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.

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Alabama A&M LB Medrick Burnett Jr. dies at 20, one month after suffering head injury against Alabama State

Burnett, 20, was a redshirt freshman for the Bulldogs
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Alabama A&M LB Burnett dies from head injury

Medrick Burnett Jr., 20, a linebacker for the Alabama A&M Bulldogs, has died from an in-game head injury he suffered in October.
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Alabama A&M mistakenly announces death of football player after head injury

Alabama A&M football player Medrick Burnett Jr. died after a suffering a head injury during a game four weeks ago, officials at the HBCU said. He was 20.
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Alabama A&M football player dies a month after suffering a head injury in a game

An Alabama A&M football player who suffered a head injury during a game in October has died
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Alabama A&M now says LB Burnett still alive

Alabama A&M linebacker Medrick Burnett Jr. remains hospitalized with a head injury suffered in October, the school said hours after announcing that he had died.
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Alabama A&M says player is stable, hours after announcing his death

Linebacker Medrick Burnett Jr. sustained a head injury in an October game against Alabama State and has been hospitalized since.
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Alabama A&M football player Medrick Burnett Jr. dies

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