New York Jets Quarterback Geno Smith Allegedly Kicked Off Flight After Getting into Fight with Flight Attendant

New York Jets Quarterback Geno Smith was allegedly kicked off of a Virgin America flight after getting into a fight with a flight attendant.

Several sources say that Smith was on a flight that was getting ready to depart from Los Angeles to head to Fort Lauderdale, but he got into a fight with the flight attendant over his headphones. The incident led to him leaving the plane and being questioned by police at the gate.

A Twitter user says Smith was yelling at the Virgin America staff before he was escorted off the flight by cops. Yet the Associated Press reports that another witness said Smith left his seat, asked to speak to a supervisor and left the plane by himself.

ESPN reports that the flight attendant asked Smith to put his headphones away and turn off all of his electronic devices. Smith didn't answer right away because he didn't hear the request. The flight attendant took action and unplugged his headphones and allegedly threw them down and told Smith that he was a threat and asked him to leave the plane. The source says Smith then asked to speak to police.

However the New York Daily News says that Smith was removed from the flight after he refused to get off of his cell phone even though he was asked repeatedly.

Yet another source told Deadspin about a different story of Smith's encounter with the police, which may be a different incident from what occurred on board.

"We were waiting for our flight at LAX to Vegas and were put on standby on Virgin American just like Geno. We were told to get seat assignment at 2:40. Apparently Geno was not on board with that," the source told Deadspin."My friend walked over to discuss seat assignment and Geno was saying to airline ticket agents, 'F***that, this is bulls***." "Why the f*** do I have to wait until 2:40.' He would not let it go. He continued to curse and be loud for about 5 minutes. Police were called. They talked for a few minutes and then 3 officers escorted him out of the terminal."

Smith has denied reports of him being kicked off a flight. He told TMZ,
"Don't believe that."

Local police were also vague about the incident. Sergeant Belinda Nettles with Los Angeles World Airports told the Daily News, "I can't confirm any names or anything because there were no arrests made. But we did respond to a call, and the subject involved was questioned and released. We responded to an incident. When we arrived, the person was already off the aircraft."