NFL star Odell Beckham Jr. was escorted off a flight Sunday morning after allegedly going in and out of consciousness. The American Airlines flight was preparing to fly from Miami to Los Angeles when attendants became concerned with Beckham’s condition before the plane’s departure, ESPN reports.

“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 Miami-Dade 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. Upon the officers arrival, the flight crew asked Mr. Beckham several times to exit the aircraft, which he refused.”

According to American Airlines’ statement, the plane returned to the gate because of “a customer failing to follow crew member instructions and refusing to fasten their seatbelt.”

The NFL veteran was eventually removed from the flight at Miami International Airport while the plane took off almost two hours after the initially scheduled time.

According to Beckham’s attorney, Daniel Davillier, the star wide receiver was sleeping on the plane when he was approached by an “overzealous flight attendant.”

“At no time was Mr. Beckham disruptive or combative,” Davillier said in a statement. “He was willing to comply with the seatbelt requirement, but the flight attendant wanted to prove that he had the authority to have Mr. Beckham removed from the flight.”

Beckham, who is currently a free agent, is recovering from an ACL injury he sustained in last season’s Super Bowl.

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