Alabama A&M football linebacker Medrick Burnett Jr.. died at the age of 20 after suffering a serious head injury during a match last month.
According to local authorities, he died Wednesday evening at 5:43 p.m. at UAB Hospital.
Burnett Jr. was involved in the collision during A&M’s game with Alabama State on Oct. 26 – a day before his birthday. He was treated in intensive care… and, according to his sister, he had several brain hemorrhages and swelling.
“He had to have a tube drained to relieve the pressure, and after 2 days of intense pressure, we had to opt for a craniotomy, which was the last resort to try to save his life,” Dominece James told the following the incident. injury on the field.
A GoFundMe was created to help Burnett Jr’s family….and over $48,000 was raised.
Alabama A&M released — and later retracted — a statement announcing Burnett Jr.’s death Wednesday morning… saying she was informed of the tragic news by an “immediate” family member the night before.
Burnett Jr., a California native, played in seven games this season before the tragic incident.
