somewhat famous folks will put something covering them so they won't be bothered etc. Or if there are lights on & /or folks have shades up.
 

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needs a poll...

DO YOU THINK OBJ WAS IN THE RIGHT OR WRONG

OR

DO YOU THINK THE AIR CREW OVER REACTED??
 

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I watched the whole thing. He ought to sue (as well as the other passengers in 1st class). This is some major bull shit. He wasn't bothering anybody. The blond big tittay bish instigayed the whole thing.

all he had to do was put on a seatbelt.

and he can't sue, he was the cause of it.

The other passengers are the ones who should be upset....at him.
 

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I watched the whole thing. He ought to sue (as well as the other passengers in 1st class). This is some major bull shit. He wasn't bothering anybody. The blond big tittay bish instigayed the whole thing.
He didn’t want to put his seatbelt on. What would he sue for? That shit would piss me off too. Then he throws out the I’ll be on a private plane back to LA anyway. He entitled as fuck, should have taken the private plane to begin with then.
 

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I watched the whole thing. He ought to sue (as well as the other passengers in 1st class). This is some major bull shit. He wasn't bothering anybody. The blond big tittay bish instigayed the whole thing.

Everybody has a job to do, flight attendant could’ve got suspended for not following the rules. While losing out on pay, people have bills to pay. Having a great career or job, you’re not about to mess it up for stupid stuff.

The movie Friday Day Day said “I got to live here you don’t!”

 

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i skipped through the video. but seems to me why they just didn't take obj off first. i'd be mad as fuck too if we all had to get off and back on because of one person. just seems ass backwards to me.
 

geechiedan

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i skipped through the video. but seems to me why they just didn't take obj off first. i'd be mad as fuck too if we all had to get off and back on because of one person. just seems ass backwards to me.
He refused...and apparently there's a policy against dragging people off planes if their not a direct threat. So they shame the person off by punishing everyone else.
 

slewdem100

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i skipped through the video. but seems to me why they just didn't take obj off first. i'd be mad as fuck too if we all had to get off and back on because of one person. just seems ass backwards to me.
They don't want bystanders getting hurt in case it turns into a scuffle trying to take him off...plus it gives them more room to operate if scuffle pops off...or I may be completely wrong and Geechie may be right
 

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The motto is we'll all be either equally comfortable or equally uncomfortable.

Fuck them flight attendants. I don't believe them.
 

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i skipped through the video. but seems to me why they just didn't take obj off first. i'd be mad as fuck too if we all had to get off and back on because of one person. just seems ass backwards to me.
Protocol when removing someone forcibly to keep others from getting hurt.
I would have did the same as Odell. Once he woke up he clearly put his seat belt on. They could have taken off. They wanted to be extra. So give them extra.
im trying to understand why it’s odelll fault
 

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Protocol when removing someone forcibly to keep others from getting hurt.
I would have did the same as Odell. Once he woke up he clearly put his seat belt on. They could have taken off. They wanted to be extra. So give them extra.
im trying to understand why it’s odelll fault
because his dumb ass started it. who the fuck gets on an airplane and fall asleep as its still boarding? who the hell don't know that you got to put on the damn seat belt but ... yeah the stewardess are gonna look. who the hell gets on a plane and want to get into some verbal bullshit with the flight attendant? man all he had to do was chill the fuck out, put on his belt and be easy. naw that niggas rolled up and tried to boss hogg shit when they were not trying to hear shit. Imagine if you were on that flight and needed to catch a connecting flight. Odell would have fucked up your day and i don't if you would be understanding. Fuck odell or "wanna be entitled ass".
 

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Not a good look. He has some growing to do. He ran head first into all of the the criticisms of his character.

Head fucking first.

Situation was COMPLETELY avoidable, with just a little humility. The fact that he couldn't muster it in that moment speaks to his immaturity.



Instead of jaw jacking as they deplane or tweeting BS after the fact, he should be slightly apologetic for the inconvenience his noncompliance caused.

I didn't watch full video but i did land on a part where police are being told by crew that he was dismissive (apparently he said f'them) to passengers (or crew) who asked him to deplane. An apology instead of an F'you or f'them, might have helped him avoid an embarrassing situation. I landed on another part where he said something about his ego not allowing his to walk past someone who was upset with him. Dude is weak sauce.
 
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