Posted on 11/29/2024 1:15:20 PM PST by nickcarraway
An Alabama A&M football player who suffered a head injury during a game in October has died.
Medrick Burnett Jr., 20, was playing his first season as a linebacker with Alabama A&M University when he sustained the injury during the annual Magic City Classic against in-state rivals Alabama State University on Oct. 26, the Jefferson County coroner said in a statement Friday. The coroner listed his official time of death as Wednesday evening.
The Alabama A&M athletic department announced Burnett's death Wednesday morning and then sent out a retraction later that day. The second statement said the initial news of Burnett's death came "from an immediate family member on Tuesday evening."
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The Alabama A&M athletic department announced Burnett’s death Wednesday morning and then sent out a retraction later that day. The second statement said the initial news of Burnett’s death came “from an immediate family member on Tuesday evening.”
Sad for his family indeed. Prayers up.
I’ve always hated football, happy when the season ends. I watch golf and occasionally baseball on TV. No golfer or baseball player ever died from injuries.
Ray Chapman, of the Cleveland Indians, was killed by being hit in the head by a pitch in 1920.
You are right.
The leg braces need to go as well.
I like watching rugby occasionally.
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