BIRMINGHAM, ALA.( WIAT)-Alabama A&M University football player Medrick Burnett Jr., 20, has died a month after suffering a severe head injury during the Magic City Classic game against Alabama State University on October 26 in Birmingham.
Medrick died as a result of head injury during game section
Initially reported stable, Burnett’s death was confirmed by the Jefferson County coroner on Wednesday evening at 5:43pm at UAB hospital. Burnett had sustained multiple brain bleeds from a head-on-head collision during the game, Burnett was a redshirt freshman who previously attended Grambling State University during the 2023 season before transferring to Alabama A&M university. During the season, Burnett had three Solo tackles and two assists with Alabama before his death.
There’s no cause of death listed for Burnett, as test are pending.
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