“Fearing that Mr. Beckham was seriously ill, and that his condition would worsen through the expected 5 hour flight, the attendants called for police and fire rescue,” police stated in an announcement. “Upon the officers’ arrival, the flight crew asked Mr. Beckham several times to exit the aircraft, which he refused. The aircraft was deplaned, at which time Mr. Beckham was asked by the officers to exit the plane, and did so without incident.”
Police added that Beckham, 30, was escorted to an space of the terminal “where he made other arrangements.” There was no indication Beckham was cited for the incident.
In response to a request for remark, American Airlines said one in every of its planes “returned to the gate before takeoff due to a customer failing to follow crew member instructions and refusing to fasten their seatbelt.” The buyer, not recognized by the airline, was stated to have been eliminated, after which the flight departed roughly two hours later than scheduled.
After the incident, Beckham shared a number of feedback on Twitter, including: “Never in my life have I experienced what just happened to me … I’ve seen it alll.”
Beckham added “comedy hr.” in one other tweet, with a crying-with-laughter emoji.
Beckham was final seen on a soccer subject serving to the Los Angeles Rams win the Super Bowl in February. He tore an ACL throughout that recreation and solely not too long ago obtained medical clearance, per reviews, to interact in soccer actions.
Having signed a one-year contract with the Rams in the course of final season, after he was launched by the Cleveland Browns and cleared waivers, Beckham has not been on an NFL roster this season.
A report Sunday morning by NFL.com cited unidentified sources in saying Beckham was set to start assembly with groups about becoming a member of them this season, beginning this week with the New York Giants, who drafted him in 2014 earlier than buying and selling the previous LSU star to the Browns in 2019. The web site additionally reported Beckham deliberate on assembly with the Dallas Cowboys in early December and can go to the Buffalo Bills.
Beckham’s finest years got here with the Giants, for whom he burst on the scene and was chosen to the Pro Bowl in every of his first three seasons, setting league receiving information for early profession manufacturing alongside the best way. His meteoric rise was slowed, nevertheless, by a season-ending fractured ankle in 2017, and a quad damage restricted him to 12 video games the next season, after which he was dealt to Cleveland amid indicators that New York’s entrance workplace was sad with a few of Beckham’s off-field conduct.
Still one of many NFL’s most high-profile stars, Beckham by no means appeared to slot in with the Browns, however he had a resurgence in Los Angeles, the place he nonetheless maintains a residence. The flight from which Beckham was eliminated Sunday was headed to Los Angeles and ultimately arrived at its vacation spot, roughly two hours after initially deliberate (per FlightAware).