CHICAGO — Delta Air Lines confirmed that former Minnesota Vikings defensive end Everson Griffen was removed from a Minneapolis-bound flight. A smoke detector found Griffen smoking in a toilet a half-hour into a flight from the O’Hare airport. Flight 1902 turned around, and passengers watched as agents came on board and escorted Griffen off. He’s been on the NFL non-football illness list since 2021 for mental health problems. He’s acknowledged being bipolar and sometimes hallucinatory.
