Alabama A&M football player Madrick Burnett Jr. He died at the age of 20 after suffering a serious head injury during a match last month.
According to local officials, he died at 5:43 PM Wednesday evening at UAB Hospital.
Burnett Jr. was involved in the collision during A&M’s game with Alabama State on Oct. 26 — one day before his birthday. He received treatment in the intensive care unit… According to his sister, he suffered several brain hemorrhages and swelling.
“He had to have a drainage tube to relieve the pressure, and after two days of intense pressure, we had to elect to have a craniotomy, which was a last resort to help try to save his life,” Dominice James said after the operation. Field injury.
A GoFundMe It was created to help the Burnett Jr. family…and raised more than $48,000.
Posted by Alabama A&M-W It later retracted – A statement announcing Burnett Jr.’s death Wednesday morning…claiming he was notified of the tragic news by an “immediate” family member the night before.
Burnett Jr., a California native, appeared in seven games this season before the tragic accident.
