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Odell Beckham Jr. taken off plane after health concern, initial refusal

Odell Beckham Jr. was removed from a flight at Miami International Airport on Sunday after police said the free agent wide receiver was "in and out of consciousness" and refused to leave the airplane when asked.

Beckham's attorney, Daniel Davillier, disputed that account, saying his client had been sleeping and that the incident was the result of an "overzealous flight attendant."

According to a statement from the Miami-Dade Police Department, officers were called to the airport for a medical emergency after the flight crew expressed concern that Beckham was seriously ill.

"The flight crew was concerned for a passenger [Mr.