Alabama A&M football player dies a month after in-game head injury
Medrick Burnett Jr., 20, was playing his first season as a linebacker with Alabama A&M University when he sustained a head injury during the annual Magic City Classic in Birmingham against in-state rivals Alabama State University on October 26, the Jefferson County coroner said in a statement Friday.
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Medrick Burnett Jr., a 20-year-old linebacker for Alabama A&M University, suffered a head injury during a game on October 26.
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Alabama A&M retracted its previous statement saying Medrick Burnett Jr., a linebacker on its football team, died Wednesday. He "remains alive."
Alabama A&M Football Player Medrick Burnett Jr., 20, Dies Over a Month After In-Game Injury
Medrick Burnett Jr., a 20-year-old Alabama college football player, died on Nov. 27, over a month after he was hospitalized following an in-game head injury. The Jefferson County Coroner's Office confirmed Burnett's death two days after his school retracted a false death announcement.
Alabama A&M football linebacker from Southern California dies after head injury in game
Medrick Burnett Jr. of Lakewood, Calif., was injured during a game Oct. 26. His time of death was listed as Wednesday night; an earlier announcement of his death was later retracted.
Alabama A&M football player's death confirmed days after school’s erroneous statement
Alabama A&M linebacker Medrick Burnett Jr. died Wednesday after succumbing to injuries he sustained during a football game on Oct. 26. He was just 20 years old.
Alabama A&M Football Player Medrick Burnett Jr. Did Not Die, Says University in Apology for False Announcement
Medrick Burnett Jr. is alive and in stable condition, Alabama A&M University clarified in a statement on Wednesday, Nov. 27. Hours earlier, the college announced the death of the linebacker, who sustained a serious injury during a game last month.
Alabama A&M football player Medrick Burnett Jr. dies
An Alabama A&M football player who suffered a head injury during a game last month has died, a coroner’s office official said on Friday.
Alabama A&M football linebacker from SoCal dies after head injury in game
An Alabama A&M football player from Southern California who suffered a head injury during a game in October has died.
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Medrick Burnett Jr., a 20-year-old linebacker for Alabama A&M University, has passed away after sustaining a head injury during a football game in October.
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