Odell Beckham Jr. escorted off plane after reportedly 'coming in and out of consciousness' before flight

Free-agent wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. was kicked off a plane Sunday after the flight crew reportedly observed him "coming in and out of consciousness," according to Miami-Dade police.

The crew feared Beckham was seriously ill after trying to wake him to put on his seatbelt, and that his condition would worsen during the flight, so they called for police and a fire crew. Beckham reportedly would not leave the flight when asked by the crew, leading to the entire plane being evacuated. Beckham left the plane without incident when police arrived, per the statement.

American Airlines issued a statement to Yahoo Sports' Jori Epstein confirming a person was removed from an airplane Sunday for ignoring the flight crew and refusing to put on their seat belt. American Airlines did not name Beckham in the statement.

Beckham's attorney released a statement late Sunday saying Beckham was sleeping, which is why he did not comply with the flight crew at first. Beckham eventually woke up and reportedly stated he would comply, but was told it was too late. Beckham's attorney blamed an "overzealous flight attendant" who, "wanted to prove that he had the authority to have Mr. Beckham removed from the flight" for the disturbance.

Beckham's attorney also called the incident "unnecessary."

The flight was reportedly going from Miami to Los Angeles, but Beckham was taken off the plane before it departed.

Early Sunday, Beckham sent out multiple cryptic tweets suggesting something out of the ordinary happened to him.

He did not go into detail about what happened. Multiple videos from the airport appear to show Beckham walking through the terminal with police.

Beckham was not detained or cited for the incident, per NFL Network's Tom Pelissero.

Beckham is still a free agent after sustaining an ACL injury in Super Bowl LVI. Beckham is drawing interest from a number of teams, including the Dallas Cowboys. Beckham was expected to visit with teams during the week. It's unclear whether Sunday's incident, or a possible Beckham illness, will prevent him from making those visits.